Types of Votes Cast (1996)

The table below shows the number of ordinary, absent, provisional, pre-poll and postal votes; adjustments; and the total votes for each State and Territory.

The percentage column expresses the type of vote as a percentage of the total votes. For example, the number of ordinary votes cast in Tasmania for the Senate was 267 801 which is 83.94% of the total 319 053 votes cast for Tasmanian Senators.

Votes are counted for Senate elections in several stages. In some cases, a fresh count will show that an earlier count was in error. As it is not possible at that stage to identify where the error was made, the adjustment column accounts for the discrepancy between the earlier count and the final total votes.

Senate - types of votes cast by State/Territory:
  Ordinary Votes Absent Votes Provisional Votes Pre-poll Votes Postal Votes Total Votes
  Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
NSW 3319040 86.76 216030 5.65 34567 0.90 150758 3.94 105342 2.75 3825671
VIC 2503061 87.24 148550 5.18 24877 0.87 96204 3.35 96458 3.36 2869274
QLD 1687564 84.83 130973 6.58 13627 0.68 76944 3.87 80321 4.04 1989441
WA 881036 84.66 80661 7.75 13075 1.26 39570 3.80 26218 2.52 1040668
SA 841944 87.22 54549 5.65 12235 1.27 27019 2.80 29582 3.06 965328
TAS 267801 83.94 21514 6.74 3499 1.10 12662 3.97 13577 4.26 319053
ACT 158907 80.70 5262 2.67 1977 1.00 25308 12.85 5463 2.77 196917
NT 77874 88.37 0 0.00 1234 1.40 6376 7.24 2643 3.00 88127
TOTAL 9737227 86.21 657539 5.82 105091 0.93 434841 3.85 359604 3.18 11294479
House of Representatives - types of votes cast by State/Territory:
  Ordinary Votes Absent Votes Provisional Votes Pre-poll Votes Postal Votes Total Votes
  Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
NSW 3317034 87.01 211290 5.54 30297 0.79 149246 3.91 104499 2.74 3812366
VIC 2502794 87.60 143464 5.02 20352 0.71 94925 3.32 95401 3.34 2856936
QLD 1686655 85.24 126677 6.40 9831 0.50 75798 3.83 79814 4.03 1978775
WA 880563 85.20 77469 7.50 10763 1.04 38965 3.77 25812 2.50 1033572
SA 841197 87.63 52628 5.48 10400 1.08 26581 2.77 29085 3.03 959891
TAS 267629 84.15 21277 6.69 3199 1.01 12560 3.95 13378 4.21 318043
ACT 158923 80.92 5184 2.64 1761 0.90 25139 12.80 5399 2.75 196406
NT 77791 88.37 0 0.00 1231 1.40 6369 7.24 2637 3.00 88028
TOTAL 9732586 86.56 637989 5.67 87834 0.78 429583 3.82 356025 3.17 11244017