Australia 1998 Legislative
Election
| Chamber |
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
October
3, 1998
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
76
*
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LPA) |
31
|
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
3
|
| Northern
Country Liberal Party (NCLP) |
1
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
29
|
37.3%
|
| Australian
Democrats (AD) |
9
|
8.5%
|
| Australian
Greens |
1
|
2.3%
|
| Pauline
Hanson's One Nation Party (PHON) |
1
|
9.0%
|
| Independents |
1
|
-
|
*
Twelve 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
|
October
3, 1998
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
***
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
148
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
3
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
67
|
40.0%
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LPA) |
64
|
34.1%
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
16
|
5.3%
|
| Independents |
1
|
6.8%
|
*** 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 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Australia). [Internet]. November 20, 2001.
| Population
Size |
18
750 982
|
| Registered
Voters |
12
056 625
|
|
Total Votes
|
11
476 609
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
95.2%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.8%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001.
|
