Australia 1977 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
December
10, 1977
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
64
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
6
years
|
 |
Number
of Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
35
|
-
|
|
Liberal
Party (LP) |
|
29
|
|
-
|
| National
Country Party |
6
|
-
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
26
|
-
|
| Australian
Democratic Party (ADP) |
2
|
-
|
| Independent |
1
|
-
|
* Ten members
were elected from each state, and 2 each from the Australian Capital Territory
and Northern Territories.
**
Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution
of seats.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
December
10, 1977
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
***
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
124
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Liberal-Country
Coalition |
86
|
39.1%
|
|
Liberal
Party (LP) |
|
67
|
|
38.1%
|
| National
Country Party |
19
|
10.0%
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
38
|
39.6%
|
*** 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 1980, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1980.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
14
359 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
8
553 780
|
| Total
Votes |
8
127 762
|
| Vote/Registered
Voter |
95.0%
|
| Spoilt
Ballots |
2.5%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001. |
