AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 11,740,568 Votes counted: 11,244,017 96.8 Informal votes: 360,165 04.2 +01.2 Formal votes: 10,883,852 95.8 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 4,249,991 39.1 +02.0 76 +27 National Party of Australia 893,170 08.2 +01.0 18 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 5,142,161 47.3 +03.0 94 +29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 4,217,765 38.8 -06.1 49 -31 Australian Democrats 735,848 06.8 +03.0 - Others 788,078 07.2 5 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,883,852 148 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,955,782 Votes counted: 3,812,366 96.4 Informal votes: 138,157 03.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 3,674,209 96.4 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,299,423 33.5 +01.7 19 +11 National Party of Australia 443,542 12.1 +02.3 10 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,742,965 45.6 +04.0 29 +13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,453,542 39.6 -08.7 20 -13 Australian Democrats 240,255 06.5 +03.7 - Others 237,447 06.5 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,674,209 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,972,635 Votes counted: 2,856,936 96.1 Informal votes: 83,615 02.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 2,773,321 97.1 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,106,556 39.9 -00.3 19 +02 National Party of Australia 128,091 04.6 -00.4 2 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,234,647 44.5 -00.7 21 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,190,404 42.9 -03.6 16 -01 Australian Democrats 129,124 06.7 +03.0 - Others 219,146 07.9 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,773,321 37 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,091,384 Votes counted: 1,978,775 94.6 Informal votes: 50,605 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 1,928,170 97.4 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 757,621 39.3 +08.0 17 +10 National Party of Australia 306,986 15.9 +01.2 6 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,064,607 55.2 +09.2 23 +11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 639,510 33.2 -07.3 2 -11 Australian Democrats 129,244 06.7 +03.6 - Others 94,883 04.9 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,928,170 26 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,088,487 Votes counted: 1,033,572 95.0 Informal votes: 32,616 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 1,000,956 96.8 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 440,647 44.0 -05.0 8 National Party of Australia 13,333 01.3 +01.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 453,980 45.3 -03.9 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 347,583 34.7 -04.7 3 -03 Australian Democrats 55,862 05.6 +02.3 - Others 143,531 14.3 3 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,000,956 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,001,006 Votes counted: 959,891 95.9 Informal votes: 39,162 04.1 00.0 Formal votes: 920,719 95.9 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 460,246 50.0 +04.3 10 +02 Australian Labor Party 320,678 34.8 -04.0 2 -02 Australian Democrats 93,899 10.2 +02.4 - Others 45,896 05.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 920,719 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 329,304 Votes counted: 318,043 96.6 Informal votes: 7,472 02.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 310,571 97.6 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 138,087 44.5 +02.5 2 +01 National Party of Australia 1,218 00.4 +00.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 139,305 44.9 +02.9 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 137,607 44.3 -02.5 3 -01 Australian Democrats 12,696 04.1 +01.6 - Others 21,143 06.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 310,571 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 203,170 Votes counted: 194,406 96.7 Informal votes: 5,543 02.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 190,863 97.2 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 91,447 47.9 -05.4 3 +01 Liberal Party of Australia 78,109 40.9 +06.7 - Others 25,127 12.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 190,863 3 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 98,800 Votes counted: 88,028 89.1 Informal votes: 2,985 03.4 +00.3 Formal votes: 85,043 96.6 -00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 38,302 45.0 +00.3 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 36,994 43.5 -11.8 - -01 Others 9,747 11.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,043 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------