AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 5,651,561 Votes counted: 5,384,350 95.3 Informal votes: 138,528 02.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 5,246,033 97.4 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,761,738 33.5 -03.6 45 -13 Country Party 446,475 08.5 -00.8 17 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,208,213 42.0 -04.4 62 -15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,512,929 48.0 +05.1 60 +15 Democratic Labor Party 456,962 08.7 -00.7 - Others 67,929 01.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,246,033 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,146,793 Votes counted: 2,043,177 95.2 Informal votes: 49,536 02.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 1,993,641 97.6 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 612,132 31.0 -04.9 12 -04 Country Party 187,444 09.4 -00.2 7 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 799,576 40.4 -05.1 19 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,041,238 52.2 +05.1 27 +05 Democratic Labor Party 108,471 05.4 -00.2 - Others 39,356 02.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,993,641 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,586,701 Votes counted: 1,515,008 95.5 Informal votes: 34,558 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 1,480,450 97.7 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 515,792 34.8 -03.0 18 Country Party 111,637 07.5 +00.1 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 627,429 42.3 -02.9 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 615,693 41.6 +02.1 10 Democratic Labor Party 223,512 15.1 +00.3 - Others 13,816 01.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,480,450 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 826,128 Votes counted: 782,676 94.7 Informal votes: 21,195 02.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 761,481 97.3 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 205,457 27.0 -04.1 3 -07 Country Party 126,316 16.6 -02.8 4 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 331,773 43.6 -06.9 7 -08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 365,930 48.1 +10.6 11 +08 Democratic Labor Party 57,487 07.6 -03.5 - Others 6,291 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 761,481 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 521,490 Votes counted: 501,312 96.1 Informal votes: 15,629 03.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 485,683 96.9 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 195,341 40.2 -04.7 5 Australian Labor Party 253,225 52.1 +04.6 6 Democratic Labor Party 31,457 06.5 +00.4 - Others 5,660 01.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 485,683 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 384,917 Votes counted: 364,607 94.7 Informal votes: 9,277 02.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 352,887 96.8 +00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 161,662 45.8 +04.1 5 -02 Country Party 21,078 06.0 -05.5 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 182,740 51.8 -01.4 6 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 144,188 40.9 +05.9 3 +02 Democratic Labor Party 23,153 06.6 -03.9 - Others 2,806 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 352,887 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 185,532 Votes counted: 177,570 95.7 Informal votes: 5,679 03.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 171,891 96.8 +00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 66,354 38.6 -05.9 2 Australian Labor Party 92,655 53.9 +07.1 3 Democratic Labor Party 12,882 07.5 -00.4 - Others - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 171,891 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------