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Appendix 2a: House of Representatives: Elections 1901–2013
Appendix 2a: House of Representatives: Elections 1901–2013
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Percentage of vote
Election
ALP
PROT
FT
A-S
Others
Total
1901
19.4
. .
. .
44.4
34.2
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.0
100.0
1903
31.0
. .
. .
29.7
34.4
. .
. .
. .
. .
5.0
100.0
1906
36.6
. .
. .
16.4
. .
38.2
. .
. .
. .
8.7
100.0
Election
ALP
LP
Others
Total
1910
50.0
45.1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
4.9
100.0
1913
48.5
48.9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.6
100.0
1914
50.9
47.2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.9
100.0
Election
ALP
NAT
CP
Others
Total
1917
43.9
54.2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.8
100.0
1919
42.5
45.1
. .
0.9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
11.5
100.0
1922
42.3
35.2
. .
12.6
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
10.0
100.0
1925
45.0
42.5
. .
10.7
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.7
100.0
1928
44.7
39.1
. .
10.5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
5.8
100.0
1929
48.8
33.9
. .
10.3
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
7.0
100.0
Election
ALP
UAP
CP
Others
Total
1931
27.1
36.4
. .
12.2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
24.3
100.0
1934
26.8
31.9
. .
10.4
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
30.8
100.0
1937
43.1
34.4
. .
11.5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
11.0
100.0
1940
40.1
30.2
. .
11.1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
18.6
100.0
1943
49.9
16.0
. .
6.3
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
27.6
100.0
Election
ALP
LP
LNP
NP
CLP
DLP
DEM
GRN
ON
Others
Total
1946
49.7
33.0
. .
10.7
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
6.6
100.0
1949
46.0
39.3
. .
10.8
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
3.9
100.0
1951
47.7
40.5
. .
9.7
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.1
100.0
1954
50.1
38.5
. .
8.5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.9
100.0
1955
44.7
39.7
. .
7.9
. .
5.1
. .
. .
. .
2.6
100.0
1958
42.9
37.1
. .
9.3
. .
9.4
. .
. .
. .
1.3
100.0
1961
48.0
33.5
. .
8.5
. .
8.7
. .
. .
. .
1.4
100.0
1963
45.5
37.1
. .
8.9
. .
7.4
. .
. .
. .
1.0
100.0
1966
40.0
40.1
. .
9.8
. .
7.3
. .
. .
. .
2.7
100.0
1969
47.0
34.8
. .
8.6
. .
6.0
. .
. .
. .
3.7
100.0
1972
49.6
32.0
. .
9.4
. .
5.2
. .
. .
. .
3.7
100.0
1974
49.3
34.9
. .
10.8
. .
1.4
. .
. .
. .
3.5
100.0
1975
42.8
41.8
. .
11.0
0.2
1.3
. .
. .
. .
2.8
100.0
1977
39.6
38.1
. .
9.8
0.2
1.4
9.4
. .
. .
1.4
100.0
1980
45.1
37.4
. .
8.6
0.2
0.3
6.6
. .
. .
1.7
100.0
1983
49.5
34.4
. .
9.0
0.2
0.2
5.0
. .
. .
1.7
100.0
1984
47.5
34.1
. .
10.6
0.3
0.6
5.4
. .
. .
1.4
100.0
1987
45.8
34.3
. .
11.5
0.2
. .
6.0
. .
. .
2.0
100.0
1990
39.4
34.8
. .
8.4
0.3
. .
11.3
1.4
. .
4.4
100.0
1993
44.9
36.8
. .
7.2
0.3
. .
3.8
1.9
. .
5.2
100.0
1996
38.8
38.7
. .
8.2
0.4
. .
6.8
2.9
. .
4.3
100.0
1998
40.1
33.9
. .
5.3
0.3
. .
5.1
2.6
8.4
4.2
100.0
2001
37.8
37.1
. .
5.6
0.3
. .
5.4
5.0
4.3
4.4
100.0
2004
37.6
40.5
. .
5.9
0.3
. .
1.2
7.2
1.2
6.0
100.0
2007
43.4
36.3
. .
5.5
0.3
. .
0.7
7.8
0.3
5.8
100.0
2010
38.0
30.5
9.1
3.7
0.3
. .
0.2
11.8
0.2
6.2
100.0
2013
33.4
32.0
8.9
4.3
0.3
0.3
. .
8.6
0.2
11.9
100.0
Seats won
Election
ALP
PROT
FT
A-S
Others
Total
1901
15
. .
32
26
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
75
1903
23
. .
26
25
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
75
1906
26
. .
16
. .
27
. .
. .
. .
6
75
Election
ALP
LP
Others
Total
1910
43
31
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
75
1913
37
38
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
75
1914
42
32
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
75
Election
ALP
NAT
CP
Others
Total
1917
22
53
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
75
1919
26
37
2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
10
75
1922
30
26
14
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
6
76
1925
24
37
14
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
76
1928
32
29
13
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
76
1929
47
14
10
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
5
76
Election
ALP
UAP
CP
Others
Total
1931
15
34
16
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
11
76
1934
18
27
12
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
18
75
1937
29
28
12
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
6
75
1940
32
23
10
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
10
75
1943
49
12
8
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
6
75
Election
ALP
LP
NP
CLP
DLP
DEM
GRN
ON
Others
Total
1946
43
18
11
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
3
75
1949
48
55
19
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
123
1951
54
52
17
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
123
1954
59
47
17
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
123
1955
49
57
18
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
124
1958
47
58
19
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
124
1961
62
45
17
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
124
1963
52
52
20
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
124
1966
41
61
21
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
124
1969
59
46
20
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
125
1972
67
38
20
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
125
1974
66
40
21
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
127
1975
36
68
22
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
127
1977
38
67
18
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
124
1980
51
54
19
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
125
1983
75
33
17
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
125
1984
82
44
21
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
148
1987
86
43
19
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
148
1990
78
55
14
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
148
1993
80
49
16
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
147
1996
49
75
18
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
5
148
1998
67
64
16
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
148
2001
65
68
13
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
3
150
2004
60
74
12
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
3
150
2007
83
55
10
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
150
2010
72
60
12
1
. .
. .
1
. .
4
150
2013
55
74
15
1
. .
. .
1
. .
4
150
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