AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,895,227 Votes counted: 4,697,800 96.0 Informal votes: 106,402 02.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 4,591,398 97.7 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 1,813,748 39.5 +06.5 55 +37 Country Party 500,349 10.9 +00.2 19 +08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,314,097 50.4 +06.7 74 +45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,100,121 45.8 -03.9 47 +04 Others 173,179 03.8 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,591,398 121 +47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,916,746 Votes counted: 1,848,572 96.4 Informal votes: 45,800 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 1,793,772 97.0 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 672,175 37.5 +07.6 16 +11 Country Party 199,550 11.1 +00.1 8 +05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 871,675 48.4 +07.7 24 +16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 832,153 46.4 -05.0 23 +04 Others 89,894 05.0 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,793,772 47 +19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,369,821 Votes counted: 1,313,794 95.9 Informal votes: 17,630 01.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 1,296,164 98.7 +00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 535,214 41.3 +03.5 17 +10 Country Party 106,190 08.2 -01.2 3 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 641,404 49.5 +02.3 20 +09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 592,000 46.7 -01.2 13 +05 Others 60,932 03.8 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,296,164 33 +13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 697,029 Votes counted: 658,607 94.5 Informal votes: 13,722 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 644,885 97.9 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 203,133 31.5 +06.2 9 +07 Country Party 160,203 24.8 +02.7 6 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 263,336 56.3 +08.9 15 +10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 254,949 39.5 -03.6 3 -02 Others 26,600 04.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 644,885 18 +08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 434,320 Votes counted: 420,437 96.8 Informal votes: 9,379 02.2 -00.8 Formal votes: 411,057 97.8 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 200,215 48.7 +07.0 6 +04 Australian Labor Party 204,277 49.7 -04.8 4 00 Others 6,565 01.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 411,057 10 +04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 315,771 Votes counted: 301,329 95.4 Informal votes: 15,805 02.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 294,524 97.7 +00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 122,264 41.5 +13.2 3 +03 Country Party 34,406 11.7 +01.5 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 156,670 53.3 +14.7 5 +04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 133,701 45.4 -09.4 3 -01 Others 4,153 06.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 294,524 8 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 161,540 Votes counted: 155,061 96.0 Informal votes: 4,065 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 150,996 97.4 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 80,748 53.5 +08.1 4 +02 Australian Labor Party 70,248 46.5 -04.3 1 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 150,996 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------