AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983
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Source: Australian Electoral Commission

THE SENATE
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Enrolled voters:                  9,373,580
Votes counted:                    8,870,175   94.6
Informal votes:                     872,626   09.8  -00.9
Formal votes:                     7,997,549   90.2  +00.9
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Party                            Votes        %     Change    Long      Short    Total
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Liberal National coalition        3,195,397   40.0  -03.6      13    +   15   =   28
Australian Labor Party            3,637,316   45.5  +03.2      14    +   16   =   30
Australian Democrats                764,991   09.6  +00.3       2    +    3   =    5
Others                              399,845   05.0              1    +    -   =    1
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Total                             7,997,549                    30    +   34   =   64
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This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election. Since this was
a double-dissolution election, seats are shown as long-term (terms to expire in 1988) 
and short-term (terms to expire in 1985), to give the total number of seats held by each 
party in the new Senate.

The "Other" was an independent.