This table shows the primary votes received by political parties in the federal elections of 1993, 1996 and 1998.
| Primary Vote Statistics 1993-1998 House of Representatives – Summary |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1996 | 1998 | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| ALP | 4,751,390 |
44.92
|
4,217,765 |
38.75
|
4,454,306 |
40.10
|
| Liberal | 3,888,579 |
36.77
|
4,210,689* |
38.69
|
3,764,707 |
33.89
|
| National | 758,036 |
7.17
|
893,170 |
8.21
|
588,088 |
5.29
|
| Country Liberal | 35,207 |
0.33
|
38,302 |
0.35
|
36,014 |
0.32
|
| Democrats | 397,060 |
3.75
|
735,848 |
6.76
|
569,935 |
5.13
|
| One Nation | – |
–
|
– |
–
|
936,621 |
8.43
|
| Others | 746,507 |
7.06
|
788,078 |
7.24
|
759,392 |
6.83
|
| FORMAL | 10,576,779 |
97.03
|
10,883,852 |
96.80
|
11,109,063 |
96.22
|
| INFORMAL | 324,082 |
2.97
|
360,165 |
3.20
|
436,138 |
3.78
|
| TOTAL | 10,900,861 |
95.75
|
11,244,017 |
95.77
|
11,545,201 |
94.99
|
* Includes 33,960 votes obtained by candidate Pauline Hanson disendorsed by the Liberal Party prior to polling day.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission publications
