AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 8,552,306 Votes counted: 8,127,762 95.0 Informal votes: 424,544 05.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 7,922,854 94.8 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 3,017,896 38.1 -03.7 67 -01 National Country Party 793,444 10.0 -01.3 19 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 3,811,340 48.1 -05.0 86 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 3,141,051 39.6 -03.2 38 +02 Australian Democrats 743,376 09.4 - Others 227,098 02.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,305,633 124 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,051,183 Votes counted: 2,899,445 95.0 Informal votes: 65,660 02,3 +00.4 Formal votes: 2,833,785 97.7 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,018,257 35.9 -03.8 18 -01 National Country Party 320,051 11.3 -00.5 8 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,338,308 47.2 -04.3 26 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,201,560 42.4 -03.1 17 Australian Democrats 239,808 08.5 - Others 54,109 01.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,833,785 43 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,287,926 Votes counted: 2,189,907 95.7 Informal votes: 62,381 02.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 2,127,526 97.2 -00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 842,545 39.6 -02.7 20 +01 National Country Party 120,032 05.6 -03.3 3 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 962,577 45.2 -06.0 23 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 791,083 37.2 -04.9 10 Australian Democrats 250,943 11.8 - Others 122,923 05.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,127,526 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,259,724 Votes counted: 1,193,875 94.8 Informal votes: 18,212 01.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 1,175,663 98.5 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 326,135 27.7 -04.9 9 National Country Party 305,275 26.0 -00.7 7 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 631,410 53.7 -05.6 16 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 443,221 37.7 -01.1 3 +02 Australian Democrats 77,169 06.6 - Others 23,863 02.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,175,663 19 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 824,205 Votes counted: 783,669 95.1 Informal votes: 26,461 03.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 757,208 96.6 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 340,383 45.0 -04.3 5 -01 National Country Party 6,065 00.8 +00.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 346,448 45.8 -04.1 5 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 322,883 42.6 00.0 6 Australian Democrats 85,578 11.3 Others 2,299 0.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 757,208 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 695,501 Votes counted: 653,584 94.0 Informal votes: 21,560 03.3 +01.0 Formal votes: 632,024 96.7 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 307,699 48.7 -04.9 9 National Country Party 25,559 04.0 -01.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 333,258 52.7 -05.9 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 205,793 32.6 -07.5 1 Australian Democrats 70,590 11.2 - Others 22,383 03.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632,024 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 262,114 Votes counted: 253,398 96.7 Informal votes: 6,579 02.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 246,819 97.4 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 134,687 54.6 +00.5 5 Australian Labor Party 103,877 42.1 -01.4 - Australian Democrats 8,255 03.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 246,819 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 127,358 Votes counted: 117,902 95.6 Informal votes: 2,811 02.4 +00.7 Formal votes: 115,091 97.6 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 48,016 41.9 -05.4 1 Australian Labor Party 68,916 50.2 +01.9 1 Australian Democrats 7,001 07.4 - Others 1,577 00.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 115,091 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 44,295 Votes counted: 35,982 81.2 Informal votes: 1,244 03.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 34,738 96.5 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Country Party 16,462 47.4 -06.5 1 Australian Labor Party 14,811 42.6 -01.1 - Australian Democrats 2,478 07.1 - Others 987 02.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,738 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------