AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 6,606,233 Votes counted: 6,273,611 95.0 Informal votes: 159,493 02.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 6,114,118 97.5 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 2,125,987 34.8 -05.3 46 -15 Country Party 523,232 08.6 -01.3 20 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,649,219 43.4 -06.6 66 -16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,870,792 47.0 +07.0 59 +18 Democratic Labor Party 367,977 06.0 -01.3 - Others 226,130 03.6 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,114,118 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,438,667 Votes counted: 2,307,999 94.6 Informal votes: 53,811 02.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 2,254,188 97.7 +00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 760,612 33.7 -07.0 15 -05 Country Party 220,539 09.8 -00.9 8 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 981,151 43.5 -07.9 23 -06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,074,916 47.7 +07.0 22 +05 Democratic Labor Party 75,905 03.4 -01.1 - Others 122,216 05.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,254,188 45 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,809,549 Votes counted: 1,724,598 95.3 Informal votes: 56,724 03.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 1,667,874 96.7 +00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 626,474 37.6 -02.2 18 -01 Country Party 113,958 06.8 -01.5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 740,432 44.4 23 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 689,515 41.3 +06.2 11 +03 Democratic Labor Party 180,205 10.8 -01.8 - Others 57,722 03.5 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,667,874 34 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 953,564 Votes counted: 904,049 94.8 Informal votes: 11,463 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 892,586 98.7 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 245,159 27.5 -02.6 7 -01 Country Party 152,041 17.0 -02.6 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 397,200 44.5 -05.2 11 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 430,403 48.2 +06.1 7 +01 Democratic Labor Party 60,841 06.8 -00.7 - Others 4,142 00.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 892,586 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 624,626 Votes counted: 599,719 96.0 Informal votes: 20,562 03.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 579,157 96.6 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 245,287 42.4 -11.9 4 -04 Australian Labor Party 303,419 52.4 +11.7 8 +05 Democratic Labor Party 17,930 03.1 -00.4 - Others 12,521 02.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 579,157 12 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 484,128 Votes counted: 456,786 94.4 Informal votes: 11,699 02.6 -01.4 Formal votes: 445,087 97.4 +01.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 160,473 36.1 -04.8 1 -03 Country Party 28,413 06.4 -01.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 188,886 42.5 -06.7 3 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 222,709 50.0 +07.2 6 +03 Democratic Labor Party 24,461 05.5 -01.8 - Others 9,031 02.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 445,087 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 211,220 Votes counted: 203,960 96.6 Informal votes: 3,538 01.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 200,422 98.3 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 72,490 36.2 -06.0 1 -01 Australian Labor Party 105,556 52.7 +01.0 4 +01 Democratic Labor Party 8,635 04.3 -01.7 - Others 13,741 06.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 200,422 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 63,293 Votes counted: 58,773 92.9 Informal votes: 1,083 01.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 57,690 98.2 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 15,492 26.9 -11.0 - Australian Labor Party 39,070 67.7 +16.1 1 Others 3,128 05.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,690 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 21,186 Votes counted: 17,727 83.7 Informal votes: 852 02.8 -01.8 Formal votes: 17,114 96.5 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Party 8,281 48.4 -03.3 1 Australian Labor Party 5,204 30.4 -17.9 - Others 3,629 21.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,114 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------