Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 2—Government 65
2.6 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, Votes Recorded—3 October 1998—continued
SENATE
NSW Vic. Qld SA
First preference votes
Australian Labor Party 1 452 560 1 153 100 654 623 303 299
Liberal-National Party 1 375 563 1 076 844 — —
Liberal Party — — 570 692 383 637
National Party — — 190 662 4 445
Country Liberal Party — — — —
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 361 009 117 048 297 245 91 910
Australian Democrats 275 910 279 806 156 451 117 619
The Greens 81 612 70 872 42 264 20 895
Christian Democratic Party 58 079 13 881 28 826 9 598
Unity—Say No to Hanson 61 607 20 603 9 487 —
Senator Harradine Group — — — —
Others 89 385 111 006 53 460 15 413
Formal vote 3 755 725 2 843 160 2 003 710 946 816
Informal votes 128 596 111 686 62 859 27 424
Total votes recorded 3 884 321 2 954 846 2 066 569 974 240
WA Tas. NT ACT Aust.
First preference votes
Australian Labor Party 368 878 128 377 38 259 83 867 4 182 963
Liberal-National Party — — — — 2 452 407
Liberal Party 408 748 104 268 — 61 385 1 528 730
National Party 13 429 — — — 208 536
Country Liberal Party — — 36 063 — 36 063
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 110 294 11 655 8 657 9 621 1 007 439
Australian Democrats 68 095 12 107 5 119 32 833 947 940
The Greens 61 063 17 905 4 232 6 385 305 228
Christian Democratic Party 10 264 945 — 923 122 516
Unity—Say No to Hanson 2 271 — — — 93 968
Senator Harradine Group — 24 254 — — 24 254
Other 21 036 8 866 672 2 021 301 859
Formal votes 1 064 078 308 377 93 002 197 035 11 211 903
Informal votes 29 354 9 704 1 887 3 952 375 462
Total votes recorded 1 093 432 318 081 94 889 200 987 11 587 365
Source: Department of the Parliamentary Library.
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2.7 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998, Electors
Enrolled
State/Territory
no.
New South Wales 4 076 081
Victoria 3 081 632
Queensland 2 188 024
South Australia 1 013 989
Western Australia 1 149 619
Tasmania 330 121
Northern Territory 105 048
Australian Capital Territory 209 536
Australia 12 154 050
Source: Department of the Parliamentary Library.
2.8 STATE OF THE PARTIES, Commonwealth
Parliament—July 2000
no.
House of Representatives
Australian Labor Party 66
Liberal Party 64
National Party 16
Independent 2
Total 148
Senate
Australian Labor Party 29
Liberal Party 31
National Party 3
Country Liberal Party 1
Australian Democrats 9
Greens 1
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 1
Independent 1
Total 76
Source: Department of the Parliamentary Library.