The table below shows the Labor or non-Labor affiliation of all Federal, State and Territory governments as of July 1st in each year.
ALP = Australian Labor Party
CLP = Country Liberal Party (NT)
CP = Country Party
LCL = Liberal Country League (SA)
LNP = Liberal National Party (QLD)
LP = Liberal Party
NAT = Nationalist
NP = National Party
UAP = United Australia Party
| State, Federal & Territory Governments Since 1930 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | |
| 1930 |
ALP
Scullin |
Nat/CP
Bavin |
ALP
Hogan |
CP/UAP
Moore |
ALP
Hill |
Nat/CP
Mitchell |
Nat
McPhee |
The Northern Territory achieved self government in 1978.
|
The Australian Capital Territory achieved self government in 1989.
|
| 1931 |
ALP
Scullin |
ALP
Lang |
ALP
Hogan |
CP/UAP
Moore |
ALP
Hill |
Nat/CP
Mitchell |
Nat
McPhee |
||
| 1932 |
UAP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
UAP/CP
Argyle |
ALP
Smith |
ALP
Hill |
Nat/CP
Mitchell |
Nat
McPhee |
||
| 1933 |
UAP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
UAP/CP
Argyle |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Collier |
Nat
McPhee |
||
| 1934 |
UAP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
UAP/CP
Argyle |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Collier |
ALP
Ogilvie |
||
| 1935 |
UAP/CP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Collier |
ALP
Ogilvie |
||
| 1936 |
UAP/CP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Collier |
ALP
Ogilvie |
||
| 1937 |
UAP/CP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Ogilvie |
||
| 1938 |
UAP/CP
Lyons |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Butler |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Ogilvie |
||
| 1939 |
UAP
Menzies |
UAP/CP
Stevens |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Dwyer-Gray |
||
| 1940 |
UAP
Menzies |
UAP/CP
Mair |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1941 |
UAP/CP
Menzies |
ALP
McKell |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1942 |
ALP
Curtin |
ALP
McKell |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Smith |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1943 |
ALP
Curtin |
ALP
McKell |
CP
Dunstan |
ALP
Cooper |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1944 |
ALP
Curtin |
ALP
McKell |
CP/UAP
Dunstan |
ALP
Cooper |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1945 |
ALP
Curtin |
ALP
McKell |
CP/UAP
Dunstan |
ALP
Cooper |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Willcock |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1946 |
ALP
Chifley |
ALP
McKell |
ALP
Cain |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Wise |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1947 |
ALP
Chifley |
ALP
McGirr |
ALP
Cain |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1948 |
ALP
Chifley |
ALP
McGirr |
LCP
Hollway |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1949 |
ALP
Chifley |
ALP
McGirr |
LP
Hollway |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1950 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
McGirr |
CP
McDonald |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1951 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
McGirr |
CP
McDonald |
ALP
Hanlon |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1952 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
CP
McDonald |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
McLarty |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1953 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
ALP
Cain |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1954 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
ALP
Cain |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1955 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
LP
Bolte |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1956 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
LP
Bolte |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1957 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
LP
Bolte |
ALP
Gair |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1958 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Cosgrove |
||
| 1959 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Cahill |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1960 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Heffron |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1961 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Heffron |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1962 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Heffron |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1963 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Heffron |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1964 |
LCP
Menzies |
ALP
Renshaw |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
LCL
Playford |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1965 |
LCP
Menzies |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
ALP
Walsh |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1966 |
LCP
Holt |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
ALP
Walsh |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1967 |
LCP
Holt |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
CLP
Nicklin |
ALP
Dunstan |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1968 |
LCP
Gorton |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
NLP
Pizzey |
LCL
Hall |
LCP
Brand |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1969 |
LCP
Gorton |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
LCL
Hall |
LCP
Brand |
LP
Bethune |
||
| 1970 |
LCP
Gorton |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LCP
Brand |
LP
Bethune |
||
| 1971 |
LCP
McMahon |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
ALP
Tonkin |
LP
Bethune |
||
| 1972 |
LCP
McMahon |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Bolte |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
ALP
Tonkin |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1973 |
ALP
Whitlam |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
ALP
Tonkin |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1974 |
ALP
Whitlam |
LCP
Askin |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LCP
Court |
ALP
Reece |
||
| 1975 |
ALP
Whitlam |
LNP
Lewis |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Neilson |
||
| 1976 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Neilson |
||
| 1977 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Neilson |
||
| 1978 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Dunstan |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Lowe |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1979 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Corcoran |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Lowe |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1980 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Hamer |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
LP
Tonkin |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Lowe |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1981 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
LP
Thompson |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
LP
Tonkin |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Lowe |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1982 |
LNP
Fraser |
ALP
Wran |
ALP
Cain |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
LP
Tonkin |
LNP
O’Connor |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1983 |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Wran |
ALP
Cain |
NLP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Burke |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1984 |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Wran |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Burke |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Everingham |
|
| 1985 |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Wran |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Burke |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Tuxworth |
|
| 1986 |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Wran |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Burke |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Hatton |
|
| 1987 |
ALP
Hawke |
ALP
Unsworth |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Bjelke-Petersen |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Burke |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Hatton |
|
| 1988 |
ALP
Hawke |
LNP
Greiner |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Ahern |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Dowding |
LP
Gray |
CLP
Hatton |
|
| 1989 |
ALP
Hawke |
LNP
Greiner |
ALP
Cain |
NP
Ahern |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Dowding |
ALP
Field |
CLP
Perron |
ALP
Follett |
| 1990 |
ALP
Hawke |
LNP
Greiner |
ALP
Cain |
ALP
Goss |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Lawrence |
ALP
Field |
CLP
Perron |
LP
Kaine |
| 1991 |
ALP
Hawke |
LNP
Greiner |
ALP
Kirner |
ALP
Goss |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Lawrence |
ALP
Field |
CLP
Perron |
ALP
Follett |
| 1992 |
ALP
Keating |
LNP
Fahey |
ALP
Kirner |
ALP
Goss |
ALP
Bannon |
ALP
Lawrence |
LP
Groom |
CLP
Perron |
ALP
Follett |
| 1993 |
ALP
Keating |
LNP
Fahey |
LNP
Kennett |
ALP
Goss |
ALP
Arnold |
LNP
Court |
LP
Groom |
CLP
Perron |
ALP
Follett |
| 1994 |
ALP
Keating |
LNP
Fahey |
LNP
Kennett |
ALP
Goss |
LP
Brown |
LNP
Court |
LP
Groom |
CLP
Perron |
ALP
Follett |
| 1995 |
ALP
Keating |
ALP
Carr |
LNP
Kennett |
ALP
Goss |
LP
Brown |
LNP
Court |
LP
Groom |
CLP
Stone |
LP
Carnell |
| 1996 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
LNP
Kennett |
NLP
Borbidge |
LP
Brown |
LNP
Court |
LP
Rundle |
CLP
Stone |
LP
Carnell |
| 1997 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
LNP
Kennett |
NLP
Borbidge |
LP
Olsen |
LNP
Court |
LP
Rundle |
CLP
Stone |
LP
Carnell |
| 1998 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
LNP
Kennett |
ALP
Beattie |
LP
Olsen |
LNP
Court |
LP
Rundle |
CLP
Stone |
LP
Carnell |
| 1999 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
LNP
Kennett |
ALP
Beattie |
LP
Olsen |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Bacon |
CLP
Stone |
LP
Carnell |
| 2000 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
LP
Olsen |
LNP
Court |
ALP
Bacon |
CLP
Burke |
LP
Carnell |
| 2001 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
LP
Olsen |
ALP
Gallop |
ALP
Bacon |
CLP
Burke |
LP
Humphries |
| 2002 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Gallop |
ALP
Bacon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2003 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Gallop |
ALP
Bacon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2004 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Gallop |
ALP
Lennon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2005 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Carr |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Gallop |
ALP
Lennon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2006 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Iemma |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Carpenter |
ALP
Lennon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2007 |
LNP
Howard |
ALP
Iemma |
ALP
Bracks |
ALP
Beattie |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Carpenter |
ALP
Lennon |
ALP
Martin |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2008 |
ALP
Rudd |
ALP
Iemma |
ALP
Brumby |
ALP
Bligh |
ALP
Rann |
ALP
Carpenter |
ALP
Bartlett |
ALP
Henderson |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2009 |
ALP
Rudd |
ALP
Rees |
ALP
Brumby |
ALP
Bligh |
ALP
Rann |
Lib
Barnett |
ALP
Bartlett |
ALP
Henderson |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2010 |
ALP
Gillard |
ALP
Keneally |
ALP
Brumby |
ALP
Bligh |
ALP
Rann |
Lib
Barnett |
ALP/Greens
Bartlett |
ALP
Henderson |
ALP
Stanhope |
| 2011 |
ALP
Gillard |
LNP
O’Farrell |
LNP
Baillieu |
ALP
Bligh |
ALP
Rann |
Lib
Barnett |
ALP/Greens
Giddings |
ALP
Henderson |
ALP
Gallagher |
| Current |
ALP
Gillard |
LNP
O’Farrell |
LNP
Baillieu |
LNP
Newman |
ALP
Weatherill |
Lib
Barnett |
ALP/Greens
Giddings |
ALP
Henderson |
ALP
Gallagher |
