Australia 1975 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
December
13, 1975
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
64
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats *
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
34
|
-
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
30
|
-
|
*
Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution
of seats.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
December
13, 1975
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
**
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
127
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
 |
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
91
|
53.1%
|
|
National
Country Party |
|
68
|
|
41.8%
|
| Liberal
Party (PA) |
23
|
11.3%
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
36
|
42.8%
|
** 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 1976, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1976.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
|
Population
Size
|
13
893 000
|
|
Registered
Voters
|
8
262 413
|
|
Total
Votes
|
7
881 873
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
95.4%
|
|
Spoilt
Ballots
|
1.9%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001. |
