AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 7,073,930 Votes counted: 6,747,244 95.4 Informal votes: 146,194 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 6,601,050 97.8 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 2,115,084 32.0 -02.8 38 -08 Country Party 622,826 09.4 +00.8 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 2,737,910 41.4 -02.0 58 -08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 3,273,549 49.6 +02.6 67 +08 Democratic Labor Party 346,415 05.2 -00.8 - Others 243,175 03.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,601,050 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,581,069 Votes counted: 2,458,342 95.3 Informal votes: 46,750 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 2,411,592 98.1 +00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 722,936 30.0 -03.7 10 -05 Country Party 235,132 09.8 00.0 7 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 958,068 39.8 -03.7 17 -06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,252,047 51.9 +04.2 28 +06 Democratic Labor Party 84,322 03.5 +00.1 - Others 117,154 04.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,411,592 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,929,354 Votes counted: 1,849,986 95.9 Informal votes: 43,456 02.3 -01.0 Formal votes: 1,806,530 97.7 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 606,273 33.6 -04.0 14 -04 Country Party 134,158 07.4 +00.6 6 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 740,431 41.0 -03.4 20 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 854,201 47.3 +06.0 14 +03 Democratic Labor Party 150,824 08.4 -02.4 - Others 61,074 03.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,806,530 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,022,022 Votes counted: 972,341 95.1 Informal votes: 19,440 02.0 +00.7 Formal votes: 952,901 98.0 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 242,752 25.5 -02.0 6 -1 Country Party 187,057 19.6 +02.6 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 429,809 45.1 +00.6 10 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 449,620 47.2 -01.0 8 +1 Democratic Labor Party 53,319 05.6 -01.2 - Others 20,153 02.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 952,901 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 671,081 Votes counted: 644,211 96.0 Informal votes: 16,845 02.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 627,366 97.4 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 259,341 41.3 -01.1 5 +01 Country Party 13,991 02.2 +02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 273,332 43.5 +01.1 5 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 317,646 50.6 -01.8 7 -01 Democratic Labor Party 23,052 03.7 +00.6 - Others 13,336 02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 627,366 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 537,240 Votes counted: 504,295 93.9 Informal votes: 13,326 02.6 -00.0 Formal votes: 490,969 97.4 +00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 193,060 39.3 +03.2 3 +02 Country Party 40,831 08.3 +01.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 226,398 47.6 +05.1 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 226,398 46.1 -03.9 4 -02 Democratic Labor Party 22,054 04.5 -01.0 - Others 8,626 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 490,969 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 219,644 Votes counted: 213,450 97.2 Informal votes: 3,393 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 210,057 98.4 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 73,166 34.8 -01.4 - -01 Australian Labor Party 123,814 58.9 +06.2 5 +01 Democratic Labor Party 10,086 04.8 +00.5 - Others 2,991 01.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 210,057 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 83,591 Votes counted: 78,809 94.3 Informal votes: 1,806 02.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 77,003 97.7 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 17,556 22.8 -04.1 - Australian Labor Party 40,147 52.1 -15.6 1 Democratic Labor Party 2,758 03.6 - Others 16,542 21.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,003 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 29,929 Votes counted: 25,808 86.2 Informal votes: 1,176 04.6 +02.1 Formal votes: 24,632 95.4 -02.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Party 11,657 47.3 -01.3 1 Australian Labor Party 9,676 39.3 +08.9 - Others 3,299 13.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,632 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------