There were 7 seats in the 1996 Federal election where the primary vote lead was overturned on preferences.
This table provides some statistics on this phenomenon.
Seats Requiring Preference Allocation in 1996 | |||
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State | Total No. Seats | No. Requiring Preferences | No. Seats Where Primary Lead Overturned |
Page – ALP lead overturned |
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McMillan – ALP lead overturned |
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Brisbane – Lib. lead overturned Capricornia – ALP lead overturned Leichhardt – ALP lead overturned |
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Curtin – Lib. lead overturned |
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Namadgi – Lib. lead overturned |
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ALP lead overturned in 4 Lib. lead overturned in 3 |