AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 6,193,881 Votes counted: 5,892,327 95.5 Informal votes: 182,578 03.1 +01.3 Formal votes: 5,709,749 96.9 -01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 2,291,964 40.1 +03.0 61 +09 Country Party 561,926 09.8 +00.9 21 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,853,890 49.9 +03.9 82 +10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,282,834 40.0 -05.5 41 -09 Democratic Labor Party 417,411 07.3 -00.1 - Others 155,614 02.8 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,709,749 124 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The members for Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory gained full voting rights in 1968 and are shown in this table. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,308,775 Votes counted: 2,186,816 94.7 Informal votes: 69,340 03.2 +02.1 Formal votes: 2,117,476 96.8 -02.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 862,407 40.7 +03.8 20 +03 Country Party 226,355 10.7 +00.9 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,088,762 52.4 +04.7 29 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 862,631 40.7 -06.9 17 -03 Democratic Labor Party 96,102 04.5 +00.1 - Others 69,981 03.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,117,476 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,702,864 Votes counted: 1,626,343 95.5 Informal votes: 60,779 03.7 +02.2 Formal votes: 1,565,564 96.3 -02.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 622,708 39.8 +00.7 19 +01 Country Party 130,468 08.3 +00.7 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 753,176 48.1 +01.4 24 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 548,743 35.1 -05.3 8 +02 Democratic Labor Party 197,026 12.6 +00.2 - Others 66,439 04.2 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,565,564 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 900,492 Votes counted: 857,830 95.3 Informal votes: 15,595 01.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 842,235 98.2 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 253,663 30.1 +01.5 8 +02 Country Party 165,358 19.6 +01.3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 419,021 49.7 +02.8 12 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 354,674 42.1 -04.2 6 -02 Democratic Labor Party 63,175 07.5 +01.2 - Others 5,365 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 842,235 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 585,465 Votes counted: 563,341 96.2 Informal votes: 16,220 02.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 547,121 97.1 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 296,923 54.3 +18.3 8 +03 Australian Labor Party 222,828 40.7 -12.5 3 -03 Democratic Labor Party 19,281 03.5 -05.6 - Others 8,089 01.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 547,121 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 433,097 Votes counted: 409,570 94.6 Informal votes: 16,518 04.0 +01.6 Formal votes: 393,052 96.0 -01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 160,894 40.9 -06.8 4 Country Party 32,524 08.3 +02.0 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 193,418 49.2 -04.8 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 168,257 42.8 +03.6 3 Democratic Labor Party 28,502 07.3 +02.8 - Others 2,875 00.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 393,052 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 197,666 Votes counted: 189,200 95.7 Informal votes: 2,849 01.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 186,351 98.5 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 78,684 42.2 +01.5 2 Australian Labor Party 96,246 51.7 -00.6 3 Democratic Labor Party 11,132 06.0 -00.4 - Others 289 00.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 186,351 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 48,127 Votes counted: 44,772 93.0 Informal votes: 777 01.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 43,995 98.3 +00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 16,685 37.9 -07.2 - Australian Labor Party 22,721 51.6 -03.3 1 Democratic Labor Party 2,193 05.0 - Others 2,396 05.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,995 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 17,395 Votes counted: 14,455 83.1 Informal votes: 500 03.5 Formal votes: 13,955 96.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Party 7,221 51.7 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 6,734 48.3 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,955 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------