March 13, 1993
The 1993 election win for the ALP was described by Prime Minister Paul Keating as “the sweetest victory of all”. The Labor Government had now won 5 elections in a row and the party’s faith in Keating following his coup against Bob Hawke on December 19, 1991 had been rewarded.
The Opposition was led by Dr. John Hewson, an economic conservative who had entered Parliament in 1987. Hewson had campaigned strongly in the 1990 election and had succeeded Peacock following the coalition loss.
Hewson launched Fightback!, a radical prescription of tough, economically “dry” measures, including a radical overhaul of Medicare and Industrial Relations. But the contentious 15% Goods and Services Tax was the centrepiece of the campaign. Hewson was forced by pressure group activity and public opinion to exempt food from the proposed GST, but this was not enough against the formidable campaigning skills of Paul Keating.
The election saw a substantial lift in the ALP primary vote and an increased majority for the Labor Government which now entered its eleventh year in office.
State of the Parties
| House of Representatives Elections 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP | LIB | NPA | IND | Total | |
Election Statistics
- Primary Votes in House of Representatives 1993-98
- Two-Party Preferred Statistics 1993
- Election Pendulum following the 1993 Election
Archived Posts
- Feb 23, 1992: Paul Keating: 60 Minutes Profile
- Dec 16, 1992: In Final Question Time Before 1993 Election, Keating Lashes Hewson On Fightback!
- Jan 15, 1993: Liberal Party Video: Fightback!
- Feb 24, 1993: Prime Minister Paul Keating’s 1993 Federal Election Policy Speech
- Mar 01, 1993: GST Without the Politics – Michael Schildberger
- Mar 09, 1993: Keating Still Confident In Final Week Of Election Campaign
- Mar 11, 1993: As Election Day Nears, Paul Keating Addresses The National Press Club
- Mar 11, 1993: Hewson Talks To Hinch
- Mar 12, 1993: 1993 Federal Election: Final Day Video
- Mar 13, 1993: Andrew Peacock (Liberal-Kooyong) How-To-Vote Card
- Mar 13, 1993: Keating Wins 1993 Federal Election: ‘This Is The Sweetest Victory Of All’
- Mar 13, 1993: John Hewson’s Election Night Concession Speech
- Mar 13, 1993: 1993 Election Night Counting: Call Of The Board
- Mar 24, 1993: Second Keating Ministry – 1993
- Apr 01, 1993: Andrew Robb: The 1993 Federal Election
- May 01, 1993: 1993 Federal Election: Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
- Feb 01, 1996: 1996 Federal Election Pendulum
- Dec 02, 1998: Enrolment Statistics State-By-State 1984-98
- Dec 05, 2001: The Opposition Leader As A Factor Influencing Voting Behaviour
- Jul 17, 2014: Federal Election Results 1901-2014
- Mar 13, 2016: John Forrest (Nat-Mallee) 1993 How-To-Vote Card
- Apr 01, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
