These tables show the national and state-by-state two-party-preferred statistics for the ALP and the Coalition at each Federal election since 1984.
The two-party-preferred vote is the only valid means of comparing party performance in elections. This is because Australia’s system of compulsory preferential voting requires each voter to ultimately express a preference for one side or the other.
Australian Labor Party
Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
Australian Labor Party (%) |
|
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
AUST |
| 1984 |
52.90 |
53.10 |
47.70 |
50.90 |
51.70 |
46.60 |
62.00 |
48.60 |
51.80 |
| 1987 |
50.30 |
52.30 |
49.30 |
50.90 |
50.20 |
46.90 |
63.20 |
52.20 |
50.80 |
| 1990 |
52.13 |
47.46 |
50.19 |
47.13 |
49.50 |
47.90 |
58.54 |
55.02 |
49.90 |
| 1993 |
54.38 |
51.80 |
48.43 |
46.02 |
47.33 |
54.65 |
61.19 |
55.31 |
51.44 |
| 1996 |
47.44 |
50.30 |
39.78 |
44.00 |
42.74 |
51.58 |
55.46 |
49.63 |
46.37 |
| 1998 |
51.54 |
53.53 |
46.95 |
49.46 |
46.89 |
57.32 |
62.44 |
50.57 |
50.98 |
| 2001 |
47.86 |
52.14 |
45.30 |
48.38 |
45.92 |
57.73 |
61.08 |
52.49 |
48.97 |
| 2004 |
48.07 |
49.00 |
42.91 |
44.60 |
45.64 |
54.19 |
61.54 |
52.15 |
47.26 |
| 2007 |
53.68 |
54.27 |
50.44 |
46.74 |
52.40 |
56.21 |
63.40 |
55.41 |
52.70 |
| 2010 |
48.84 |
55.31 |
44.86 |
43.59 |
53.18 |
60.62 |
61.67 |
50.74 |
50.12 |
| 2013 |
45.65 |
50.20 |
43.02 |
41.72 |
47.64 |
51.23 |
56.91 |
49.65 |
46.51 |
| 2016 |
49.47 |
51.79 |
45.90 |
45.34 |
52.27 |
57.36 |
61.13 |
57.06 |
49.63 |
| 2019 |
48.22 |
53.14 |
41.56 |
44.45 |
50.71 |
55.96 |
61.61 |
54.20 |
48.47 |
Liberal-Nationals Coalition
Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
Liberal-Nationals Coalition (%) |
|
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
AUST |
| 1984 |
47.10 |
46.90 |
52.30 |
49.10 |
48.30 |
53.40 |
38.00 |
51.40 |
48.20 |
| 1987 |
49.70 |
47.70 |
50.70 |
49.10 |
49.80 |
53.10 |
36.80 |
47.80 |
49.20 |
| 1990 |
47.87 |
52.54 |
49.81 |
52.87 |
50.50 |
52.10 |
41.46 |
44.98 |
50.10 |
| 1993 |
45.62 |
48.20 |
51.57 |
53.98 |
52.67 |
45.35 |
38.81 |
44.69 |
48.56 |
| 1996 |
52.56 |
49.70 |
60.22 |
56.00 |
57.26 |
48.42 |
44.54 |
50.37 |
53.63 |
| 1998 |
48.46 |
46.47 |
53.05 |
50.54 |
53.11 |
42.68 |
37.56 |
49.43 |
49.02 |
| 2001 |
52.14 |
47.86 |
54.70 |
51.62 |
54.08 |
42.27 |
38.92 |
47.51 |
51.03 |
| 2004 |
51.93 |
51.00 |
57.09 |
55.40 |
54.36 |
45.81 |
38.46 |
47.85 |
52.74 |
| 2007 |
46.32 |
45.73 |
49.56 |
53.26 |
47.60 |
43.79 |
36.60 |
44.59 |
47.30 |
| 2010 |
51.16 |
44.69 |
55.14 |
56.41 |
46.82 |
39.38 |
38.33 |
49.26 |
49.88 |
| 2013 |
54.35 |
49.80 |
56.98 |
58.28 |
52.36 |
48.77 |
40.09 |
50.35 |
53.49 |
| 2016 |
50.53 |
48.21 |
54.10 |
54.66 |
47.73 |
42.64 |
38.87 |
42.94 |
50.37 |
| 2019 |
51.78 |
46.86 |
58.44 |
55.55 |
49.29 |
44.04 |
38.39 |
45.80 |
51.53 |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission publications
