House of Representatives
- Federal Election Dates & Outcomes Since 1901 - a table showing all federal election dates since 1901, whether incumbent governments were re-elected or defeated, the winning leader and party, and the losing leader and party.
- State of the Parties - House of Representatives 1943-2004 - a table showing the number of seats won by each party since 1943.
- House of Representatives Results Since 1972 - a set of tables showing the results of every House of Representatives election since 1972.
- Party Representation by States - House of Representatives 1972-2004 - a single table charting the number of seats won by each party in each state and territory since 1972.
Elections Since 1972
There are pages on each election since 1972 which contain news items, policy documents, advertisements, sound clips and other information.
- 24 November 2007: Information
- House Results - 9 October 2004: Information
- House Results - 10 November 2001: Information
- House Results - 3 October 1998: Information
- House Results - 2 March 1996: Information
- House Results
- Pendulum - 13 March 1993: Information
- House Results
- Pendulum - 24 March 1990: Information
- House Results - 11 July 1987: Information
- House Results - 1 December 1984: Information
- House Results - 5 March 1983: Information
- House Results - 18 October 1980: Information
- House Results - 10 December 1977: Information
- House Results - 13 December 1975: Information
- House Results - 18 May 1974: Information
- House Results - 2 December 1972: Information
- House Results
Articles from the Australian Parliamentary Library
Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
The two-party-preferred figure is obtained after all preferences of minor candidates have been distributed to the two remaining candidates, usually Labor and Coalition.
The two-party-preferred statistic is the only valid means of measuring the support of candidates and parties from election to election.
- An explanation of the Two-Party-Preferred Vote
- How Important Are Preferences In Australian Elections?
- How-To-Vote Cards
- Pictures of How-To-Vote Cards
- Two-Party-Preferred Statistics - 1949-2004 - a table of the national two-party statistics in Australian federal elections since 1949.
- 1984-1998 State-by-State - a detailed look at two-party statistics in each state in the federal elections of 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1998.
- 1998 Two Party Statistics
- 1996 Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
- 1993 Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
- 1990 Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
- Primary Vote leads overturned after preferences:
2004 or
2001 or
1998 or
1996
Senate
- State of the Parties - Senate 1974-2002
- Current List of Senators - including short and long-term positions
Database
- Australian Government and Politics - a searchable database from the University of Western Australia, containing details of all State and Federal elections since 1890, details of political parties and a glossary of political terms.
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