AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998
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Source: Australian Electoral Commission

THE SENATE
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Enrolled voters:                 12,154,050
Votes counted:                   11,587,365   95.3
Informal votes:                     375,462   03.2
Formal votes:                    11,211,903   96.8
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Party                            Votes        %     Change    Seats     1996     Total
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Liberal National coalition        4,225,736   37.7  -05.9      17   +    18   =   35
Australian Labor Party            4,182,963   37.3  +01.2      17   +    12   =   29
One Nation                        1,007,439   09.0              1   +     -   =    1
Australian Democrats                947,940   08.4  -02.4       4   +     5   =    9
Australian Greens                   305,228   02.7              -   +     1   =    1
Others                              542,597   04.9              1   +     -   =    1
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Total                            11,211,903                    40   =    36       76
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This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election, plus the seats
won in 1996, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate.