1996 Australian House of Representatives election

1996 Australian federal election

←  1993 2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 1998  →
←  outgoing members elected members  →
All 148 seats in the House of Representatives 75 seats were needed for a majority in the House 40 (of the 76) seats in the Senate
Registered	11,740,568 3.13%
Turnout	11,244,017 (95.77%) (0.02 pp)
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal–National Coalition Labor Leader since 30 January 1995 (1995-01-30) 19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) Leader's seat Bennelong (NSW) Blaxland (NSW) Last election 65 seats 80 seats Seats won 94 seats 49 seats Seat change 29 31 First preference  vote 5,142,161 4,217,765 Percentage 47.25% 38.75% Swing 2.98% 6.17% TPP 53.63% 46.37% TPP swing 5.07 5.07
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Paul Keating Labor Subsequent Prime Minister John Howard Liberal/National coalition

The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1996 federal election held on 2 March 1996. ^[1]

Australia

House of Reps (IRV) – 1996–1998 – Turnout 94.99% (CV) — Informal 3.78%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	4,210,689	38.69	+1.92	75	26
		National	893,170	8.21	+1.04	18	2
		Country Liberal	38,302	0.35	+0.02	1	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		5,142,161	47.25	+2.98	94	29
	Labor		4,217,765	38.75	−6.17	49	31
	Democrats		735,848	6.76	+3.01
	Greens   [a]		317,654	2.92	+1.09
	Independents		262,420	2.41	−0.73	5	3
	AAFI		73,023	0.67	+0.64
	Call to Australia		43,183	0.40	−0.08
	Natural Law		41,573	0.38	−0.36
	No Aircraft Noise		18,626	0.17	+0.17
	Indigenous Peoples		12,507	0.11	+0.08
	Reclaim Australia		6,457	0.06	+0.06
	Women's Party		6,173	0.06	+0.06
	One Australia		3,159	0.03	+0.03
	Grey Power		2,815	0.03	+0.01
	Pensioner & CIR Alliance		332	0.00	+0.00
	Republican		156	0.00	+0.00
	Total		10,883,852			148	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal–National coalition		Win	53.63	+5.07	94	29
	Labor			46.37	−5.07	49	31

States

New South Wales

1996 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 50 New South Wales seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 16 seats 33 seats Seats won 29 seats 20 seats Seat change 13 13 Popular vote 1,742,965 1,453,542 Percentage 45.6% 39.6% Swing 4.0 8.7 TPP 52.56% 47.44% TPP swing 6.95 6.95

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.4% (CV) — Informal 3.6% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,229,423	33.46	+1.69	19	11
		National	443,542	12.07	+2.32	10	2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,672,965	45.53	+4.01	29	13
	Labor		1,453,542	39.56	-8.76	20	13
	Democrats		240,255	6.54	+3.73
	Greens		92,549	2.52	+1.44
	Independents		88,509	2.41		1
	AAFI		52,128	1.42	+1.37
	Christian Democrats		34,108	0.93	+0.31
	No Aircraft Noise		18,626	0.51
	Natural Law		11,252	0.31	–0.35
	Reclaim Australia		5,487	0.15
	Women's Party		1,708	0.05
Total			3,674,209			50
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,922,165	52.56	+6.95	29	13
	Labor		1,734,777	47.44	-6.95	20	13
Invalid/blank votes			138,157	3.62
Turnout			3,812,366	96.37
Registered voters			3,955,782
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Victoria

1996 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 37 Victoria seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 20 17 seats Seats won 21 seats 16 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,234,647 1,190,404 Percentage 44.5% 42.9% Swing 0.7 3.6 TPP 49.70% 50.30% TPP swing 1.50 1.50

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Victoria § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,106,556	39.90	−0.31	19	2
		National	128,091	4.62	−0.39	2	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,234,647	44.52	−0.70	21	1
	Labor		1,190,404	42.92	−3.53	16	1
	Democrats		203,902	7.35	3.66
	Greens		52,812	1.90	1.78
	Independent		45,243	1.63	−1.13		1
	Natural Law		20,988	0.76	−0.39
	AAFI		16,914	0.61	0.54
	Call to Australia		8,081	0.29	−0.19
	Pensioner and CIR		332	0.00	0.01
Total			2,773,323			37	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,388,142	50.30	-1.50	16	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,371,480	49.70	1.50	21	1
Invalid/blank votes			83,615	2.93
Turnout			2,856,936	96.11
Registered voters			2,972,635
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Queensland

1996 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 26 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 12 seats 13 seats Seats won 23 seats 2 seats Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 1,071,126 664,371 Percentage 54.36% 33.72% Swing 8.37 6.77 TPP 60.22% 39.78% TPP swing 8.65 8.65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Queensland § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.6% (CV) — Informal 2.5% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	764,140	38.78	7.52	17	10
		National	306,986	15.58	0.85	6	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,071,126	54.36	8.37	23	11
	Labor		664,371	33.72	-6.77	2	11
	Democrats		131,944	6.70	2.64
	Independents   [b]		25,629	1.30	-1.57	1	1
	Greens		49,462	2.51	-0.69
	Indigenous Peoples		12,507	0.63	-2.19
	Women's Party		4,465	0.23	0.01
	Confederate Action		4,279	0.22	0.03
	One Australia		3,159	0.16
	Natural Law		1,532	0.08
	AAFI		1,258	0.06
	Call to Australia		494	0.03
	Republican		156	0.01
Total			1,970,382			26	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,158,122	60.22	+8.65	23	11
	Labor		765,019	39.78	-8.65	2	11
Invalid/blank votes			50,605	2.50	-0.12
Turnout			2,020,987	96.63
Registered voters			2,091,384
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Western Australia

1996 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

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All 14 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 8 seats 6 seats Seats won 8 seats 3 seats Seat change 3 Popular vote 453,980 347,583 Percentage 45.3% 34.7% Swing 3.9 4.7 TPP 56.00% 44.00% TPP swing 2.02 2.02

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.6% (CV) — Informal 2.5% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	440,647	44.02	-4.99	8
		National	13,333	1.33	1.09
	Liberal/National Coalition		453,980	45.35	-3.90	8
	Labor		347,583	34.73	-4.62	3	3
	Independent		87,328	8.72	7.46	3	3
	Democrats		55,862	5.58	2.30
	Greens		53,101	5.31	-0.46
	Natural Law		2,159	0.22	-0.31
	AAFI		943	0.09
Total			1,000,956			14
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		557,055	56.00	2.02	8
	Labor		437,694	44.00	-2.02	3	3
Invalid/blank votes			32,616	3.16	0.66
Turnout			1,033,572	94.95
Registered voters			1,088,487
Source: Federal Elections 1996

South Australia

1996 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 12 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 8 4 seats Seats won 10 seats 2 seats Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 420,246 320,678 Percentage 50.0% 34.8% Swing 4.3 4.0 TPP 57.3% 42.7% TPP swing 4.6 4.6

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in South Australia § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 95.9% (CV) — Informal 4.1% ^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	460,246	49.99	+4.33	10	2
	Labor	320,678	34.83	-4.01	2	2
	Democrats	93,899	10.20	+2.41
	Greens	27,146	2.95	+2.79
	Independent	9,660	1.05	-3.64
	Natural Law	4,495	0.49	-0.98
	Grey Power	2,815	0.31	+0.12
	AAFI	1,780	0.19
Total		959,891			12
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition	524,445	57.26	4.59	10	2
	Labor	391,516	42.74	-4.59	2	2
Invalid/blank votes		39,162	4.08	0.02
Turnout		959,881	95.89
Registered voters		1,001,006
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Tasmania

1996 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Paul Keating John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 4 seats 1 seat Seats won 3 seats 2 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 137,607 139,305 Percentage 44.3% 44.9% Swing 2.5 2.8 TPP 51.58% 48.72% TPP swing 3.07 3.07

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Overall results.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.6% (CV) — Informal 2.3% ^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	138,087	44.46	+2.42	2	1
		National	1,218	0.39	+0.39
	Liberal/National Coalition		139,305	44.85	+2.81	2	1
	Labor		137,607	44.31	−2.45	3	1
	Greens		19,689	6.34	−1.58
	Democrats		12,696	4.09	+1.60
	Independent		1,274	0.41	−0.09
Total			310,571			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		159,853	51.58	−3.07	3	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		150,057	48.42	+3.07	2	1
Invalid/blank votes			7,472	2.35	−0.38
Turnout			318,043	96.58
Registered voters			329,304
Source: Federal Elections 1996

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Territories

Australian Capital Territory

1996 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
All 3 Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Paul Keating John Howard Party Labor Coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 3 seats 0 seats Seat change 1 Popular vote 91,447 78,109 Percentage 47.91% 40.92% Swing 5.43 6.73 TPP 55.5% 45.5% TPP swing 5.7 5.7

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in territories § Australian Capital Territory.[ edit ]

Turnout 96.7% (CV) — Informal 2.8% ^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	91,447	47.91	–5.43	3	1
	Liberal	78,109	40.92	+6.73
	Greens	16,596	8.70	+6.97
	Natural Law	778	0.41	–0.39
	Independents	3,933	2.06	–1.21
Total		190,863			3	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	105,323	55.5	–5.7	3	1
	Liberal	84,592	45.5	+5.7	0
Invalid/blank votes		5,543	2.82	–0.53
Turnout		196,406	96.67
Registered voters		203,170
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Northern Territory

1996 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)

←  1993 2 March 1996 1998  →
The one Northern Territory seat in the Australian House of Representatives and both seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Coalition Labor Last election 0 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 38,302 36,994 Percentage 45.04% 43.50% Swing 0.35 11.81 TPP 50.37% 49.63% TPP swing 5.68 5.68

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Nick Dondas	38,302	45.04	+0.35
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	36,994	43.50	−11.81
	Greens	Philip Nitschke	5,324	6.26	+6.26
	Independent	Bernie Brian	2,710	3.19	+3.19
	Independent	Pamela Gardiner	1,713	2.01	+2.01
Total formal votes			85,043	96.61	−0.29
Informal votes			2,985	3.39	+0.29
Turnout			88,028	89.10	+0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Nick Dondas	42,630	50.37	+5.68
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	42,003	49.63	−5.68
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.68

See also

• Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (Senate)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1996–1998

Notes

1. The Australian Greens were founded in 1992, but not all local organisations immediately affiliated. The Greens total includes Australian Greens, Greens Western Australia, Victorian Greens, Tasmanian Greens, Central Coast Green Party, and Richmond/Clarence Greens.
2. Pauline Hanson has been counted as being elected an independent. She had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper.

References

1. Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN   1037-2938 . Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
3. "1996 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.