Australian Politics and Elections Database - , electoral systems and voting at Assembly elections

Note: Total ballots cast may be less than the number of votes cast in multiple voting systems

Election Date	Electoral System Show more Show less	Total Electors on Roll	Total Electors on Roll, contested seats	Total ballots cast	Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats) %	Rate of informal (invalid) voting %
24 November 2018	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	4,139,326	4,139,326	3,732,062	90.16%	5.83%
29 November 2014	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,806,301	3,806,301	3,540,140	93.01%	5.22%
27 November 2010	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,582,232	3,582,232	3,329,865	92.96%	4.96%
25 November 2006	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,353,845	3,353,845	3,109,905	92.73%	4.56%
28 March 2015	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	5,040,662	5,040,662	4,561,234	90.49%	3.44%
25 November 2017	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,229,536	3,229,536	2,826,613	87.52%	4.34%
30 November 2002	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,228,466	3,228,466	3,007,602	93.16%	3.43%
26 March 2011	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	4,635,810	4,635,810	4,290,595	92.55%	3.20%
31 January 2015	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,981,145	2,981,145	2,679,874	89.89%	2.11%
18 September 1999	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,130,338	3,130,338	2,918,546	93.23%	3.02%
24 March 2007	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	4,374,029	4,374,029	4,052,126	92.64%	2.77%
24 March 2012	Adult franchise (at 18 years), ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,746,844	2,746,844	2,499,385	90.99%	2.15%
17 March 2018	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,201,775	1,201,775	1,093,584	91.00%	4.10%
30 March 1996	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	3,000,076	3,000,076	2,821,505	94.05%	2.27%
22 March 2003	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	4,272,104	4,272,104	3,924,676	91.87%	2.62%
21 March 2009	Adult franchise (at 18 years), ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,660,940	2,660,940	2,419,559	90.93%	1.94%
15 March 2014	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,142,419	1,142,419	1,050,359	91.94%	3.09%
27 March 1999	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	4,115,059	4,115,059	3,832,123	93.12%	2.51%
3 October 1992	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,855,471	2,855,471	2,716,298	95.13%	3.81%
9 September 2006	Adult franchise (at 18 years), ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,484,479	2,484,479	2,247,728	90.47%	2.08%
20 March 2010	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,093,316	1,093,316	1,014,431	92.78%	3.33%
25 March 1995	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	3,837,102	3,837,102	3,599,141	93.80%	5.15%
1 October 1988	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,739,614	2,739,614	2,530,027	92.35%	3.89%
7 February 2004	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,400,977	2,400,977	2,195,400	91.44%	1.99%
18 March 2006	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,055,347	1,055,347	974,190	92.31%	3.60%
25 May 1991	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting (see notes for rise in infromal (invalid) votes) ... less	3,631,631	3,631,631	3,400,092	93.62%	9.32%
2 March 1985	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,641,477	2,641,477	2,462,226	93.21%	2.68%
17 February 2001	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,276,044	2,276,044	2,107,410	92.59%	2.27%
9 February 2002	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,045,563	1,045,563	978,569	93.59%	3.12%
19 March 1988	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	3,541,447	3,541,447	3,314,229	93.58%	3.28%
13 June 1998	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,115,977	2,115,977	1,964,778	92.85%	1.45%
11 October 1997	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,010,753	1,010,753	927,344	91.75%	4.04%
3 April 1982	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,453,642	2,453,642	2,305,773	93.97%	2.61%
3 March 2018	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	381,183	381,183	352,180	92.39%	4.91%
24 March 1984	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting ... less	3,330,350	3,330,350	3,081,226	92.52%	2.41%
15 July 1995	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,007,450	2,007,450	1,835,510	91.43%	1.75%
11 December 1993	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,006,035	1,006,035	941,301	93.57%	3.10%
5 May 1979	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,350,407	2,350,407	2,193,037	93.30%	3.01%
15 March 2014	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	366,442	366,442	342,595	93.49%	4.80%
19 September 1981	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); optional preferences; compulsory voting (see notes) ... less	3,212,657	3,178,225	2,897,033	91.15%	3.08%
19 September 1992	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,951,675	1,951,675	1,785,403	91.48%	2.25%
25 November 1989	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	941,368	941,368	888,918	94.43%	2.83%
20 March 1976	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,267,282	2,267,282	2,101,414	92.68%	2.98%
20 March 2010	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	357,315	357,315	335,352	93.85%	4.45%
7 October 1978	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	3,085,661	3,085,661	2,862,616	92.77%	2.28%
2 December 1989	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,780,785	1,780,785	1,623,637	91.18%	3.00%
7 December 1985	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	905,507	905,507	846,289	93.46%	3.47%
19 May 1973	Adult franchise at 18 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	2,088,984	2,088,984	1,954,005	93.54%	2.90%
18 March 2006	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	341,481	341,481	324,008	94.88%	4.44%
1 May 1976	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,989,786	2,943,248	2,745,749	93.29%	1.76%
1 November 1986	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,563,294	1,563,294	1,426,478	91.25%	2.17%
6 November 1982	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	871,235	871,235	811,783	93.18%	5.78%
30 May 1970	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,827,595	1,827,595	1,728,363	94.57%	3.19%
20 July 2002	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	332,473	332,473	311,637	93.73%	4.87%
17 November 1973	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years (from 1973); single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,788,733	2,767,876	2,560,653	92.51%	2.70%
22 October 1983	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,458,205	1,458,205	1,336,985	91.69%	1.47%
15 September 1979	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	826,586	826,586	769,080	93.04%	4.43%
29 August 1998	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	322,754	322,754	306,655	95.01%	3.91%
29 April 1967	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,723,981	1,723,981	1,625,239	94.27%	3.13%
13 February 1971	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,496,868	2,457,021	2,291,484	93.26%	2.34%
29 November 1980	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,341,365	1,341,365	1,192,893	88.93%	1.51%
17 September 1977	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	818,341	818,341	764,077	93.37%	2.71%
24 February 1996	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	324,556	324,556	311,487	95.97%	5.40%
27 June 1964	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,635,311	1,635,311	1,543,778	94.40%	2.30%
24 February 1968	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,356,977	2,356,977	2,219,979	94.19%	2.63%
12 November 1977	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,209,494	1,209,494	1,104,898	91.35%	1.53%
12 July 1975	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	771,414	771,414	721,770	93.56%	3.85%
1 February 1992	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	314,579	314,579	298,779	94.98%	4.54%
15 July 1961	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,554,856	1,554,856	1,467,862	94.41%	2.45%
1 May 1965	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,256,568	2,218,550	2,083,361	93.91%	2.04%
7 December 1974	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,186,378	1,186,378	1,060,910	89.42%	1.58%
10 March 1973	Adult franchise (at 18 years f ... more Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	696,290	696,290	655,937	94.20%	4.08%
13 May 1989	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	310,066	310,066	288,575	93.07%	5.35%
31 May 1958	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,478,065	1,478,065	1,392,813	94.23%	1.78%
3 March 1962	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,173,768	2,082,320	1,957,406	94.00%	1.54%
27 May 1972	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	997,489	997,489	921,763	92.41%	1.61%
30 May 1970	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	635,533	635,533	603,952	95.03%	2.06%
8 February 1986	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	290,277	290,277	272,306	93.81%	5.93%
28 May 1955	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,422,588	1,402,806	1,318,934	94.02%	2.20%
11 March 2017	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,593,222	1,593,222	1,384,510	86.90%	4.54%
21 March 1959	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,075,268	1,850,675	1,739,580	94.00%	1.83%
17 May 1969	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	945,583	945,583	867,743	91.77%	1.79%
2 March 1968	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	609,627	609,627	575,949	94.48%	2.31%
15 May 1982	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	283,549	283,549	265,101	93.49%	5.66%
6 December 1952	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,402,705	1,119,486	1,047,671	93.59%	1.83%
9 March 2013	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,412,533	1,412,533	1,260,052	89.21%	6.00%
3 March 1956	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	2,011,258	1,846,859	1,722,628	93.27%	1.67%
28 May 1966	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	886,662	870,869	812,235	93.27%	1.63%
6 March 1965	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	562,824	542,436	513,064	94.59%	2.81%
28 July 1979	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	265,428	265,428	248,866	93.76%	3.85%
13 May 1950	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,362,851	1,294,159	1,221,734	94.40%	1.14%
6 September 2008	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,330,399	1,330,399	1,150,497	86.48%	5.32%
14 February 1953	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,915,824	1,691,231	1,588,293	93.91%	2.48%
1 June 1963	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	839,323	830,436	783,034	94.29%	1.54%
3 March 1962	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	531,228	444,197	417,462	93.98%	2.46%
11 December 1976	Adult franchise at 18 years (f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years (from 1976); multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	258,550	258,550	244,424	94.54%	3.80%
8 November 1947	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,345,530	1,291,515	1,206,815	93.44%	1.33%
26 February 2005	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,259,262	1,259,262	1,131,265	89.84%	5.24%
17 June 1950	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,919,479	1,768,601	1,640,313	92.75%	1.77%
28 May 1960	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	831,398	813,584	752,927	92.54%	1.31%
7 March 1959	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	497,456	426,340	400,531	93.95%	2.89%
22 April 1972	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	216,846	216,846	205,803	94.91%	3.66%
10 November 1945	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,276,949	1,019,063	896,561	87.98%	2.08%
10 February 2001	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,187,629	1,187,629	1,075,556	90.56%	4.54%
3 May 1947	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,852,875	1,714,009	1,621,527	94.60%	1.99%
3 August 1957	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	791,719	747,455	706,909	94.58%	1.14%
3 March 1956	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	468,303	299,048	280,811	93.90%	2.39%
10 May 1969	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	210,268	210,268	198,571	94.44%	4.66%
12 June 1943	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,261,630	1,015,750	883,679	87.00%	2.59%
14 December 1996	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,119,992	1,119,992	1,007,835	89.99%	4.39%
27 May 1944	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,732,706	1,433,166	1,310,270	91.42%	3.31%
19 May 1956	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	775,258	712,508	662,680	93.01%	1.21%
7 March 1953	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	449,630	354,273	336,592	95.01%	2.93%
2 May 1964	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	193,418	193,418	184,571	95.43%	4.32%
16 March 1940	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,162,967	841,864	786,359	93.41%	1.56%
6 February 1993	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,016,750	1,016,750	950,698	93.50%	4.13%
10 May 1941	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,684,781	1,540,974	1,425,754	92.52%	2.52%
7 March 1953	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	737,579	657,349	616,611	93.80%	1.28%
4 March 1950	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	437,832	311,658	290,306	93.15%	3.33%
2 May 1959	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	180,344	180,344	170,559	94.57%	5.76%
2 October 1937	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,136,596	848,680	797,430	93.96%	1.37%
4 February 1989	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	957,939	957,939	869,100	90.73%	7.35%
26 March 1938	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,607,833	1,268,980	1,215,494	95.79%	2.65%
29 April 1950	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	718,685	688,309	636,750	92.51%	1.11%
8 March 1947	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	418,308	306,059	285,765	93.37%	3.63%
13 October 1956	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	174,632	174,632	166,293	95.22%	4.19%
2 March 1935	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,099,251	904,191	853,470	94.39%	1.66%
8 February 1986	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	883,239	883,239	807,634	91.44%	2.63%
11 May 1935	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,528,713	1,347,884	1,294,752	96.06%	3.04%
3 May 1947	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting, compulsory voting ... less	697,405	697,405	632,909	90.75%	1.36%
29 April 1944	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	401,747	289,032	255,883	88.53%	3.22%
19 February 1955	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	174,632	174,632	162,637	93.13%	3.79%
14 May 1932	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,055,301	729,332	687,042	94.20%	1.83%
19 February 1983	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	754,225	744,986	663,153	89.02%	2.83%
11 June 1932	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,465,008	1,418,141	1,367,987	96.46%	2.21%
15 April 1944	Single member districts, first ... more Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting , compulsory voting ... less	655,984	585,727	512,767	87.54%	1.82%
29 March 1941	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences ... less	378,265	339,263	171,978	50.69%	1.96%
6 May 1950	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	161,650	161,650	152,785	94.52%	4.48%
30 November 1929	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	1,029,170	682,190	639,368	93.72%	1.07%
23 February 1980	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	714,724	689,066	609,418	88.44%	3.52%
25 October 1930	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	1,440,785	1,428,648	1,356,423	94.94%	2.25%
29 March 1941	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	634,916	586,147	529,247	90.29%	1.80%
19 March 1938	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences ... less	364,884	352,423	223,136	63.31%	2.16%
21 August 1948	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	161,088	161,088	148,588	92.24%	3.95%
9 April 1927	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting (see notes) ... less	993,211	850,494	780,399	91.76%	1.94%
19 February 1977	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	633,113	633,113	601,975	95.08%	3.18%
8 October 1927	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; contingent voting (a variant of preferential voting, AV), optional preferences (see notes) ... less	1,409,493	1,394,254	1,150,772	82.54%	1.31%
2 April 1938	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	606,559	582,711	539,037	92.51%	1.31%
8 April 1933	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, contingent voting (see notes) ... less	338,576	307,285	182,693	59.45%	4.87%
23 November 1946	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	157,756	157,756	143,674	91.07%	10.08%
26 June 1924	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences (see notes) ... less	900,427	626,250	370,963	59.24%	1.01%
30 March 1974	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	604,222	597,335	538,365	90.13%	4.08%
30 May 1925	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; eight and five member districts; proportional representation by STV; preferences for at least five candidates required (see notes) ... less	1,339,080	1,339,080	924,979	69.08%	3.26%
11 May 1935	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	575,288	507,760	470,691	92.70%	1.74%
5 April 1930	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, contingent voting (see notes) ... less	325,244	312,243	222,819	71.36%	5.71%
13 December 1941	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	139,234	139,234	127,034	91.24%	4.99%
30 August 1921	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	871,456	569,704	326,227	57.26%	0.74%
20 February 1971	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting (see notes) ... less	537,122	537,122	490,467	91.31%	3.85%
25 March 1922	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; eight and five member districts; proportional representation by STV; preferences for at least five candidates required (see notes) ... less	1,251,023	1,251,023	875,464	69.98%	3.63%
11 June 1932	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	525,944	492,036	456,706	92.82%	1.13%
26 March 1927	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	309,588	277,337	214,738	77.43%	0.00%
20 February 1937	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	132,001	132,001	124,460	94.29%	2.41%
21 October 1920	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	868,848	735,054	468,223	63.70%	4.40%
23 March 1968	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	449,122	359,790	331,325	92.09%	3.10%
20 March 1920	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; eight and five member districts; proportional representation by STV; preferences for at least five candidates required (see notes) ... less	1,154,437	1,154,437	648,709	56.19%	9.70%
11 May 1929	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	517,466	491,589	438,248	89.15%	1.56%
5 April 1924	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	289,843	256,993	161,165	62.71%	0.00%
9 June 1934	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	127,681	127,681	120,622	94.47%	3.20%
15 November 1917	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	828,230	658,488	356,999	54.21%	3.15%
20 February 1965	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	408,462	335,633	309,893	92.33%	3.11%
24 March 1917	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; second ballot (run off) elections ... less	1,109,830	1,013,266	622,478	61.43%	1.02%
8 May 1926	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	484,212	452,008	401,055	88.73%	1.23%
9 April 1921	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	272,022	265,088	169,051	63.77%	0.00%
9 May 1931	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV); compulsory voting ... less	118,730	118,730	112,779	94.99%	3.44%
26 November 1914	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	810,026	593,334	319,950	53.92%	2.27%
31 March 1962	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	381,805	319,594	297,520	93.09%	1.79%
6 December 1913	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; second ballot (run off) elections ... less	1,037,999	1,002,816	684,352	68.24%	2.30%
12 May 1923	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	475,957	449,087	369,267	82.23%	1.17%
6 April 1918	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	258,802	258,802	134,243	51.87%	0.00%
30 May 1928	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	111,956	111,956	91,679	81.89%	3.24%
16 November 1911	Adult franchise at 21 years, s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences (see notes) ... less	701,451	619,644	394,189	63.62%	1.36%
21 March 1959	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	361,629	291,596	269,322	92.36%	2.58%
14 October 1910	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; second ballot (run off) elections (see notes) ... less	867,695	844,381	583,014	69.05%	1.80%
9 October 1920	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	462,218	445,681	356,226	79.93%	1.00%
27 March 1915	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	253,391	181,516	136,516	75.21%	0.00%
3 June 1925	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	114,901	114,901	77,281	67.26%	2.22%
29 December 1908	Male franchise, single member ... more Male franchise, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	263,876	164,919	88,460	53.64%	0.53%
7 April 1956	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	342,018	262,384	241,863	92.18%	2.83%
10 September 1907	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	745,900	707,395	471,951	66.72%	2.87%
16 March 1918	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	424,416	424,416	340,669	80.27%	1.18%
10 February 1912	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	224,411	224,411	161,262	71.86%	0.00%
10 June 1922	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	110,549	110,549	69,752	63.10%	2.63%
15 March 1907	Male franchise, single member ... more Male franchise, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	261,080	191,123	117,098	61.27%	0.59%
14 February 1953	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	319,941	205,644	192,225	93.47%	2.62%
6 August 1904	Universal franchise at 21 year ... more Universal franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	689,490	675,448	400,595	59.31%	0.99%
22 May 1915	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV), compulsory voting ... less	335,195	302,061	266,240	88.14%	1.57%
2 April 1910	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	183,418	183,418	130,294	71.04%	0.00%
31 May 1919	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	107,541	107,541	71,064	66.08%	3.96%
1 June 1904	Male franchise, single member ... more Male franchise, single member districts, one seat for public servants and a two seat constituency for railway officers (multiple voting for that seat), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	277,006	235,897	149,500	63.38%	0.00%
25 March 1950	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting (see notes) ... less	310,291	251,881	229,296	91.03%	1.98%
3 July 1901	Male franchise at 21 years; si ... more Male franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	298,673	270,861	196,514	72.55%	0.78%
27 April 1912	Single member districts, conti ... more Single member districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	309,590	289,506	218,639	75.52%	1.19%
3 November 1906	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	190,162	190,162	106,106	55.80%	0.00%
25 March 1916	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	107,321	107,321	78,984	73.60%	5.66%
1 October 1902	Male franchise, single and mul ... more Male franchise, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	290,241	216,063	141,320	65.41%	0.00%
15 March 1947	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	297,089	194,270	166,905	85.91%	2.05%
27 July 1898	Male franchise at 21 years; si ... more Male franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	302,000	294,752	178,617	60.60%	0.92%
2 October 1909	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	242,754	215,252	156,418	72.67%	0.00%
27 May 1905	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	187,242	187,242	114,576	61.19%	0.00%
23 January 1913	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	105,292	105,292	70,802	67.24%	2.87%
1 November 1900	Male franchise, single and mul ... more Male franchise, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	280,810	203,421	128,983	63.41%	0.00%
20 November 1943	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	274,856	212,376	183,781	86.54%	2.47%
24 July 1895	Male franchise at 21 years; si ... more Male franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	253,125	238,233	153,034	64.24%	0.88%
5 February 1908	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	205,892	175,823	138,747	78.91%	0.00%
3 May 1902	Adult franchise at 21 years, m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	149,177	149,177	90,016	60.34%	0.00%
30 April 1912	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	103,513	103,513	76,052	73.47%	2.85%
14 October 1897	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	254,155	224,987	158,235	70.33%	0.00%
18 March 1939	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting (see notes) ... less	265,987	228,563	209,331	91.59%	1.75%
17 July 1894	Male franchise at 21 years; si ... more Male franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	257,499	255,802	204,266	79.85%	1.62%
18 May 1907	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	220,189	212,337	152,049	71.61%	0.00%
29 April 1899	Adult franchise at 21 years, t ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	152,393	148,600	93,410	62.86%	0.00%
30 April 1909	Adult franchise at 21 years; m ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; multimember districts; proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) ... less	95,784	95,784	50,402	52.62%	2.86%
20 September 1894	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	234,552	196,482	139,215	70.85%	0.00%
15 February 1936	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	247,465	194,354	136,309	70.13%	1.11%
17 June 1891	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	305,456	285,897	183,751	64.27%	0.00%
27 August 1904	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	103,943	81,266	68,556	84.36%	0.00%
25 April 1896	Adult franchise at 21 years, t ... more Adult franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	137,781	137,781	91,348	66.30%	0.00%
29 March 1906	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	89,135	70,641	40,359	57.13%	1.18%
20 April 1892	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	278,812	246,214	160,262	65.09%	0.00%
8 April 1933	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	237,195	205,310	186,012	90.60%	2.25%
11 March 1902	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	108,548	101,519	80,076	78.88%	0.00%
15 April 1893	Male franchise at 21 years, mu ... more Male franchise at 21 years, multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	73,616	73,616	49,397	67.10%	0.00%
2 April 1903	Male franchise at 21 years; si ... more Male franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	44,873	40,267	24,109	59.87%	1.42%
12 April 1930	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	230,076	186,732	139,013	74.45%	1.14%
1 February 1889	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	280,159	257,762	150,816	58.51%	0.00%
28 March 1889	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	244,965	222,208	147,129	66.21%	0.00%
11 March 1899	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	97,046	94,679	74,919	79.13%	0.00%
9 April 1890	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	70,691	70,691	37,539	53.10%	0.00%
9 March 1900	Property and income franchise, ... more Property and income franchise, plural voting; single and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting in single member districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) in two multimember districts (see notes) ... less	39,002	29,032	19,380	66.75%	2.62%
26 March 1927	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	210,949	194,087	142,506	73.42%	1.40%
4 February 1887	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	256,761	226,583	128,787	56.84%	0.00%
5 March 1886	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	214,805	194,555	120,535	61.95%	0.00%
27 August 2016	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), optional preferences (see notes); compulsory voting ... less	135,506	135,506	100,304	74.02%	2.00%
21 March 1896	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	86,882	79,971	61,453	76.84%	0.00%
20 January 1897	Property and income franchise, ... more Property and income franchise, plural voting; single and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting in single member districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV) in two multimember districts (see notes) ... less	30,985	20,275	11,948	58.93%	2.22%
22 March 1924	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	189,869	159,356	99,391	62.37%	1.16%
16 October 1885	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	232,390	216,946	129,888	59.87%	0.00%
22 February 1883	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	195,274	171,397	107,806	62.90%	0.00%
25 August 2012	Adult franchise at 18 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 18 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences; compulsory voting ... less	123,805	123,805	95,215	76.91%	3.23%
19 March 1887	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	60,920	57,251	27,918	48.76%	0.00%
29 April 1893	Single and multimember distric ... more Single and multimember districts, contingent voting (a version of AV) ... less	86,983	80,457	58,821	73.11%	0.00%
19 December 1893	Property and income franchise, ... more Property and income franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	29,920	22,690	13,667	60.23%	0.00%
12 March 1921	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	164,688	146,948	98,958	67.34%	1.64%
30 November 1882	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	196,230	171,952	95,436	55.50%	0.00%
9 August 2008	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	119,814	110,289	83,436	75.65%	4.08%
14 July 1880	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	201,059	183,644	120,749	65.75%	0.00%
8 April 1884	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	57,640	52,177	22,999	44.08%	0.00%
22 May 1891	Property and income franchise, ... more Property and income franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	30,929	25,886	16,947	65.47%	0.00%
29 September 1917	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	166,951	137,755	85,620	62.15%	1.69%
18 June 2005	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	111,954	111,954	89,646	80.07%	3.75%
18 November 1880	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	188,414	165,352	100,413	60.73%	0.00%
28 April 1888	Male property franchise; singl ... more Male property franchise; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	70,565	60,702	44,869	73.92%	0.00%
28 February 1880	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	200,922	197,066	131,286	66.62%	0.00%
8 April 1881	Male franchise at 21 years, on ... more Male franchise at 21 years, one single member and 21 multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	57,627	46,027	18,126	39.38%	0.00%
21 October 1914	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences ... less	214,741	168,546	96,605	57.32%	1.17%
18 August 2001	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	105,506	105,506	84,994	80.56%	4.27%
24 October 1877	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	171,645	138,667	66,335	47.84%	0.00%
26 July 1886	Property and income franchise, ... more Property and income franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	25,066	17,367	10,570	60.86%	0.00%
10 August 1883	Male property franchise; singl ... more Male property franchise; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	56,998	48	30,027	61.48%	0.00%
11 May 1877	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	181,683	174,929	111,130	63.53%	0.00%
15 October 2016	Adult franchise at 18 years, f ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, five multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote, (STV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	283,162	283,162	250,460	88.45%	2.53%
2 April 1878	Male franchise at 21 years, on ... more Male franchise at 21 years, one single member and 21 multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	39,987	25,749	11,314	43.94%	0.00%
3 October 1911	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences (see notes) ... less	152,645	122,375	91,630	74.88%	1.41%
30 August 1997	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	101,886	101,886	80,479	78.99%	5.17%
8 December 1874	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	163,947	134,816	62,950	46.69%	0.00%
25 May 1882	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	16,419	5,852	3,967	67.79%	3.43%
14 November 1878	Male property franchise; singl ... more Male property franchise; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	49,331	41,656	24,785	59.50%	0.00%
25 March 1874	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	142,480	129,661	80,303	61.93%	0.00%
20 October 2012	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	256,702	256,702	229,125	89.26%	3.47%
10 February 1875	Male franchise at 21 years, on ... more Male franchise at 21 years, one single member and 21 multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	35,035	30,941	17,625	56.96%	0.00%
11 September 1908	Adult franchise at 21 years; s ... more Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV), optional preferences (see notes) ... less	135,979	114,081	75,855	66.49%	1.22%
4 June 1994	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	95,007	95,007	76,638	80.67%	3.81%
13 February 1872	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	147,934	132,414	63,494	47.95%	0.00%
18 October 2008	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	243,471	243,471	219,915	90.32%	3.65%
30 May 1877	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	14,493	10,626	7,785	73.26%	2.75%
4 November 1873	Male property franchise; singl ... more Male property franchise; single member; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	23,864	16,243	9,077	55.88%	0.00%
14 February 1871	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	127,508	119,037	74,521	62.60%	0.00%
14 December 1871	Male franchise at 21 years, si ... more Male franchise at 21 years, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	29,009	27,512	13,465	48.94%	0.00%
27 October 1905	Male and female property and r ... more Male and female property and residential franchise; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	121,722	102,002	52,896	51.86%	1.01%
27 October 1990	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	82,261	82,261	67,117	81.59%	3.10%
16 October 2004	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	226,098	226,098	209,810	92.80%	2.68%
3 December 1869	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	124,433	103,795	55,589	53.56%	0.00%
5 September 1872	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	13,958	6,072	3,910	64.39%	1.61%
8 July 1871	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	18,793	11,256	6,874	61.07%	0.00%
21 January 1868	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	115,842	102,716	63,263	61.59%	0.00%
28 March 1870	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	28,338	28,338	16,564	58.45%	0.00%
28 June 1904	Male and female property and r ... more Male and female property and residential franchise; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	163,826	138,315	66,785	48.28%	1.09%
7 March 1987	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	74,633	74,633	53,127	71.18%	4.14%
20 October 2001	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	218,615	218,615	198,721	90.90%	3.97%
22 November 1864	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	111,302	84,683	43,381	51.23%	0.00%
6 September 1871	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	13,971	7,021	4,576	65.18%	1.84%
27 July 1870	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	16,591	12,868	7,053	54.81%	0.00%
30 December 1865	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	111,996	96,267	53,124	55.18%	0.00%
6 April 1868	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	27,391	23,928	11,243	46.99%	0.00%
24 April 1901	Male and female property and r ... more Male and female property and residential franchise, plural voting; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	91,522	82,742	38,100	46.05%	2.04%
3 December 1983	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	62,178	62,178	50,716	81.57%	3.02%
21 February 1998	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	203,553	203,553	188,484	92.60%	4.32%
6 December 1860	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	91,410	66,581	28,497	42.80%	0.00%
3 October 1866	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	11,217	7,152	4,100	57.33%	0.00%
14 September 1868	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	15,605	10,441	4,021	38.51%	0.00%
5 October 1864	Male franchise and female rate ... more Male franchise and female ratepayers (for this election only), plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	125,278	99,944	46,689	46.72%	0.00%
1 March 1865	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting ... less	23,589	14,256	8,255	57.91%	0.00%
18 February 1995	Universal franchise at 18 year ... more Universal franchise at 18 years, three multimember districts, proportional representation by the single transferable vote method (STV), compulsory voting ... less	196,959	196,959	176,264	89.49%	6.24%
27 April 1897	Male property and residential ... more Male property and residential franchise, plural voting; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	23,318	17,114	9,016	52.68%	3.09%
7 June 1980	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	53,218	53,218	41,484	77.95%	3.20%
8 June 1859	Male franchise at 21 years; pl ... more Male franchise at 21 years; plural voting; single and multimember districts (multiple voting); first past the post (plurality) voting, (see notes) ... less	78,231	65,630	34,451	52.49%	0.00%
6 November 1862	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	0	0	2,424	0.00%	0.00%
18 June 1867	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	15,331	13,619	6,326	46.45%	0.00%
2 August 1861	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	168,841	155,866	71,343	45.77%	0.00%
10 November 1862	Male franchise at 21 years, tw ... more Male franchise at 21 years, two-member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	24,467	21,841	8,531	39.06%	0.00%
15 February 1992	Adult franchise at 18 years, a ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, at large election, proportional representation by the list system (modified D'Hondt), compulsory voting ... less	184,405	184,405	166,467	90.27%	6.47%
14 June 1894	Male property and residential ... more Male property and residential franchise, plural voting; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	12,884	9,029	5,515	61.08%	7.43%
13 August 1977	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting ... less	43,284	43,284	32,861	75.92%	3.18%
13 January 1858	Property franchise, plural vot ... more Property franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	49,391	38,833	16,734	43.09%	0.00%
29 May 1861	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	5,840	5,840	3,063	52.45%	0.00%
30 May 1863	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	8,307	4,473	0	0.00%	0.00%
26 August 1859	Male franchise, plural voting, ... more Male franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
13 March 1860	Male franchise at 21 years, si ... more Male franchise at 21 years, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	22,265	17,681	6,409	36.25%	0.00%
4 March 1989	Adult franchise at 18 years, a ... more Adult franchise at 18 years, at large election, proportional representation by the list system (modified D'Hondt), compulsory voting ... less	169,493	169,493	150,421	88.75%	5.69%
19 October 1974	Single member districts, prefe ... more Single member districts, preferential voting (AV), optional preferences, compulsory voting ... less	39,027	39,027	29,428	75.40%	5.07%
5 December 1890	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	5,860	3,734	2,925	78.33%	0.10%
11 March 1856	Property franchise, plural vot ... more Property franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	44,451	41,456	20,109	48.51%	0.00%
8 September 1856	Property and occupational fran ... more Property and occupational franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	10,828	6,289	2,916	46.37%	0.00%
27 April 1860	Male property franchise, plura ... more Male property franchise, plural voting; single member and multimember districts; first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	4,790	4,364	2,176	49.86%	0.00%
23 September 1856	Property franchise, plural vot ... more Property franchise, plural voting, single and multimember districts (multiple voting), first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	59,985	56,038	0	0.00%	0.00%
9 March 1857	Male franchise at 21 years, si ... more Male franchise at 21 years, single and multimember districts, first past the post (plurality) voting (see notes) ... less	15,538	12,235	6,913	56.50%	0.00%

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