Table 8: House of Representatives: Two-party preferred vote: State summary

 

Number

 

Per cent

 

Swing

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

Per cent

New South Wales

2 179 029

1 880 457

 

53.68

46.32

 

5.61

 to ALP

Victoria

1 719 749

1 449 150

 

54.27

45.73

 

5.27

 to ALP

Queensland

1 199 917

1 178 936

 

50.44

49.56

 

7.53

 to ALP

Western Australia

  550 326

  627 211

 

46.74

53.26

 

2.14

 to ALP

South Australia

  517 818

  470 334

 

52.40

47.60

 

6.76

 to ALP

Tasmania

  182 757

  142 385

 

56.21

43.79

 

2.02

 to ALP

Australian Capital Territory

  141 745

  81 836

 

63.40

36.60

 

1.86

 to ALP

Northern Territory

  54 418

  43 795

 

55.41

44.59

 

3.26

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

6 545 759

5 874 104

 

52.70

47.30

 

5.44

 to ALP

 

Table 9: House of Representatives: Two-party preferred vote: Regional summary

 

Number

 

Per cent

 

Swing

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

Per cent

Inner metropolitan

1 990 905

1 505 887

 

56.94

43.06

 

3.84

 to ALP

Outer metropolitan

2 020 158

1 722 637

 

53.97

46.03

 

5.99

 to ALP

Total metropolitan

4 011 063

3 228 524

 

55.40

44.60

 

4.92

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provincial

  969 345

  783 140

 

55.31

44.69

 

6.24

 to ALP

Rural

1 565 351

1 862 440

 

45.67

54.33

 

6.03

 to ALP

Total non-metropolitan

2 534 696

2 645 580

 

48.93

51.07

 

6.12

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

6 545 759

5 874 104

 

52.70

47.30

 

5.44

 to ALP

 

Table 10: House of Representatives: Two-party preferred vote: Party status summary

 

Number

 

Per cent

 

Swing

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

Per cent

Safe ALP

1 107 207

  473 502

 

70.04

29.96

 

4.99

 to ALP

Fairly safe ALP

  929 784

  544 077

 

63.08

36.92

 

4.91

 to ALP

Marginal ALP

1 106 970

  814 289

 

57.62

42.38

 

5.04

 to ALP

Total ALP

3 143 961

1 831 868

 

63.18

36.82

 

5.00

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe LP

1 305 338

1 775 484

 

42.37

57.63

 

6.32

 to ALP

Fairly safe LP

  641 786

  694 400

 

48.03

51.97

 

5.91

 to ALP

Marginal LP

  933 795

  853 834

 

52.24

47.76

 

5.19

 to ALP

Total LP

2 880 919

3 323 718

 

46.43

53.57

 

5.89

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe NP

  177 224

  311 577

 

36.26

63.74

 

4.71

 to ALP

Fairly safe NP

  202 669

  212 571

 

48.81

51.19

 

6.87

 to ALP

Marginal NP

  44 770

  40 740

 

52.36

47.64

 

7.82

 to ALP

Total NP

  424 663

  564 888

 

42.91

57.09

 

5.96

 to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (a)

6 545 759

5 874 104

 

52.70

47.30

 

5.44

 to ALP

(a) Includes Independent held seats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 11: House of Representatives: Two-party preferred vote: Socio-economic status summary

 

Number

 

Per cent

 

Swing

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

ALP

LP/NP

 

Per cent

Low

1 470 843

1 527 172

 

49.06

50.94

 

5.29

to ALP

Lower middle

1 821 813

1 305 067

 

58.26

41.74

 

6.85

to ALP

Upper middle

1 652 383

1 515 448

 

52.16

47.84

 

5.39

to ALP

High

1 600 720

1 526 417

 

51.19

48.81

 

4.17

to ALP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

6 545 759

5 874 104

 

52.70

47.30

 

5.44

to ALP