House of Representatives - Two Party Preferred Statistics by Division (1998)
* A two party preferred figure could not be calculated for the Division of Newcastle (NSW) as no Liberal or National Party candidate was endorsed for the supplementary election. Therefore Newcastle does not appear in this table.
National Summary
| State |
ALP |
Coalition
(LP/NP/CLP) |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| New South Wales |
1879281 |
51.54 |
1766640 |
48.46 |
3645921 |
4.11 |
| Victoria |
1521560 |
53.53 |
1321121 |
46.47 |
2842681 |
3.22 |
| Queensland |
935867 |
46.95 |
1057508 |
53.05 |
1993375 |
7.17 |
| Western Australia |
515733 |
49.46 |
527042 |
50.54 |
1042775 |
5.46 |
| South Australia |
434189 |
46.89 |
491802 |
53.11 |
925991 |
4.15 |
| Tasmania |
176241 |
57.32 |
131236 |
42.68 |
307477 |
5.74 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
121552 |
62.44 |
73131 |
37.56 |
194683 |
6.98 |
| Northern Territory |
45986 |
50.57 |
44951 |
49.43 |
90937 |
0.94 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Australia |
5630409 |
50.98 |
5413431 |
49.02 |
11043840 |
4.61 |
New South Wales
| Division |
ALP |
LP/NP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Banks |
41818 |
57.11 |
31410 |
42.89 |
73228 |
5.70 |
| Barton |
45029 |
59.76 |
30316 |
40.24 |
75345 |
5.42 |
| Bennelong |
33013 |
43.97 |
42075 |
56.03 |
75088 |
4.10 |
| Berowra |
28983 |
36.48 |
50457 |
63.52 |
79440 |
4.88 |
| Blaxland |
51738 |
72.06 |
20058 |
27.94 |
71796 |
9.08 |
| Bradfield |
19867 |
26.80 |
54276 |
73.20 |
74143 |
2.56 |
| Calare |
34068 |
46.79 |
38744 |
53.21 |
72812 |
-0.31 |
| Charlton |
50570 |
62.97 |
29735 |
37.03 |
80305 |
3.65 |
| Chifley |
52037 |
70.89 |
21365 |
29.11 |
73402 |
6.36 |
| Cook |
30310 |
41.06 |
43510 |
58.94 |
73820 |
3.34 |
| Cowper |
32002 |
43.64 |
41335 |
56.36 |
73337 |
5.20 |
| Cunningham |
48423 |
68.20 |
22581 |
31.80 |
71004 |
5.29 |
| Dobell |
40980 |
53.35 |
35840 |
46.65 |
76820 |
3.27 |
| Eden-Monaro |
36460 |
49.82 |
36722 |
50.18 |
73182 |
4.58 |
| Farrer |
24493 |
35.38 |
44733 |
64.62 |
69226 |
6.61 |
| Fowler |
61216 |
76.33 |
18982 |
23.67 |
80198 |
8.06 |
| Gilmore |
34037 |
45.96 |
40013 |
54.04 |
74050 |
2.20 |
| Grayndler |
54528 |
72.32 |
20866 |
27.68 |
75394 |
5.95 |
| Greenway |
46493 |
59.94 |
31072 |
40.06 |
77565 |
6.55 |
| Gwydir |
24330 |
36.42 |
42480 |
63.58 |
66810 |
4.93 |
| Hughes |
36179 |
44.48 |
45154 |
55.52 |
81333 |
-0.63 |
| Hume |
29003 |
41.94 |
40149 |
58.06 |
69152 |
3.71 |
| Hunter |
46405 |
64.69 |
25329 |
35.31 |
71734 |
7.73 |
| Kingsford-Smith |
45373 |
63.40 |
26190 |
36.60 |
71563 |
3.26 |
| Lindsay |
37238 |
48.72 |
39200 |
51.28 |
76438 |
0.30 |
| Lowe |
40527 |
54.63 |
33662 |
45.37 |
74189 |
7.09 |
| Lyne |
30650 |
40.28 |
45451 |
59.72 |
76101 |
5.71 |
| Macarthur |
37529 |
44.37 |
47060 |
55.63 |
84589 |
5.06 |
| Mackellar |
25578 |
34.36 |
48874 |
65.64 |
74452 |
0.88 |
| Macquarie |
34830 |
45.90 |
41053 |
54.10 |
75883 |
2.26 |
| Mitchell |
23063 |
30.15 |
53432 |
69.85 |
76495 |
4.47 |
| New England |
25377 |
37.07 |
43086 |
62.93 |
68463 |
6.25 |
| North Sydney |
29829 |
37.78 |
49124 |
62.22 |
78953 |
3.34 |
| Page |
35724 |
47.64 |
39265 |
52.36 |
74989 |
1.95 |
| Parkes |
33617 |
45.89 |
39638 |
54.11 |
73255 |
2.39 |
| Parramatta |
34824 |
48.93 |
36346 |
51.07 |
71170 |
2.80 |
| Paterson |
39268 |
51.22 |
37397 |
48.78 |
76665 |
1.65 |
| Prospect |
48371 |
69.71 |
21016 |
30.29 |
69387 |
5.81 |
| Reid |
51233 |
71.64 |
20279 |
28.36 |
71512 |
10.26 |
| Richmond |
40013 |
49.23 |
41270 |
50.77 |
81283 |
5.98 |
| Riverina |
25801 |
34.70 |
48552 |
65.30 |
74353 |
5.71 |
| Robertson |
36034 |
47.99 |
39051 |
52.01 |
75085 |
1.56 |
| Shortland |
46100 |
62.81 |
27300 |
37.19 |
73400 |
4.66 |
| Sydney |
50463 |
66.89 |
24974 |
33.11 |
75437 |
3.09 |
| Throsby |
52593 |
72.46 |
19989 |
27.54 |
72582 |
2.84 |
| Warringah |
26531 |
37.02 |
45145 |
62.98 |
71676 |
2.33 |
| Watson |
48849 |
67.47 |
23556 |
32.53 |
72405 |
5.79 |
| Wentworth |
31910 |
43.68 |
41147 |
56.32 |
73057 |
1.51 |
| Werriwa |
45974 |
62.67 |
27381 |
37.33 |
73355 |
6.46 |
| State Total |
1879281 |
51.54 |
1766640 |
48.46 |
3645921 |
4.11 |
Victoria
| Division |
ALP |
LP/NP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Aston |
36469 |
45.76 |
43227 |
54.24 |
79696 |
1.35 |
| Ballarat |
36050 |
47.23 |
40280 |
52.77 |
76330 |
0.90 |
| Batman |
61569 |
76.43 |
18984 |
23.57 |
80553 |
5.12 |
| Bendigo |
41726 |
53.47 |
36311 |
46.53 |
78037 |
4.35 |
| Bruce |
44485 |
56.72 |
33944 |
43.28 |
78429 |
5.96 |
| Burke |
42074 |
57.61 |
30960 |
42.39 |
73034 |
0.58 |
| Calwell |
55334 |
68.98 |
24885 |
31.02 |
80219 |
1.78 |
| Casey |
33395 |
45.13 |
40598 |
54.87 |
73993 |
1.78 |
| Chisholm |
40887 |
52.07 |
37629 |
47.93 |
78516 |
4.67 |
| Corangamite |
33950 |
45.50 |
40665 |
54.50 |
74615 |
3.19 |
| Corio |
46618 |
61.36 |
29359 |
38.64 |
75977 |
4.56 |
| Deakin |
37236 |
48.07 |
40233 |
51.93 |
77469 |
0.55 |
| Dunkley |
36613 |
47.96 |
39721 |
52.04 |
76334 |
1.32 |
| Flinders |
35711 |
46.28 |
41457 |
53.72 |
77168 |
6.34 |
| Gellibrand |
57875 |
75.91 |
18366 |
24.09 |
76241 |
4.68 |
| Gippsland |
30445 |
41.17 |
43506 |
58.83 |
73951 |
9.81 |
| Goldstein |
33676 |
41.85 |
46801 |
58.15 |
80477 |
2.79 |
| Higgins |
31246 |
40.38 |
46133 |
59.62 |
77379 |
1.11 |
| Holt |
48109 |
65.11 |
25777 |
34.89 |
73886 |
2.30 |
| Hotham |
51451 |
63.59 |
29464 |
36.41 |
80915 |
3.03 |
| Indi |
30266 |
39.89 |
45600 |
60.11 |
75866 |
7.69 |
| Isaacs |
41467 |
56.40 |
32050 |
43.60 |
73517 |
4.84 |
| Jagajaga |
45100 |
55.91 |
35571 |
44.09 |
80671 |
3.20 |
| Kooyong |
30303 |
38.61 |
48176 |
61.39 |
78479 |
2.42 |
| Lalor |
52893 |
69.82 |
22864 |
30.18 |
75757 |
1.31 |
| La Trobe |
35988 |
49.01 |
37442 |
50.99 |
73430 |
0.38 |
| McEwen |
37119 |
48.96 |
38699 |
51.04 |
75818 |
1.13 |
| McMillan |
38360 |
50.57 |
37488 |
49.43 |
75848 |
2.64 |
| Mallee |
23109 |
30.63 |
52328 |
69.37 |
75437 |
4.13 |
| Maribyrnong |
53999 |
72.06 |
20942 |
27.94 |
74941 |
3.20 |
| Melbourne |
56991 |
71.80 |
22383 |
28.20 |
79374 |
1.59 |
| Melbourne Ports |
41585 |
55.83 |
32896 |
44.17 |
74481 |
-0.22 |
| Menzies |
33687 |
44.60 |
41844 |
55.40 |
75531 |
5.59 |
| Murray |
21658 |
27.94 |
55866 |
72.06 |
77524 |
2.17 |
| Scullin |
55500 |
71.84 |
21757 |
28.16 |
77257 |
1.10 |
| Wannon |
32583 |
42.56 |
43981 |
57.44 |
76564 |
4.87 |
| Wills |
56033 |
70.96 |
22934 |
29.04 |
78967 |
-1.26 |
| State Total |
1521560 |
53.53 |
1321121 |
46.47 |
2842681 |
3.22 |
Queensland
| Division |
ALP |
LP/NP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Blair |
28611 |
41.97 |
39553 |
58.03 |
68164 |
10.61 |
| Bowman |
39641 |
53.29 |
34746 |
46.71 |
74387 |
4.18 |
| Brisbane |
43895 |
54.59 |
36517 |
45.41 |
80412 |
3.93 |
| Capricornia |
41352 |
55.29 |
33434 |
44.71 |
74786 |
8.75 |
| Dawson |
35375 |
45.58 |
42228 |
54.42 |
77603 |
6.43 |
| Dickson |
36911 |
50.12 |
36735 |
49.88 |
73646 |
4.02 |
| Fadden |
30540 |
42.41 |
41466 |
57.59 |
72006 |
9.96 |
| Fairfax |
31300 |
45.64 |
37286 |
54.36 |
68586 |
13.25 |
| Fisher |
26954 |
39.00 |
42152 |
61.00 |
69106 |
9.64 |
| Forde |
30741 |
44.75 |
37948 |
55.25 |
68689 |
6.76 |
| Griffith |
41689 |
52.43 |
37831 |
47.57 |
79520 |
3.93 |
| Groom |
27522 |
36.96 |
46951 |
63.04 |
74473 |
8.25 |
| Herbert |
38362 |
49.90 |
38512 |
50.10 |
76874 |
6.52 |
| Hinkler |
35933 |
49.66 |
36423 |
50.34 |
72356 |
7.60 |
| Kennedy |
29341 |
38.81 |
46254 |
61.19 |
75595 |
2.97 |
| Leichhardt |
32759 |
45.95 |
38535 |
54.05 |
71294 |
0.52 |
| Lilley |
41902 |
53.13 |
36961 |
46.87 |
78863 |
3.51 |
| Longman |
34236 |
49.08 |
35525 |
50.92 |
69761 |
8.98 |
| McPherson |
30740 |
41.66 |
43045 |
58.34 |
73785 |
8.82 |
| Maranoa |
26826 |
35.58 |
48576 |
64.42 |
75402 |
7.07 |
| Moncrieff |
26889 |
37.17 |
45450 |
62.83 |
72339 |
7.63 |
| Moreton |
38655 |
49.43 |
39554 |
50.57 |
78209 |
5.40 |
| Oxley |
41691 |
58.20 |
29937 |
41.80 |
71628 |
7.85 |
| Petrie |
38348 |
49.25 |
39522 |
50.75 |
77870 |
7.52 |
| Rankin |
40691 |
58.69 |
28645 |
41.31 |
69336 |
9.07 |
| Ryan |
31149 |
40.48 |
45799 |
59.52 |
76948 |
7.46 |
| Wide Bay |
33814 |
47.14 |
37923 |
52.86 |
71737 |
15.32 |
| State Total |
935867 |
46.95 |
1057508 |
53.05 |
1993375 |
7.17 |
Western Australia
| Division |
ALP |
LP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Brand |
43587 |
62.29 |
26392 |
37.71 |
69979 |
11.44 |
| Canning |
38834 |
53.52 |
33732 |
46.48 |
72566 |
5.16 |
| Cowan |
38208 |
53.56 |
33135 |
46.44 |
71343 |
7.62 |
| Curtin |
28940 |
36.72 |
49870 |
63.28 |
78810 |
-0.06 |
| Forrest |
32421 |
43.12 |
42775 |
56.88 |
75196 |
7.21 |
| Fremantle |
46338 |
60.02 |
30866 |
39.98 |
77204 |
5.81 |
| Kalgoorlie |
32754 |
47.90 |
35632 |
52.10 |
68386 |
-2.80 |
| Moore |
33026 |
45.87 |
38973 |
54.13 |
71999 |
4.40 |
| O'Connor |
26537 |
34.86 |
49581 |
65.14 |
76118 |
6.02 |
| Pearce |
33334 |
44.70 |
41246 |
55.30 |
74580 |
8.29 |
| Perth |
48441 |
63.28 |
28110 |
36.72 |
76551 |
6.60 |
| Stirling |
39176 |
51.04 |
37582 |
48.96 |
76758 |
4.26 |
| Swan |
40067 |
52.70 |
35964 |
47.30 |
76031 |
6.33 |
| Tangney |
34070 |
44.10 |
43184 |
55.90 |
77254 |
5.96 |
| State Total |
515733 |
49.46 |
527042 |
50.54 |
1042775 |
5.46 |
South Australia
| Division |
ALP |
LP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Adelaide |
36379 |
49.09 |
37731 |
50.91 |
74110 |
2.58 |
| Barker |
28159 |
36.26 |
49501 |
63.74 |
77660 |
7.14 |
| Bonython |
45935 |
64.53 |
25251 |
35.47 |
71186 |
5.07 |
| Boothby |
32154 |
42.55 |
43406 |
57.45 |
75560 |
4.16 |
| Grey |
31540 |
41.96 |
43627 |
58.04 |
75167 |
0.50 |
| Hindmarsh |
37224 |
48.77 |
39100 |
51.23 |
76324 |
6.83 |
| Kingston |
41206 |
50.47 |
40443 |
49.53 |
81649 |
2.48 |
| Makin |
40620 |
49.06 |
42180 |
50.94 |
82800 |
0.14 |
| Mayo |
33602 |
40.10 |
50189 |
59.90 |
83791 |
5.26 |
| Port Adelaide |
49107 |
66.10 |
25180 |
33.90 |
74287 |
9.06 |
| Sturt |
31025 |
42.71 |
41621 |
57.29 |
72646 |
2.70 |
| Wakefield |
27238 |
33.71 |
53573 |
66.29 |
80811 |
3.67 |
| State Total |
434189 |
46.89 |
491802 |
53.11 |
925991 |
4.15 |
Tasmania
| Division |
ALP |
LP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Bass |
30612 |
50.06 |
30534 |
49.94 |
61146 |
4.63 |
| Braddon |
31567 |
54.33 |
26540 |
45.67 |
58107 |
10.02 |
| Denison |
40399 |
64.51 |
22224 |
35.49 |
62623 |
2.72 |
| Franklin |
34759 |
56.60 |
26652 |
43.40 |
61411 |
1.92 |
| Lyons |
38904 |
60.61 |
25286 |
39.39 |
64190 |
9.30 |
| State Total |
176241 |
57.32 |
131236 |
42.68 |
307477 |
5.74 |
Australian Capital Territory
| Division |
ALP |
LP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Canberra |
58972 |
60.06 |
39220 |
39.94 |
98192 |
7.74 |
| Fraser |
62580 |
64.86 |
33911 |
35.14 |
96491 |
6.00 |
| Territory Total |
121552 |
62.44 |
73131 |
37.56 |
194683 |
6.98 |
Northern Territory
| Division |
ALP |
LP/NP |
Total |
Swing |
| |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
| Northern Territory |
45986 |
50.57 |
44951 |
49.43 |
90937 |
0.94 |
| Territory Total |
45986 |
50.57 |
44951 |
49.43 |
90937 |
0.94 |
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