Election held on 25 November 1989
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Party | 381,834 | 44.21 | +2.05 | 22 | 0 | 46.81 |
Australian Labor Party | 346,268 | 40.09 | -8.10 | 22 | 0 | 46.81 |
Australian Democrats | 88,720 | 10.27 | +6.02 | 0 | ||
Independent Labor | 13,094 | 1.52 | -0.77 | 2 | 0 | 4.26 |
Independents | 10,633 | 1.23 | +0.57 | 0 | ||
National Country Party | 10,217 | 1.18 | -0.54 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
Votes for other than listed parties | 12,985 | 1.50 | +1.40 | |||
Totals | 863,751 | 100.00 | 47 | 0 | 100.00 |
Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1985-1999, Sydney: Federation Press, 2002 (ISBN 1862874344).