AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian government publications THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 7,897,506 Votes counted: 7,535,768 95.4 Informal votes: 144,762 01.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 7,391,006 98.1 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 2,582,968 35.0 +03.0 40 +02 Country Party 796,577 10.8 +01.4 21 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 3,379,545 45.8 +04.4 61 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 3,644,110 49.3 -00.3 66 -01 Democratic Labor Party 104,974 01.4 -03.8 - Others 262,377 03.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,391,006 127 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,834,558 Votes counted: 2,702,903 95.4 Informal votes: 44,811 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 2,658,092 98.3 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 887,202 33.4 +03.4 11 +01 Country Party 282,169 10.6 +00.8 9 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,169,371 44.0 +04.2 20 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,400,255 52.7 +00.8 25 -03 Others 88,466 03.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,658,092 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,161,474 Votes counted: 2,070,893 95.8 Informal votes: 43,633 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 2,027,260 97.9 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 738,236 36.4 +02.8 12 -02 Country Party 151,707 07.5 +00.1 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 843,210 43.9 +02.9 18 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 970,236 47.9 +00.6 16 +02 Democratic Labor Party 104,974 05.2 -03.2 - Others 62,107 03.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,027,260 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,154,762 Votes counted: 1,098,401 95.1 Informal votes: 15,118 01.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 1,083,283 98.6 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 330,365 30.5 +05.0 7 +01 Country Party 255,659 23.6 +04.0 5 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 586,024 54.1 +09.0 12 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 476,710 44.0 -03.2 6 -02 Others 20,549 01.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,083,283 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 750,308 Votes counted: 722,434 96.3 Informal votes: 20.311 02.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 702,123 97.2 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 256,904 36.6 -04.7 5 Country Party 28,903 04.1 +01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 285,807 40.7 -02.9 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 341,563 48.7 -01.9 7 Others 74,753 10.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 702,123 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 612,016 Votes counted: 577,989 94.4 Informal votes: 14,575 02.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 563,414 97.5 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 233,240 41.4 +02.1 5 +02 Country Party 60,325 10.7 +02.4 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 293,656 52.1 +04.5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 261,107 46.3 +00.2 5 +01 Others 8,742 01.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 563,414 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 246,596 Votes counted: 237,891 96.5 Informal votes: 4,213 01.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 233,678 98.2 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 103,701 44.4 +09.6 - Australian Labor Party 128,787 55.1 -03.8 5 Others 1,190 00.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 233,678 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 101,455 Votes counted: 94,937 93.6 Informal votes: 1,249 01.3 -01.0 Formal votes: 93,688 98.7 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 33,320 35.6 +12.8 - Country Party 3,300 03.5 +03.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 36,620 39.1 +16.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 52,055 55.6 +03.5 2 +01 Others 5,013 05.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,688 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 36,480 Votes counted: 30,320 83.1 Informal votes: 852 02.8 -01.8 Formal votes: 29,468 97.2 +01.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Party 14,514 49.3 +02.0 1 Australian Labor Party 13,397 45.5 +06.2 - Others 1,557 05.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,468 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------