Research Paper 8 1998-99

Contents

Introduction

Major Issues

Detailed Results : House of Representatives

Detailed Results : Senate

State Summary: House of Representatives Elections 1949-1998

State Summary: Senate Elections 1949-1998

House of Representatives Elections 1949-1998 - Two Party Preferred Vote

Senate Elections 1949-1998 - Senate Composition after Election

STATE SUMMARY : SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
NEW SOUTH WALES

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP		NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	43.9		51.7			. .	. .	. .	. .	4.4	100.0
1951	44.3		47.4			. .	. .	. .	. .	8.3	100.0
1953	52.7		41.8			. .	. .	. .	. .	5.5	100.0
1955	43.8		48.5			. .	. .	. .	. .	7.7	100.0
1958	44.3		43.7			4.9	. .	. .	. .	7.1	100.0
1961	47.6		40.9			7.8	. .	. .	. .	3.8	100.0
1964	46.0		47.9			4.8	. .	. .	. .	1.3	100.0
1967	48.3		43.5			4.7	. .	. .	. .	3.4	100.0
1970	45.5		38.1			7.0	. .	. .	. .	9.4	100.0
1974	50.0		41.7			2.9	. .	. .	. .	5.5	100.0
1975	44.1		49.4			1.7	. .	. .	. .	4.8	100.0
1977	40.1		43.3			. .	8.3	. .	. .	8.2	100.0
1980	44.7		41.9			. .	6.9	. .	. .	6.4	100.0
1983	47.4		38.1			. .	8.6	. .	. .	5.9	100.0
1984	41.6		37.0			. .	7.3	. .	. .	14.1	100.0
1987	42.4		40.4			. .	9.1	1.0	. .	7.1	100.0
1990	40.6		38.4			. .	11.8	2.9	. .	6.3	100.0
1993	46.9		38.9			. .	4.9	3.4	. .	5.9	100.0
1996	37.2		41.4			. .	9.5	2.7	. .	9.2	100.0
1998	38.7		36.6			. .	7.3	2.2	9.6	5.5	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	3	3			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	4			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	3	2			. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	2			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958(b)	3	2			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1961	3	1			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	2			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	3	1			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970(b)	3	2			. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1974(a)	5	4			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	5	4			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	2			. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	3	1			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	5	3			1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	2			1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	4			1	. .	1	. .	. .	1	12
1990	3	1			1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	3	2			1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	2			1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	3	2			. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-199
VICTORIA

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	45.5		49.0		. .	. .	. .	. .	5.6	100.0
1951	50.2		47.9		. .	. .	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1953	50.9		44.5		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.6	100.0
1955	35.0		45.5		17.8	. .	. .	. .	1.7	100.0
1958	42.3		43.9		12.5	. .	. .	. .	1.2	100.0
1961	41.2		40.6		14.1	. .	. .	. .	4.1	100.0
1964	42.3		42.7		13.4	. .	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1967	40.3		40.8		17.3	. .	. .	. .	1.6	100.0
1970	36.6		38.1		19.1	. .	. .	. .	6.2	100.0
1974	46.7		43.0		6.4	. .	. .	. .	3.9	100.0
1975	41.3		50.5		5.9	. .	. .	. .	2.3	100.0
1977	34.2		41.9		6.2	16.2	. .	. .	1.5	100.0
1980	43.0		40.8		1.6	11.3	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1983	46.5		38.2		2.2	12.0	. .	. .	1.1	100.0
1984	44.1	34.2		4.0	1.4	6.9	. .	. .	9.5	100.0
1987	44.0	35.6		5.7	2.1	8.5	. .	. .	4.1	100.0
1990	36.4		44.5		0.6	14.2	1.6	. .	2.7	100.0
1993	45.0		44.1		1.4	4.0	1.2	. .	4.4	100.0
1996	39.8		41.4		1.3	10.9	2.9	. .	3.7	100.0
1998	40.5		37.9		1.1	9.8	2.5	4.1	4.1	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	3	3		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	4		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	3	2		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	1		1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958(b)	3	3		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1961	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	2		. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	1		1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970(b)	2	3		. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1974(a)	5	4		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	4	4		2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	2		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	2		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	5	4		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	3		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	5		1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	12
1990	2	3		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	3	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	3		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	3	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
QUEENSLAND

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	44.1		52.7		. .	. .	. .	. .	3.1	100.0
1951	40.2		56.9		. .	. .	. .	. .	3.0	100.0
1953	44.7		48.1		. .	. .	. .	. .	7.1	100.0
1955	41.5		54.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.2	100.0
1958	40.8		47.0		10.6	. .	. .	. .	1.6	100.0
1961	42.2		44.3		11.7	. .	. .	. .	1.7	100.0
1964	43.2		43.2		12.0	. .	. .	. .	1.7	100.0
1967	44.6		42.1		13.3	. .	. .	. .	. .	100.0
1970	41.9		37.4		16.4	. .	. .	. .	4.3	100.0
1974	43.7		50.4		4.0	. .	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1975	36.8		57.3		2.5	. .	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1977	34.6		51.3		. .	8.9	. .	. .	5.1	100.0
1980	38.5	23.0		26.8	. .	10.0	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1983	39.6	15.0		29.1	. .	7.9	. .	. .	8.3	100.0
1984	39.7	17.4		28.9	. .	9.2	. .	. .	4.9	100.0
1987	42.0	18.0		28.7	. .	7.5	. .	. .	3.7	100.0
1990	39.0	29.3		13.6	. .	12.5	1.8	. .	3.8	100.0
1993	39.4	31.5		14.5	. .	7.0	3.2	. .	4.3	100.0
1996	30.3	35.4		15.0	. .	13.2	2.4	. .	3.7	100.0
1998	32.7	28.5		9.5	. .	7.8	2.1	14.8	4.5	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	3	3		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	4	4		2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	1		1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	1		1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970	2	1		1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1974(a)	4	3		3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	4	3		3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	1		1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	4	2		3	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	1		2	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	2		4	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	12
1990	2	2		1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	2	2		1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	2		1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	2	2		. .	. .	1	. .	1	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	47.6	45.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6.8	100.0
1951	49.5	49.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.8	100.0
1953	52.8	45.4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1955	43.5	46.8	. .	8.7	. .	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1958	47.0	44.8	. .	5.3	. .	. .	. .	2.9	100.0
1961	50.0	43.5	. .	5.5	. .	. .	. .	1.1	100.0
1964	50.9	45.2	. .	2.4	. .	. .	. .	1.5	100.0
1967	47.7	47.2	. .	3.5	. .	. .	. .	1.6	100.0
1970	44.3	41.1	. .	3.2	. .	. .	. .	11.4	100.0
1974	47.4	35.0	3.1	0.9	. .	. .	. .	13.6	100.0
1975	40.6	51.4	. .	0.1	. .	. .	. .	7.8	100.0
1977	36.8	49.0	. .	. .	11.2	. .	. .	3.0	100.0
1980	40.8	43.3	1.0	. .	13.1	. .	. .	1.7	100.0
1983	44.6	40.4	1.8	. .	12.1	. .	. .	1.2	100.0
1984	41.7	37.5	1.3	. .	11.2	. .	. .	8.3	100.0
1987	41.4	38.3	3.5	. .	11.2	0.9	. .	4.7	100.0
1990	37.1	41.4	0.4	. .	16.4	2.1	. .	2.5	100.0
1993	38.0	45.6	0.5	. .	9.9	1.6	. .	4.4	100.0
1996	32.2	45.8	. .	. .	14.5	2.1	. .	5.3	100.0
1998	32.0	40.5	0.5	. .	12.4	2.2	9.7	2.6	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	4	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961(b)	3	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1964	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1974(a)	5	4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1975(a)	4	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1977	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	2	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	5	4	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	5	. .	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	12
1990	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution. (b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	46.1		49.2		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.7	100.0
1951	43.7		54.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1953	49.1		48.5		. .	. .	. .	. .	2.4	100.0
1955	39.3	44.5		9.5	3.4	. .	. .	. .	3.2	100.0
1958	35.7	40.4		16.9	6.1	. .	. .	. .	0.9	100.0
1961	42.7	39.1		19.5	7.3	. .	. .	. .	1.4	100.0
1964	39.1	38.8		17.3	4.0	. .	. .	. .	0.8	100.0
1967	46.0	33.6		11.5	7.8	. .	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1970	43.2	25.7		13.9	5.6	. .	. .	. .	11.7	100.0
1974	44.4	41.5		10.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1975	36.5	51.7		6.9	0.5	. .	. .	. .	3.2	100.0
1977	32.8	46.4		6.1	. .	12.5	. .	. .	2.2	100.0
1980	38.8	45.0		4.1	. .	9.3	. .	. .	2.8	100.0
1983	49.4	41.2		1.1	. .	6.8	. .	. .	1.5	100.0
1984	43.3	40.7		1.8	. .	4.8	. .	. .	9.4	100.0
1987	42.8	39.1		5.5	. .	5.7	. .	. .	6.8	100.0
1990	33.5	43.3		3.0	. .	9.4	8.4	. .	2.4	100.0
1993	38.3	48.4		1.7	. .	4.1	5.5	. .	2.0	100.0
1996	34.0	45.4		2.1	. .	9.4	5.7	. .	3.4	100.0
1998	34.7	38.4		1.3	. .	6.4	5.7	10.4	3.2	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	3	3		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	4	4		2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953(b)	3	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1955	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	2		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970	2	1		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1974(a)	5	4		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	4	5		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	3		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	3		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1983	5	4		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	3		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	7
1987(a)	5	5		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1	12
1990	2	3		. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6
1993	2	3		. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6
1996	2	3		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	2	3		. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998 TASMANIA

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	45.8	51.9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2.3	100.0
1951	47.5	52.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.4	100.0
1953	45.9	47.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6.4	100.0
1955	38.2	44.3	. .	11.0	. .	. .	. .	6.4	100.0
1958	41.0	40.0	. .	17.0	. .	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1961	42.1	40.2	. .	5.5	. .	. .	. .	12.2	100.0
1964	49.8	36.3	. .	13.5	. .	. .	. .	0.4	100.0
1967	40.0	36.2	. .	8.6	. .	. .	. .	15.3	100.0
1970	44.9	31.3	. .	3.9	. .	. .	. .	19.8	100.0
1974	46.3	36.9	4.9	0.8	. .	. .	. .	11.0	100.0
1975	35.2	49.0	1.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	14.2	100.0
1977	37.7	49.8	. .	. .	5.9	. .	. .	6.7	100.0
1980	35.6	39.4	. .	. .	3.2	. .	. .	21.8	100.0
1983	32.8	42.6	. .	. .	6.8	. .	. .	17.8	100.0
1984	41.6	40.7	. .	. .	6.1	. .	. .	11.7	100.0
1987	40.8	38.7	. .	. .	6.8	. .	. .	13.7	100.0
1990	41.3	44.1	. .	. .	7.9	4.9	. .	1.9	100.0
1993	42.7	36.7	. .	. .	1.7	6.8	. .	12.1	100.0
1996	39.1	42.3	1.2	. .	7.1	8.7	. .	1.7	100.0
1998	41.6	33.8	. .	. .	3.9	5.8	3.8	11.1	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	3	4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953(b)	3	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1955	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	2	2	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961	2	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1964	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1970	2	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1974(a)	5	4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1975(a)	4	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1977	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1983(a)	4	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1984	3	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	5	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1	12
1990	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	6
1996	2	3	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6
1998	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	6

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
NORTHERN TERRITORY

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1975	35.9		54.6		. .	. .	. .	. .	9.5	100.0
1977	40.4		46.0		. .	8.2	. .	. .	5.4	100.0
1980	38.9		45.5		. .	9.8	. .	. .	5.8	100.0
1983	46.0		48.1		. .	5.3	. .	. .	0.6	100.0
1984	45.7		49.1		. .	4.3	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1987	50.2	32.5		14.5	. .	. .	. .	. .	2.9	100.0
1990	54.3		42.3		. .	. .	. .	. .	3.4	100.0
1993	55.3		44.7		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	100.0
1996	45.1		46.7		. .	1.8	6.4	. .	. .	100.0
1998	41.1		38.8		. .	5.5	4.6	9.3	0.7	100.0
Senators Elected
1975	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1977	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1980	1	1		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1983	1	1		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1984	1	1		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1987	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1990	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1993	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1996	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1998	1	. .		1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1975	37.0	43.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	19.4	100.0
1977	43.2	38.4	. .	. .	12.8	. .	. .	5.6	100.0
1980	50.7	37.1	. .	. .	8.6	. .	. .	3.6	100.0
1983	55.4	31.7	. .	. .	11.9	. .	. .	1.1	100.0
1984	44.4	31.9	. .	. .	9.2	. .	. .	14.5	100.0
1987	49.9	34.0	. .	. .	10.2	. .	. .	5.9	100.0
1990	41.1	35.9	. .	. .	17.6	3.3	. .	2.0	100.0
1993	48.6	35.0	. .	. .	6.9	6.1	. .	3.4	100.0
1996	42.6	39.0	. .	. .	10.2	5.9	. .	2.3	100.0
1998	42.6	31.2	. .	. .	16.7	3.2	4.9	1.5	100.0
Senators Elected
1975	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1977	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1980	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1983	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1984	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1987	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1990	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1993	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1996	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
1998	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2

SENATE ELECTIONS 1949-1998
AUSTRALIA

Election	ALP	LP	LP-NP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Oth	Total
Percentage of Vote
1949	44.9		50.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.7	100.0
1951	45.9		49.7		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.4	100.0
1953	50.6		44.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	5.0	100.0
1955	40.6		48.8		6.1	. .	. .	. .	4.6	100.0
1958	42.8		45.2		8.4	. .	. .	. .	3.6	100.0
1961	44.7		42.1		9.8	. .	. .	. .	3.4	100.0
1964	44.7		45.7		8.4	. .	. .	. .	1.3	100.0
1967	45.0		42.8		9.8	. .	. .	. .	2.4	100.0
1970	42.2		38.2		11.1	. .	. .	. .	8.5	100.0
1974	47.3		43.9		3.6	. .	. .	. .	5.3	100.0
1975	40.9		51.7		2.7	. .	. .	. .	4.7	100.0
1977	36.8		45.6		1.7	11.1	. .	. .	4.9	100.0
1980	42.3		43.5		0.4	9.3	. .	. .	4.6	100.0
1983	45.5		39.8		0.6	9.6	. .	. .	4.5	100.0
1984	42.2		39.5		0.4	7.6	. .	. .	10.3	100.0
1987	42.8		42.0		0.5	8.5	0.4	. .	5.7	100.0
1990	38.4		41.9		0.1	12.6	2.8	. .	4.1	100.0
1993	43.5		43.0		0.4	5.3	2.9	. .	4.8	100.0
1996	36.2		44.0		0.3	10.8	3.2	. .	5.6	100.0
1998	37.3		37.7		0.3	8.5	2.7	9.0	4.6	100.0
Senators Elected
1949	19	19		4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	42
1951(a)	28