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Party Representation in the House of Representatives since 1901

 

Election Govt(a)
ALP
FT
PROT
A-S
LIB
NAT
CP
UAP
Others(b)
Total
29/30.3.1901 PROT
14
28
31
-
-
-
-
-
2
75
16.12.1903 PROT
23
25
26
-
-
-
-
-
1
75
12.12.1906 PROT
26
-
16
27
-
-
-
-
6
75
13.4.1910 ALP
43
-
-
-
31(c)
-
-
-
1
75
31.5.1913 LIB
37
-
-
-
38
-
-
-
-
75
5.9.1914 ALP
42
-
-
-
32
-
-
-
1
75
5.5.1917 NAT
22
-
-
-
-
53
-
-
-
75
13.12.1919 NAT
26
-
-
-
-
37
11
-
1
75
16.12.1922 NAT/CP
30
-
-
-
5
26
14
-
1
76
14.11.1925 NAT/CP
24
-
-
-
-
37
14
-
1
76
17.11.1928 NAT/CP
32
-
-
-
-
29
13
-
2
76
12.10.1929(d) ALP
47
-
-
-
-
14
10
-
5
76
19.12.1931 UAP
15
-
-
-
-
-
16
40
5
76
15.9.1934 UAP/CP
18
-
-
-
-
-
14
33
10
75
23.10.1937 UAP/CP
29
-
-
-
-
-
16
28
2
75
21.8.1940 UAP/CP
32
-
-
-
-
-
14
23
6
75
21.8.1943 ALP
49
-
-
-
-
-
12
12
2
75
28.9.1946 ALP
43
-
-
-
17
-
12
-
3
75
Election Govt(a)
ALP
LIB
NP(d)/CP
DLP
AD
GRN
PHON
FFP
Others(b)
10.12.1949 LIB/CP
48
55
19
-
-
-
-
-
1
123
28.4.1951 LIB/CP
54
52
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
123
29.5.1954(d) LIB/CP
59
47
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
123
10.12.1955 LIB/CP
49
57
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
22.11.1958 LIB/CP
47
58
19
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
30.11.1961 LIB/CP
62(f)
45
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
26.11.1963(d) LIB/CP
52
52
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
25.10.1966(d) LIB/CP
41
61
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
25.10.1969(d) LIB/CP
59
46
20
-
-
-
-
-
1
125
2.12.1972(d) ALP
67
38
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
125
18.5.1974 ALP
66
40
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
127
13.12.1975 LIB/NCP
36
68
23
-
-
-
-
-
-
127
10.12.1977 LIB/NCP
38
67
19
-
-
-
-
-
-
124
18.10.1980 LIB/NCP
51
54
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
125
5.3.1983 ALP
75
33
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
125
1.12.1984 ALP
82
45
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
148
11.7.1987 ALP
86
43
19
-
-
-
-
-
-
148
24.3.1990 ALP
78
55
14
-
-
-
-
-
1
148
13.3.1993 ALP
80
49
16
-
-
-
-
-
2
147
2.3.1996 LIB/NPA
49
75
19
-
-
-
-
-
5
148
3.10.1998 LIB/NPA
67
64
16
-
-
-
-
-
1
148
10.11.2001 LIB/NPA
65
68
14
-
-
-
-
-
3
150
9.10.2004 LIB/NP
60
74
13
-
-
-
-
-
3
150

Elections where the government after the election had a majority in the Senate are shown by dark shading.

Simultaneous (double) dissolution elections are shown in bold.

From 1922 figures include a Member for the Northern Territory who did not have full voting rights until 1968.
Similarly from 1949 figures include a Member for the Australian Capital Territory who did not have full voting rights until 1968.

(a) Government after election.
(b) Others include: 1903 – 1 Revenue Tariff; 1906 – 4 Independent Protectionist and 2 Western Australia Party;
1919 – 1 Independent Nationalist; 1928 – 1 Country Progressive; 1929 – 3 Independent Nationalists and 1 Country Progressive; 1931 – 4 Lang Labor; 1934 – 9 Lang Labor; 1937 – 1 Independent UAP; 1940 – 4 Non-Communist Labor; 1966 – 1 Independent (formerly ALP). The remainder are Independents.
(c) Known as ‘Fusion’ in 1910.
(d) Separate House of Representatives election.
(e) Country Party (CP) until May 1975; National Country Party (NCP) from 1975-82; National Party of Australia 1982-2003; The Nationals from October 2003.
(f) Includes the two Territory members who did not have full voting rights (hence the LIB/CP government remained in office).

 

 

 

 

 
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