The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1996 federal election held on 2 March 1996.[1]
Australia [ edit ] House of Reps (IRV ) – 1996–1998 – Turnout 94.99% (CV ) — Informal 3.78% Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 4,210,689 38.69 +1.92 75 26 National 893,170 8.21 +1.04 18 2 Country Liberal 38,302 0.35 +0.02 1 1 Liberal/National Coalition 5,142,161 47.25 +2.98 94 29 Labor 4,217,765 38.75 −6.17 49 31 Democrats 735,848 6.76 +3.01 Greens [a] 317,654 2.92 +1.09 Independents 262,420 2.41 −0.73 5 3 Against Further Immigration 73,023 0.67 +0.64 Call to Australia 43,183 0.40 −0.08 Natural Law 41,573 0.38 −0.36 No Aircraft Noise 18,626 0.17 +0.17 Indigenous Peoples 12,507 0.11 +0.08 Reclaim Australia 6,457 0.06 +0.06 Women's Party 6,173 0.06 +0.06 One Australia 3,159 0.03 +0.03 Grey Power 2,815 0.03 +0.01 Pensioner & CIR Alliance 332 0.00 +0.00 Republican 156 0.00 +0.00 Total 10,883,852 148 1 Two-party-preferred vote Liberal–National coalition Win 53.63 +5.07 94 29 Labor 46.37 −5.07 49 31
New South Wales [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
Turnout 96.4% (CV ) — Informal 3.6% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 1,229,423 33.46 +1.69 19 11 National 443,542 12.07 +2.32 10 2 Liberal/National Coalition 1,672,965 45.53 +4.01 29 13 Labor 1,453,542 39.56 -8.76 20 13 Democrats 240,255 6.54 +3.73 Greens 92,549 2.52 +1.44 Independents 88,509 2.41 1 Against Further Immigration 52,128 1.42 +1.37 Christian Democrats 34,108 0.93 +0.31 No Aircraft Noise 18,626 0.51 Natural Law 11,252 0.31 –0.35 Reclaim Australia 5,487 0.15 Women's Party 1,708 0.05 Total 3,674,209 50 Two-party-preferred vote Liberal/National Coalition 1,922,165 52.56 6.95 29 13 Labor 1,734,777 47.44 -6.95 20 13 Invalid/blank votes 138,157 3.62 Turnout 3,812,366 96.37 Registered voters 3,955,782 Source: Federal Elections 1996
Victoria [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Victoria)
Turnout 96.1% (CV ) — Informal 2.9% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 1,106,556 39.90 −0.31 19 2 National 128,091 4.62 −0.39 2 1 Liberal/National Coalition 1,234,647 44.52 −0.70 21 1 Labor 1,190,404 42.92 −3.53 16 1 Democrats 203,902 7.35 3.66 Greens 52,812 1.90 1.78 Independent 45,243 1.63 −1.13 1 Natural Law 20,988 0.76 −0.39 Against Further Immigration 16,914 0.61 0.54 Call to Australia 8,081 0.29 −0.19 Pensioner and CIR 332 0.00 0.01 Total 2,773,323 37 1 Two-party-preferred vote Labor 1,388,142 50.30 -1.50 16 1 Liberal/National Coalition 1,371,480 49.70 1.50 21 1 Invalid/blank votes 83,615 2.93 Turnout 2,856,936 96.11 Registered voters 2,972,635 Source: Federal Elections 1996
Queensland [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Queensland)
Turnout 96.6% (CV ) — Informal 2.5% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 764,140 38.78 7.52 17 10 National 306,986 15.58 0.85 6 1 Liberal/National Coalition 1,071,126 54.36 8.37 23 11 Labor 664,371 33.72 -6.77 2 11 Democrats 131,944 6.70 2.64 Independents [b] 25,629 1.30 -1.57 1 1 Greens 49,462 2.51 -0.69 Indigenous Peoples 12,507 0.63 -2.19 Women's Party 4,465 0.23 0.01 Confederate Action 4,279 0.22 0.03 One Australia 3,159 0.16 Natural Law 1,532 0.08 Against Further Immigration 1,258 0.06 Call to Australia 494 0.03 Republican 156 0.01 Total 1,970,382 26 1 Two-party-preferred vote Liberal/National Coalition 1,158,122 60.22 +8.65 23 11 Labor 765,019 39.78 -8.65 2 11 Invalid/blank votes 50,605 2.50 -0.12 Turnout 2,020,987 96.63 Registered voters 2,091,384 Source: Federal Elections 1996
Western Australia [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
Turnout 96.6% (CV ) — Informal 2.5% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 440,647 44.02 -4.99 8 National 13,333 1.33 1.09 Liberal/National Coalition 453,980 45.35 -3.90 8 Labor 347,583 34.73 -4.62 3 3 Independent 87,328 8.72 7.46 3 3 Democrats 55,862 5.58 2.30 Greens 53,101 5.31 -0.46 Natural Law 2,159 0.22 -0.31 Against Further Immigration 943 0.09 Total 1,000,956 14 Two-party-preferred vote Liberal/National Coalition 557,055 56.00 2.02 8 Labor 437,694 44.00 -2.02 3 3 Invalid/blank votes 32,616 3.16 0.66 Turnout 1,033,572 94.95 Registered voters 1,088,487 Source: Federal Elections 1996
South Australia [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (South Australia)
Turnout 95.9% (CV ) — Informal 4.1% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 460,246 49.99 +4.33 10 2 Labor 320,678 34.83 -4.01 2 2 Democrats 93,899 10.20 +2.41 Greens 27,146 2.95 +2.79 Independent 9,660 1.05 -3.64 Natural Law 4,495 0.49 -0.98 Grey Power 2,815 0.31 +0.12 Against Further Immigration 1,780 0.19 Total 959,891 12 Two-party-preferred vote Liberal/National Coalition 524,445 57.26 4.59 10 2 Labor 391,516 42.74 -4.59 2 2 Invalid/blank votes 39,162 4.08 0.02 Turnout 959,881 95.89 Registered voters 1,001,006 Source: Federal Elections 1996
Tasmania [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
Turnout 96.6% (CV ) — Informal 2.3% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal 138,087 44.46 +2.42 2 1 National 1,218 0.39 +0.39 Liberal/National Coalition 139,305 44.85 +2.81 2 1 Labor 137,607 44.31 −2.45 3 1 Greens 19,689 6.34 −1.58 Democrats 12,696 4.09 +1.60 Independent 1,274 0.41 −0.09 Total 310,571 5 Two-party-preferred vote Labor 159,853 51.58 −3.07 3 1 Liberal/National Coalition 150,057 48.42 +3.07 2 1 Invalid/blank votes 7,472 2.35 −0.38 Turnout 318,043 96.58 Registered voters 329,304 Source: Federal Elections 1996
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Territories [ edit ] Australian Capital Territory [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Australian Capital Territory) First party Second party Leader Paul Keating John Howard Party Labor Coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 3 seats 0 seats Seat change 1 Popular vote 91,447 78,109 Percentage 47.91% 40.92% Swing 5.43 6.73 TPP 55.5% 45.5% TPP swing 5.7 5.7
Turnout 96.7% (CV ) — Informal 2.8% [2] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Labor 91,447 47.91 –5.43 3 1 Liberal 78,109 40.92 +6.73 Greens 16,596 8.70 +6.97 Natural Law 778 0.41 –0.39 Independents 3,933 2.06 –1.21 Total 190,863 3 1 Two-party-preferred vote Labor 105,323 55.5 –5.7 3 1 Liberal 84,592 45.5 +5.7 0 Invalid/blank votes 5,543 2.82 –0.53 Turnout 196,406 96.67 Registered voters 203,170 Source: Federal Elections 1996
Northern Territory [ edit ] 1996 Australian federal election (Northern Territory)
See also [ edit ]
^ The Australian Greens were founded in 1992, but not all local organisations immediately affiliated. The Greens total includes Australian Greens, Greens Western Australia , Victorian Greens , Tasmanian Greens , Central Coast Green Party, and Richmond/Clarence Greens. ^ Pauline Hanson has been counted as being elected an independent. She had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper. References [ edit ]