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The National Party Vote in Federal Elections Since 1949

The National Party vote reached its post-WWII peak at 11.5% in the 1987 election which coincided with the Joh for Canberra campaign.

Share of Vote Seats Won
Year
National
NSW
VIC
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
Share
Nat
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
1949
10.8
11.0
8.2
24.8
11.7
21.6%
19
8
3
6
2
0
-
1951
9.7
10.1
5.2
23.8
15.6
19.3%
17
7
3
5
2
0
-
1954
8.5
8.3
3.4
21.9
14.5
18.1%
17
7
3
5
2
0
-
1955
7.9
8.6
5.5
20.9
16.6%
18
8
3
5
2
0
-
1958
9.3
9.6
7.4
19.4
11.5
20.0%
19
8
5
5
1
0
-
1961
8.5
9.4
7.5
16.6
6.0
20.2%
17
7
5
4
1
0
-
1963
8.9
9.8
7.6
18.3
6.3
19.3%
20
9
5
4
2
0
-
1966
9.8
10.7
8.3
19.6
8.3
19.6%
21
9
5
4
2
0
1
1969
8.6
9.8
6.8
17.0
6.4
19.8%
20
8
5
4
2
0
1
1972
9.4
9.8
7.4
19.6
2.2
8.3
22.7%
20
7
6
4

2
0
1
1974
10.8
10.6
7.5
23.6
4.1
10.7
23.6%
21
9
6
5
0
0
1
1975
11.3
11.8
8.9
26.7
0.5
5.0
1.3
21.3%
22
9
5
8
0
0
0
1977
10.0
11.3
5.6
26.0
0.8
4.0
20.8%
18
8
3
7
0
0
0
1980
8.9
10.5
4.9
21.8
1.4
2.3
19.2%
19
9
3
7
0
0
0
1983
9.2
11.0
4.9
23.7
1.1
0.8
21.1%
17
8
3
6
0
0
0
1984
10.6
10.5
6.4
31.7
1.5
1.3
23.6%
21
10
3
8
0
0
0
1987
11.5
11.8
6.3
28.8
3.8
6.9
24.9%
19
10
3
6
0
0
0
1990
8.4
11.2
6.0
16.8
2.4
19.4%
14
8
3
3
0
0
0
1993
7.2
9.8
5.0
14.7
0.3
0.2
16.3%
16
8
3
5
0
0
0
1996
8.2
12.1
4.6
15.9
1.3
0.4
17.4%
18
10
2
6
0
0
0
1998
5.3
7.9
2.7
10.0
0.5
1.3
13.4%
16
9
2
5
0
0
0
2001
5.6
9.2
3.1
9.1
1.0
13.0%
13
7
2
4
0
0
0
2004
5.9
9.2
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.6
12.7%
12
6
2
4
0
0
0
2007
5.5
7.9
3.0
10.1
1.3
1.1
  
13.0%
10
5
2
3
0
0
0

 

 

 

 

 
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