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Party And State Breakdown Of House Of Representatives 1972-2010

This table shows the state breakdown and the number of seats won by each party and independents at every federal election since 1972.

Party Representation in the House of Representatives 1972-2010
1972
1974
1975
1977
1980
1983
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
TOTAL
ALP
67
66
36
38
51
75
82
86
78
80
49
67
65
60
83
72
COALITION
58
61
91
86
74
50
66
62
70
67
94
80
82
87
65
73 74
LIB
38
40
68
67
54
33
45
43
55
49
75
64
68
74
55
44
LNP (Qld)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
NAT
19
20
22
18
19
17
20
19
14
16
18
16
13
12
10
7
NAT (WA)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
CLP (N.T.)
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
GREENS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
5
1
3
3
2
4
Total
125
127
127
124
125
125
148
148
148
147
148
148
150
150
150
150
NSW
ALP
28
25
17
17
18
24
29
28
30
33
20
22
20 19
21
28
26
LIB
10
11
19
18
16
11
12
13
12
8
19
18
21
21
15
16
NAT
7
9
9
8
9
8
10
10
8
8
10
9
7
6
5
4
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
2 3
2
1
2
Total
45
45
45
43
43
43
51
51
51
50
50
50
50
50
49
48
VIC
ALP
14
16
10
10
17
23
25
24
14
17
16
19
20
19
21
22
LIB
14
12
19
20
13
7
11
12
21
17
19
16
15
16
14
12
NAT
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
GREENS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
34
34
34
33
33
33
39
39
38
38
37
37
37
37
37
37
QLD
ALP
8
6
1
3
5
10
9
13
15
13
2
8
7
6
15
8
LIB
6
7
9
9
7
3
8
5
6
7
17
14
15
17
10
-
NAT
4
5
8
7
7
6
7
6
3
5
6
5
4
4
3
-
LNP
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
1
1
Total
18
18
18
19
19
19
24
24
24
25
25
27
27
28
29
30
WA
ALP
4
5
1
1
3
8
9
9
8
6
3
7
7
5
4
3
LIB
3
5
9
9
8
3
4
4
6
8
8
7
8
10
11
11
NAT
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NAT (WA)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
Total
9
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
1972
1974
1975
1977
1980
1983
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
SA
ALP
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
4
2
3
3
3
6
6
LIB
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
6
8
10
9
9
8
5
5
NAT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
TAS
ALP
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
4
3
5
5
3
5
4
LIB
-
-
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
2
-
-
2
-
-
NAT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Total
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
ACT
ALP
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
LIB
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
NT
ALP
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
2
1
CLP
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
IND
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2

 

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