Elections Page

The major feature of this page is a listing of full results from Australian House of Representatives elections, 1966-2001.

For those unsure of what the party names in Australia mean (in particular, the meaning of 'liberal' in Australian politics differs radically from its meaning in the United States), click here.

An explanation of the preferential system (also known as Alternative Vote) used in Australian elections may be found here.

I have constructed electoral 'pendulums', updated for 1995-98 results, for the following Parliaments:

Other links

Australian Electoral Commission
Full results of the federal elections since 1996, summary results from 1993, and numerous other links.
Victorian Electoral Commission
Results of the Victorian state election on March 30, 1996.
Western Australian Electoral Commission

Information on the WA state election on December 14, 1996.
South Australia State Electoral Office - Election 1997
Electoral Commission of Queensland
Includes 1998 election information and 1995 results.
New South Wales State Electoral Office
Includes detailed results (by polling booth) for NSW by-elections in 1996, but no general election results yet.
British elections page.
Compiled by David Boothroyd.
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