Two-Party-Preferred Statistics Since 1949

The two-party-preferred figure is achieved by distributing all preferences from minor candidates until a final percentage is obtained which designates all votes as LABOR or NON-LABOR.

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Two Party-Preferred Votes in H/R Elections 1949-2010
Election Year ALP Non-ALP
2010
50.12
49.88
2007
52.70
47.30
2004
47.26
52.74
2001
49.05
50.95
1998
50.98
49.02
1996
46.37
53.63
1993
51.44
48.56
1990
49.90
50.10
1987
50.8
49.2
1984
51.8
48.2
1983
53.2
46.8
1980
49.6
50.4
1977
45.4
54.6
1975
44.3
55.7
1974
51.7
48.3
1972
52.7
47.3
1969
50.2
49.8
1966
43.1
56.9
1963
47.4
52.6
1961
50.5
49.5
1958
45.9
54.1
1955
46.5
53.5
1954
50.5
49.5
1951
49.2
50.8
1949
48.7
51.3

Source: Australian Electoral Commission Publications.

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