Australia 1974 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
18, 1974
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
60
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
29
|
-
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
29
|
-
|
|
Pro-Liberal Independents |
2
|
-
|
*
Ten members were elected from each state.
** Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution
of seats.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
18, 1974
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
***
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
127
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
 |
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
66
|
49.3%
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
61
|
44.9%
|
|
Liberal
Party |
|
40
|
|
34.9%
|
| National
Country Party |
21
|
10.0%
|
*** Preferential balloting
- progressive elimination of lowest-ranked candidates with a redistribution
of preferences until one candidate secures a majority.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1975, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1975.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
|
Population
Size
|
13
340 000
|
|
Registered
Voters
|
7
898 922
|
|
Total
Votes
|
7
535 768
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
95.4%
|
|
Spoilt
Ballots
|
1.9%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001. |
