Liberal Party of Australia
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The Liberal Party of Australia (LP) is the prominent centre-right to right-wing political party in Australia. It is considered one of the two major parties in Australian politics, the other being the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Liberal Party was founded in 1944 as the successor to the United Australia Party. Historically the most electorally successful party in Australia, the Liberal Party is now in opposition at a federal level, although it presently holds government in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania at a state (sub-national) level. The Liberal Party is the largest partner in a centre-right grouping known in Australian politics as the Coalition, accompanied by the regional-based National Party, which is typically focussed on issues pertinent to regional Australia. The Liberal Party last governed Australia, in coalition with the Nationals, between 2013 and 2022, forming the Abbott (2013–2015), Turnbull (2015–2018) and Morrison (2018–2022) governments. The Coalition has been suspended on occasion throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, though as of 2025 the two parties form a shadow ministry under the leadership of Sussan Ley. As leader of the Liberal Party, Ley is also the Leader of the Opposition. A member of the party's Moderate faction, she was elected leader in May 2025 and is the first woman to hold the position. Two past leaders of the party, Sir Robert Menzies and John Howard, are Australia's two longest-serving Prime Ministers. The Liberal Party has a federal structure, with autonomous divisions in all six states and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Country Liberal Party (CLP) of the Northern Territory is an affiliate. Both the CLP and the Liberal National Party (LNP), the Queensland state division, were formed through mergers of the local Liberal and National parties. At state and territory level, the Liberal Party is in office in two states and one territory. The party is in opposition in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, and in the ACT. The party's ideology has been referred to as liberal, conservative, liberal-conservative, conservative-liberal, and classical liberal. The Liberal Party tends to promote economic liberalism and social conservatism. The Moderate faction has been referred to as centrist, while the National Right faction has also been referred to as right-wing.
Infobox
Abbreviation
LPLIB
Leader
Sussan Ley
Deputy Leader
Ted O'Brien
Senate Leader
Michaelia Cash
Deputy Senate Leader
Anne Ruston
President
John Olsen
Founder
Robert Menzies[a]
Founded
13 October 1944;81 years ago (13 October 1944)[b]
Preceded by
United Australia
Headquarters
R. G. Menzies House, Barton, Australian Capital Territory
Think tank
Menzies Research Centre
Student wing
Liberal Students' Federation
Youth wing
Young Liberals
Women's wing
Federal Women's Committee
Overseas wing
Australian Liberals Abroad
Membership (2020)
70,000–80,000
Ideology
mw- Conservatism (Australian)Liberalism (Australian)Liberal conservatism
Political position
Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation
Liberal–National Coalition
Regional affiliation
Asia Pacific Democracy Union
European affiliation
European Conservatives and Reformists Party (regional partner, until 2022)
International affiliation
International Democracy Union
Factions
ModeratesCentre RightNational Right
Colours
mw- Blue
Governing body
Federal Council
Party branches
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House of Representatives
28 / 150[e]
Senate
23 / 76[f]
State and territorial governments
3 / 8
State and territorial lower house members
165 / 465
State upper house members
41 / 156
Tables
· Organisation
Party office
Party office
Position
Party office
President
President
Position
President
Leader
John Olsen
House or Senate
—
Treasurer
Treasurer
Position
Treasurer
Leader
Charlie Taylor
House or Senate
—
Director
Director
Position
Director
Leader
Andrew Hirst
House or Senate
—
Parliament
Parliament
Position
Parliament
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
Position
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
Leader
Jonathon Duniam
House or Senate
Senate
Electorate
Tasmania
Faction
National Right
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Position
Senate Leader
Leader
Michaelia Cash
House or Senate
Senate
Electorate
Western Australia
Faction
National Right
Deputy Senate Leader
Deputy Senate Leader
Position
Deputy Senate Leader
Leader
Anne Ruston
House or Senate
Senate
Electorate
South Australia
Faction
Moderate
| Position | Leader | House or Senate | Electorate | Faction |
| Party office | ||||
| President | John Olsen | — | ||
| Treasurer | Charlie Taylor | — | ||
| Director | Andrew Hirst | — | ||
| Parliament | ||||
| Leader | Sussan Ley | House of Representatives | Farrer, NSW | Moderate |
| Deputy Leader | Ted O'Brien | House of Representatives | Fairfax, Qld | Moderate |
| Manager of Opposition Business in the House | Alex Hawke | House of Representatives | Mitchell, NSW | Centre Right |
| Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate | Jonathon Duniam | Senate | Tasmania | National Right |
| Senate Leader | Michaelia Cash | Senate | Western Australia | National Right |
| Deputy Senate Leader | Anne Ruston | Senate | South Australia | Moderate |
· Organisation › State and territory divisions
Lower House
Lower House
Division
Lower House
Leader
Upper House
Last election
MPs
Last election
Senators
Year
Year
Division
Year
Division
Votes (%)
Leader
Seats
Last election
TPP (%)
Last election
Votes (%)
Last election
Seats
| Division | Leader | Last election | Status | Federal representatives | |||||||||
| Lower House | Upper House | MPs | Senators | ||||||||||
| Year | Votes (%) | Seats | TPP (%) | Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||||
| Queensland | David Crisafulli | 2024 | 41.5 | 52 / 93 | 53.8 | — | Majority government | 21 / 30 | 5 / 12 | ||||
| Northern Territory | Lia Finocchiaro | 2024 | 49.0 | 17 / 25 | 57.1 | — | Majority government | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | ||||
| New South Wales | Kellie Sloane | 2023 | 26.78 | 25 / 93 | 45.73 | 29.78 | 10 / 42 | Liberal–National Coalition opposition | 9 / 47 | 4 / 12 | |||
| South Australia | Vincent Tarzia | 2022 | 35.67 | 16 / 47 | 45.41 | 34.38 | 8 / 22 | Opposition | 3 / 10 | 6 / 12 | |||
| Tasmania | Jeremy Rockliff | 2024 | 36.67 | 14 / 35 | — | — | 4 / 15 | Minority government | 0 / 5 | 4 / 12 | |||
| Canberra | Mark Parton | 2024 | 33.5 | 9 / 25 | — | — | Opposition | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | ||||
| Victoria | Jess Wilson | 2022 | 29.76 | 19 / 88 | 45.00 | 29.44 | 14 / 40 | Liberal–National Coalition opposition | 6 / 39 | 3 / 12 | |||
| Western Australia | Basil Zempilas | 2025 | 28.0 | 7 / 59 | 42.9 | 27.27 | 10 / 36 | Liberal–National opposition alliance | 5 / 15 | 5 / 12 | |||
· Election results › House of Representatives
1946
1946
Election
1946
Leader
Robert Menzies
Votes
1,431,682
%
32.95
Seats
15 / 74
+/–
15
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1949
1949
Election
1949
Leader
1,813,794
Votes
39.39
%
55 / 121
Seats
40
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1951
1951
Election
1951
Leader
1,854,799
Votes
40.62
%
52 / 121
Seats
3
+/–
2nd
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1954
1954
Election
1954
Leader
1,745,808
Votes
38.31
%
47 / 121
Seats
5
+/–
2nd
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1955
1955
Election
1955
Leader
1,746,485
Votes
39.73
%
57 / 122
Seats
10
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1958
1958
Election
1958
Leader
1,859,180
Votes
37.23
%
58 / 122
Seats
1
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1961
1961
Election
1961
Leader
1,761,738
Votes
33.58
%
45 / 122
Seats
13
+/–
2nd
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1963
1963
Election
1963
Leader
2,030,823
Votes
37.09
%
52 / 122
Seats
7
+/–
2nd
Position
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1966
1966
Election
1966
Leader
Harold Holt
Votes
2,291,964
%
40.14
Seats
61 / 124
+/–
9
Position
1st
Status
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1969
1969
Election
1969
Leader
John Gorton
Votes
2,125,987
%
34.77
Seats
46 / 125
+/–
15
Position
2nd
Status
Coalitionwith the Country Party
1972
1972
Election
1972
Leader
William McMahon
Votes
2,115,085
%
32.04
Seats
38 / 125
+/–
8
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1974
1974
Election
1974
Leader
Billy Snedden
Votes
2,582,968
%
34.95
Seats
40 / 127
+/–
2
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1975
1975
Election
1975
Leader
Malcolm Fraser
Votes
3,232,159
%
41.80
Seats
68 / 127
+/–
28
Position
1st
Status
Majority Coalitionwith the National Country
1977
1977
Election
1977
Leader
3,017,896
Votes
38.09
%
67 / 124
Seats
1
+/–
1st
Position
Majority Coalitionwith the National Country
1980
1980
Election
1980
Leader
3,108,512
Votes
37.43
%
54 / 125
Seats
13
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the National Country
1983
1983
Election
1983
Leader
2,983,986
Votes
34.36
%
33 / 125
Seats
21
+/–
2nd
Position
Opposition
1984
1984
Election
1984
Leader
Andrew Peacock
Votes
2,951,556
%
34.06
Seats
45 / 148
+/–
12
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1987
1987
Election
1987
Leader
John Howard
Votes
3,175,262
%
34.41
Seats
43 / 148
+/–
2
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1990
1990
Election
1990
Leader
Andrew Peacock
Votes
3,468,570
%
35.04
Seats
55 / 148
+/–
12
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1993
1993
Election
1993
Leader
John Hewson
Votes
3,923,786
%
37.10
Seats
49 / 147
+/–
6
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1996
1996
Election
1996
Leader
John Howard
Votes
4,210,689
%
38.69
Seats
75 / 148
+/–
26
Position
1st
Status
Majority Coalitionwith the Nationals
1998
1998
Election
1998
Leader
3,764,707
Votes
33.89
%
64 / 148
Seats
11
+/–
2nd
Position
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2001
2001
Election
2001
Leader
4,244,072
Votes
37.40
%
68 / 150
Seats
4
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2004
2004
Election
2004
Leader
4,741,458
Votes
40.47
%
74 / 150
Seats
5
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2007
2007
Election
2007
Leader
4,546,600
Votes
36.60
%
55 / 150
Seats
20
+/–
2nd
Position
Opposition
2010
2010
Election
2010
Leader
Tony Abbott
Votes
3,777,383
%
30.46
Seats
60 / 150
+/–
5
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
2013
2013
Election
2013
Leader
4,134,865
Votes
32.02
%
74 / 150
Seats
14
+/–
1st
Position
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2016
2016
Election
2016
Leader
Malcolm Turnbull
Votes
3,882,905
%
28.67
Seats
60 / 150
+/–
14
Position
2nd
Status
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2019
2019
Election
2019
Leader
Scott Morrison
Votes
3,989,435
%
27.97
Seats
61 / 151
+/–
1
Position
2nd
Status
Coalitionwith the Nationals
2022
2022
Election
2022
Leader
3,502,713
Votes
23.89
%
42 / 151
Seats
19
+/–
2nd
Position
Opposition
2025
2025
Election
2025
Leader
Peter Dutton
Votes
3,205,216
%
20.69
Seats
28 / 150
+/–
14
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
| 1946 | Robert Menzies | 1,431,682 | 32.95 | 15 / 74 | 15 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1949 | 1,813,794 | 39.39 | 55 / 121 | 40 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1951 | 1,854,799 | 40.62 | 52 / 121 | 3 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1954 | 1,745,808 | 38.31 | 47 / 121 | 5 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1955 | 1,746,485 | 39.73 | 57 / 122 | 10 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1958 | 1,859,180 | 37.23 | 58 / 122 | 1 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1961 | 1,761,738 | 33.58 | 45 / 122 | 13 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1963 | 2,030,823 | 37.09 | 52 / 122 | 7 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Country Party | |
| 1966 | Harold Holt | 2,291,964 | 40.14 | 61 / 124 | 9 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Country Party |
| 1969 | John Gorton | 2,125,987 | 34.77 | 46 / 125 | 15 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Country Party |
| 1972 | William McMahon | 2,115,085 | 32.04 | 38 / 125 | 8 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1974 | Billy Snedden | 2,582,968 | 34.95 | 40 / 127 | 2 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1975 | Malcolm Fraser | 3,232,159 | 41.80 | 68 / 127 | 28 | 1st | Majority Coalitionwith the National Country |
| 1977 | 3,017,896 | 38.09 | 67 / 124 | 1 | 1st | Majority Coalitionwith the National Country | |
| 1980 | 3,108,512 | 37.43 | 54 / 125 | 13 | 1st | Coalitionwith the National Country | |
| 1983 | 2,983,986 | 34.36 | 33 / 125 | 21 | 2nd | Opposition | |
| 1984 | Andrew Peacock | 2,951,556 | 34.06 | 45 / 148 | 12 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1987 | John Howard | 3,175,262 | 34.41 | 43 / 148 | 2 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1990 | Andrew Peacock | 3,468,570 | 35.04 | 55 / 148 | 12 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1993 | John Hewson | 3,923,786 | 37.10 | 49 / 147 | 6 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1996 | John Howard | 4,210,689 | 38.69 | 75 / 148 | 26 | 1st | Majority Coalitionwith the Nationals |
| 1998 | 3,764,707 | 33.89 | 64 / 148 | 11 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Nationals | |
| 2001 | 4,244,072 | 37.40 | 68 / 150 | 4 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Nationals | |
| 2004 | 4,741,458 | 40.47 | 74 / 150 | 5 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Nationals | |
| 2007 | 4,546,600 | 36.60 | 55 / 150 | 20 | 2nd | Opposition | |
| 2010 | Tony Abbott | 3,777,383 | 30.46 | 60 / 150 | 5 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2013 | 4,134,865 | 32.02 | 74 / 150 | 14 | 1st | Coalitionwith the Nationals | |
| 2016 | Malcolm Turnbull | 3,882,905 | 28.67 | 60 / 150 | 14 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Nationals |
| 2019 | Scott Morrison | 3,989,435 | 27.97 | 61 / 151 | 1 | 2nd | Coalitionwith the Nationals |
| 2022 | 3,502,713 | 23.89 | 42 / 151 | 19 | 2nd | Opposition | |
| 2025 | Peter Dutton | 3,205,216 | 20.69 | 28 / 150 | 14 | 2nd | Opposition |
· Election results › Results Timeline
UAP
UAP
Party
UAP
Year
1944
AU
For continuation before 1945, see the UAP's timeline
Liberals
Liberals
Party
Liberals
Year
1945
AU
N/A
ACT
N/A
NSW
N/A
NT
N/A
Qld
N/A
SA
N/A
Tas
N/A
Vic
20.5
WA
N/A
1946
1946
Party
1946
Year
32.3
AU
34.2
1947
1947
Party
1947
Year
29.6
AU
25.7
Col 4
40.4
ACT
37.2
NSW
35.2
1948
1948
Party
1948
AU
37.8
1949
1949
Party
1949
Year
39.4
1950
1950
Party
1950
AU
37.5
Col 4
29.9
ACT
40.5
NSW
47.6
NT
40.7
Qld
40.1
1951
1951
Party
1951
Year
40.6
1952
1952
Party
1952
AU
24.9
1953
1953
Party
1953
Year
27.9
AU
21.3
Col 4
36.5
ACT
38.0
1954
1954
Party
1954
Year
38.3
1955
1955
Party
1955
Year
39.7
AU
45.3
Col 4
37.8
1956
1956
Party
1956
AU
35.1
Col 4
25.1
ACT
36.7
NSW
43.6
Qld
33.1
1957
1957
Party
1957
Year
23.2
1958
1958
Party
1958
Year
37.2
Col 4
37.2
1959
1959
Party
1959
AU
35.4
Col 4
37.0
ACT
41.1
NT
37.5
1960
1960
Party
1960
Year
24.0
1961
1961
Party
1961
Year
33.6
Col 4
36.4
1962
1962
Party
1962
AU
34.9
Col 4
34.5
NSW
41.2
1963
1963
Party
1963
Year
37.1
AU
23.8
1964
1964
Party
1964
Col 4
38.5
ACT
39.6
1965
1965
Party
1965
Year
39.6
AU
35.9
ACT
48.0
1966
1966
Party
1966
Year
40.1
Col 4
25.5
1967
1967
Party
1967
Col 4
37.5
1968
1968
Party
1968
Year
38.5
AU
43.8
ACT
44.0
1969
1969
Party
1969
Year
34.8
Col 4
23.7
NSW
44.0
1970
1970
Party
1970
Col 4
43.8
NSW
36.7
1971
1971
Party
1971
Year
35.7
Col 4
29.7
1972
1972
Party
1972
Year
32.0
Col 4
22.2
ACT
38.4
1973
1973
Party
1973
Year
33.8
Col 4
39.8
ACT
42.3
1974
1974
Party
1974
Year
34.9
Col 4
49.0
ACT
31.1
NT
40.3
1975
1975
Party
1975
Year
41.8
ACT
31.5
1976
1976
Party
1976
AU
36.3
Col 4
44.5
ACT
45.9
1977
1977
Party
1977
Year
38.1
AU
40.1
Col 4
25.2
ACT
41.2
NT
49.4
1978
1978
Party
1978
AU
27.0
1979
1979
Party
1979
Year
47.9
AU
41.3
Col 4
41.4
1980
1980
Party
1980
Year
37.4
AU
50.0
Col 4
26.9
NT
43.7
1981
1981
Party
1981
AU
27.6
1982
1982
Party
1982
Year
42.7
AU
48.5
Col 4
38.3
1983
1983
Party
1983
Year
34.4
AU
58.2
Col 4
14.9
NSW
39.9
1984
1984
Party
1984
Year
34.1
AU
32.2
1985
1985
Party
1985
Year
42.2
AU
41.9
1986
1986
Party
1986
Year
16.5
AU
54.2
Col 4
41.3
1987
1987
Party
1987
Year
34.4
AU
39.4
1988
1988
Party
1988
Year
35.8
Col 4
40.5
1989
1989
Party
1989
Year
14.9
Col 4
21.1
ACT
44.2
NSW
46.9
NT
42.8
1990
1990
Party
1990
Year
35.0
AU
48.8
1991
1991
Party
1991
Year
34.2
1992
1992
Party
1992
Year
29.0
Col 4
20.4
ACT
54.1
NSW
44.2
1993
1993
Party
1993
Year
37.1
AU
52.8
NSW
44.1
1994
1994
Party
1994
Year
51.9
1995
1995
Party
1995
Year
40.5
AU
32.8
ACT
22.7
1996
1996
Party
1996
Year
38.7
Col 4
41.2
ACT
44.0
NSW
39.9
1997
1997
Party
1997
AU
54.7
Col 4
40.4
1998
1998
Party
1998
Year
33.9
AU
37.8
ACT
16.1
NT
38.1
1999
1999
Party
1999
Col 4
24.8
ACT
42.2
2000
2000
Party
2000
2001
2001
Party
2001
Year
37.4
AU
31.6
Col 4
45.4
ACT
14.3
NSW
31.2
2002
2002
Party
2002
AU
39.9
Col 4
27.4
ACT
33.9
2003
2003
Party
2003
Year
24.7
2004
2004
Party
2004
Year
40.5
AU
34.8
Col 4
18.5
2005
2005
Party
2005
AU
25.7
Col 4
35.6
2006
2006
Party
2006
Year
20.1
AU
34.0
Col 4
31.8
ACT
34.4
2007
2007
Party
2007
Year
36.6
AU
27.0
2008
2008
Party
2008
Year
31.6
AU
45.4
Col 4
38.4
2009
2009
Party
2009
Year
41.6
2010
2010
Party
2010
Year
30.5
AU
41.7
Col 4
39.0
ACT
38.0
2011
2011
Party
2011
Year
38.6
2012
2012
Party
2012
Year
38.9
Col 4
50.6
ACT
49.6
2013
2013
Party
2013
Year
32.0
ACT
38.4
2014
2014
Party
2014
AU
44.8
Col 4
51.2
ACT
36.5
2015
2015
Party
2015
Year
35.1
AU
41.3
2016
2016
Party
2016
Year
28.7
AU
36.7
ACT
31.8
2017
2017
Party
2017
AU
33.7
Col 4
31.2
2018
2018
Party
2018
Year
38.0
AU
50.3
Col 4
30.4
2019
2019
Party
2019
Year
28.0
AU
32.0
2020
2020
Party
2020
AU
33.8
ACT
31.3
NSW
35.9
2021
2021
Party
2021
Year
48.7
AU
21.3
2022
2022
Party
2022
Year
23.9
AU
35.7
ACT
29.7
2023
2023
Party
2023
Year
26.8
2024
2024
Party
2024
Year
33.5
AU
49.2
Col 4
41.6
ACT
36.7
2025
2025
Party
2025
Year
20.7
ACT
39.9
NSW
28.0
Party
Party
Party
Party
Year
Year
AU
AU
ACT
ACT
NSW
NSW
NT
NT
Qld
Qld
SA
SA
Tas
Tas
Vic
Vic
WA
WA
Bold indicates best result to date. Present in legislature (in opposition) Junior coalition partner Senior coalition partner
Bold indicates best result to date. Present in legislature (in opposition) Junior coalition partner Senior coalition partner
Party
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| Party | Year | AU | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||||
| UAP | 1944 | For continuation before 1945, see the UAP's timeline | ||||||||||||
| Liberals | 1945 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20.5 | N/A | ||||
| 1946 | 32.3 | 34.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | 29.6 | 25.7 | 40.4 | 37.2 | 35.2 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 37.8 | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | 39.4 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | 37.5 | 29.9 | 40.5 | 47.6 | 40.7 | 40.1 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 40.6 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | 24.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | 27.9 | 21.3 | 36.5 | 38.0 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | 38.3 | |||||||||||||
| 1955 | 39.7 | 45.3 | 37.8 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | 35.1 | 25.1 | 36.7 | 43.6 | 33.1 | |||||||||
| 1957 | 23.2 | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | 37.2 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1959 | 35.4 | 37.0 | 41.1 | 37.5 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 24.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | 33.6 | 36.4 | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | 34.9 | 34.5 | 41.2 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 37.1 | 23.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1964 | 38.5 | 39.6 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 48.0 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 40.1 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | 37.5 | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | 38.5 | 43.8 | 44.0 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 34.8 | 23.7 | 44.0 | |||||||||||
| 1970 | 43.8 | 36.7 | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | 35.7 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | 32.0 | 22.2 | 38.4 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | 33.8 | 39.8 | 42.3 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 34.9 | 49.0 | 31.1 | 40.3 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 41.8 | 31.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | 36.3 | 44.5 | 45.9 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | 38.1 | 40.1 | 25.2 | 41.2 | 49.4 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | 47.9 | 41.3 | 41.4 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 37.4 | 50.0 | 26.9 | 43.7 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 27.6 | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | 42.7 | 48.5 | 38.3 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 34.4 | 58.2 | 14.9 | 39.9 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 34.1 | 32.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | 42.2 | 41.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 16.5 | 54.2 | 41.3 | |||||||||||
| 1987 | 34.4 | 39.4 | ||||||||||||
| 1988 | 35.8 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | 14.9 | 21.1 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 42.8 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 35.0 | 48.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | 34.2 | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | 29.0 | 20.4 | 54.1 | 44.2 | ||||||||||
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- The Northern Territory has a unicameral parliament.
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- Tasmania elects Legislative Councillors on a periodic basis, with elections held almost every year.
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