AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 12,154,050 Votes counted: 11,545,201 95.7 Informal votes: 436,138 03.8 Formal votes: 11,109,063 96.2 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 3,800,721 34.2 -04.6 64 -12 National Party of Australia 588,088 05.3 -03.0 16 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 4,388,809 39.5 -07.6 80 -14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 4,454,306 40.1 +01.4 67 +18 One Nation 936,621 08.4 - Australian Democrats 569,935 05.1 -01.7 - Australian Greens 290,709 02.6 - Others 468,683 04.0 1 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,109,063 148 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,076,081 Votes counted: 3,866,083 94.8 Informal votes: 217,024 05.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 3,711,144 96.0 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,131,545 30.5 -03.1 18 -1 National Party of Australia 293,126 07.9 -04.4 9 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,424,671 38.4 -07.5 27 -2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,489,021 40.1 +00.5 22 +2 One Nation 332,510 09.0 - Australian Democrats 154,496 04.2 -02.3 - Australian Greens 98,647 02.7 - Others 211,799 04.7 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,711,144 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,081,632 Votes counted: 2,946,205 95.6 Informal votes: 103,524 03.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 2,842,681 96.5 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,053,990 37.1 -02.8 16 -3 National Party of Australia 77,385 02.7 -01.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,131,375 39.8 -04.7 18 -3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,261,289 44.4 +01.5 19 +3 Australian Democrats 171,091 06.0 -01.3 - One Nation 105,798 03.7 - Australian Greens 59,383 02.1 - Others 112,635 02.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,842,681 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,188,024 Votes counted: 2,062,034 94.2 Informal votes: 68,659 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 1,993,375 96.7 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 615,153 30.9 -08.4 14 -3 National Party of Australia 199,185 10.0 -05.9 5 -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 814,338 40.9 -14.1 19 -4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 719,743 36.1 +02.9 8 +6 One Nation 285,933 14.3 - Australian Democrats 80,003 04.0 -02.7 - Australian Greens 47,440 02.4 - Others 45,918 02.3 - -1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,993,375 28 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,149,619 Votes counted: 1,088,284 94.7 Informal votes: 45,509 04.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 1,042,775 95.8 -01.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 397,836 38.1 -05.9 7 -1 National Party of Australia 13,596 01.3 -00.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 411,432 39.4 -06.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 411,432 36.2 +01.5 7 +4 One Nation 96,708 09.3 - Australian Greens 52,674 05.0 - Australian Democrats 41,364 04.0 -01.6 - Others 29,165 03.5 - -3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,042,775 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,013,989 Votes counted: 970,065 95.7 Informal votes: 44,074 04.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 925,991 95.4 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 389,382 45.9 +03.9 9 -1 National Party of Australia 4,796 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 394,178 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 319,267 42.1 -07.9 3 +1 Australian Democrats 93,905 10.1 -00.1 - One Nation 90,773 09.8 - Australian Greens 4,576 00.5 - Others 23,214 02.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 925,991 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 330,121 Votes counted: 317,296 96.1 Informal votes: 9,819 03.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 307,477 96.9 -00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 150,384 48.9 +04.6 5 +2 Liberal Party of Australia 117,377 38.2 -06.3 - -2 Australian Greens 17,091 05.6 - Australian Democrats 10,024 03.3 -00.8 - One Nation 7,553 02.5 - Others 5,048 01.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 307,477 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 209,536 Votes counted: 200,426 95.6 Informal votes: 5,743 02.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 194,683 97.1 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 98,588 50.6 +02.7 2 Liberal Party of Australia 59,424 30.5 -10.4 - Australian Democrats 14,394 07.4 - Australian Greens 8,145 04.2 - One Nation 9,895 05.1 - Others 4,237 02.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 194,683 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 105,048 Votes counted: 94,888 90.3 Informal votes: 3,951 04.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 90,937 95.8 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 38,469 40.1 +01.4 1 Liberal Party of Australia 36,014 39.6 -05.4 1 +1 One Nation 7,401 08.1 - Australian Democrats 4,658 05.1 -01.7 - Australian Greens 2,753 02.6 - Others 1,642 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,937 2 +1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------