AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,962,675 Votes counted: 4,654,406 93.8 Informal votes: 101,749 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 4,552,657 97.8 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 1,854,799 40.7 +01.2 52 -03 Country Party 443,713 09.7 -01.2 17 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,298,512 50.4 00.0 69 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,169,936 47.7 +01.9 52 +05 Others 84,209 01.9 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,552,657 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,941,327 Votes counted: 1,864,239 96.0 Informal votes: 34,938 01.9 -01.1 Formal votes: 1,829,301 98.1 +01.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 713,300 39.0 +01.5 16 Country Party 184,831 10.1 -01.0 7 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 898,131 49.1 +02.7 23 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 898,883 46.4 -05.0 24 +01 Others 32,287 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,829,301 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,388,116 Votes counted: 1,332,339 96.0 Informal votes: 34,702 02.6 +01.3 Formal votes: 1,297,637 97.4 -01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 571,398 44.0 +02.7 15 -02 Country Party 67,831 05.2 -03.0 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 639,229 49.2 -00.3 18 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 630,861 48.6 +01.9 15 +02 Others 27,547 02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,297,637 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 710,518 Votes counted: 639,333 90.0 Informal votes: 12,305 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 627,028 98.1 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 193,559 30.9 -00.6 9 Country Party 149,118 23.8 -01.0 5 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 342,677 54.7 -01.6 14 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 265,487 42.3 +02.8 4 +01 Others 18,864 03.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 627,028 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One Liberal member was elected unopposed. The Liberal vote is therefore understated. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 440,454 Votes counted: 384,082 87.2 Informal votes: 7,910 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 376,172 97.9 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 188,429 50.1 +01.4 5 -01 Australian Labor Party 184,044 48.9 -00.8 5 +01 Others 3,699 01.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 376,172 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One ALP member was elected unopposed. The ALP vote is therefore understated. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 318,260 Votes counted: 275,845 86.7 Informal votes: 6,928 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 268,917 97.5 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 108,599 40.4 -01.1 3 Country Party 41,933 15.6 +03.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 150,532 56.0 +02.8 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 116,573 43.3 -02.1 3 Others 1,812 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 268,917 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One ALP member was elected unopposed. The ALP vote is therefore understated. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 164,000 Votes counted: 158,568 96.7 Informal votes: 4,966 03.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 153,602 96.9 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 79,514 51.8 -01.7 4 Australian Labor Party 74,088 48.2 +01.7 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 153,602 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------