AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 9,014,120 Votes counted: 8,513,922 94.4 Informal votes: 208,359 02.5 Formal votes: 8,305,633 97.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 3,108,517 37.4 -00.7 54 -13 National Country Party 745,068 09.0 -01.0 20 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 3,853,585 46.4 -01.7 64 -12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 3,749,605 45.2 +05.6 51 +13 Australian Democrats 546,033 06.6 -02.8 - Others 156,410 01.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,305,633 125 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,183,091 Votes counted: 2,999,196 94.2 Informal votes: 70,742 02.4 Formal votes: 2,928,454 97.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,044,191 35.7 -00.2 16 -02 National Country Party 307,400 10.5 -01.0 9 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,351,591 46.3 -01.2 25 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,357,556 46.4 +04.0 18 +01 Australian Democrats 166,144 05.7 -02.8 - Others 53,163 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,928,454 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,413,173 Votes counted: 2,295,776 95.1 Informal votes: 61,920 02.7 Formal votes: 2,233,856 97.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 874,395 39.1 -00.5 13 -07 National Country Party 109,506 04.9 -00.7 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 983,901 44.0 -01.2 16 -07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,016,617 45.5 +08.3 17 +07 Australian Democrats 183,212 08.2 -03.6 - Others 50,126 02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,233,856 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,355,374 Votes counted: 1,275,214 94.1 Informal votes: 22,435 01.8 Formal votes: 1,252,779 98.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 342,154 27.3 -00.4 7 -02 National Country Party 273,668 21.9 -04.1 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 615,822 49.2 -04.5 14 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 535,846 42.8 +05.1 5 +02 Australian Democrats 68,857 08.8 +02.2 - Others 32,254 02.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,252,779 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 849,302 Votes counted: 806,695 95.0 Informal votes: 22,491 02.8 Formal votes: 784,204 97.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 348,981 44.5 -00.5 5 National Country Party 10,937 01.4 +00.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 359,918 45.9 +00.1 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 348,649 44.5 +01.9 6 Australian Democrats 68,857 08.8 -02.5 - Others 6,780 00.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 784,204 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 749,286 Votes counted: 699,957 93.4 Informal votes: 18,821 02.7 Formal votes: 681,136 97.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 317,636 46.6 -02.1 8 -01 National Country Party 24,752 03.6 -00.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 342,388 50.2 -02.5 8 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 286,259 42.0 +09.4 3 +02 Australian Democrats 48,076 07.1 -04.1 - Others 4,413 00.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 681,136 11 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 273,477 Votes counted: 263,489 96.4 Informal votes: 6,967 02.6 Formal votes: 256,522 97.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 133,144 51.9 -02.7 5 Australian Labor Party 118,336 46.1 +04.2 - Australian Democrats 3,732 01.5 -01.8 - Others 1,310 00.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 256,522 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 135,957 Votes counted: 128,262 94.3 Informal votes: 2,752 02.1 Formal votes: 125,510 97.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 48,016 38.3 -03.6 - -01 Australian Labor Party 68,916 54.9 +04.7 2 +01 Australian Democrats 7,001 05.6 - Others 1,577 01.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 125,510 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 55,160 Votes counted: 45,403 82.3 Informal votes: 2,231 04.9 Formal votes: 43,172 95.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Country Party 18,805 43.6 -03.8 1 Australian Labor Party 17,426 40.4 -02.2 - Australian Democrats 2,509 05.8 -01.3 - Others 4,437 10.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,172 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------