Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

1996 Australian federal election
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
Prime Minister before election; Paul Keating ; Labor	Subsequent Prime Minister; John Howard ; Liberal/National coalition

Last updated June 23, 2022

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) – 1998–2001 – 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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}		317,654	2.92	+1.09
	Independents		262,420	2.41	−0.73	5	3
	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

**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
	Against Further Immigration		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	47.44	-6.95	20	13
	Labor		1,734,777	52.56	6.95	29	13

Invalid/blank votes			138,157	3.62	–
Turnout			3,812,366	96.37
Registered voters			3,955,782
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Victoria

**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
	Against Further Immigration		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	13	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	8.377	6.77
TPP	60.22%	39.78%
TPP swing	8.65	8.65

**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 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}		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
	Against Further Immigration		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)

← 1993

2 March 1996

1998 →

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	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

**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
	Against Further Immigration		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

**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
	Against Further Immigration	1,780	0.19
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	1 seats
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

**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

**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 seats
Seats won	1 seats	0 seats
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

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

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ 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.

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References

↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
↑ "1996 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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[Greens-2] 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.

[4] 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.

[1996_APH-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.

[1996_Psephos-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[1996_Psephos_NT-5] "1996 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Contents

Australia

States

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

See also

Notes

Related Research Articles

References

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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