Results of the 1990 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
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1990 Australian federal election |
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The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 1990 federal election held on 24 March 1990.[1]
Australia
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||||
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Liberal | 3,440,902 | 34.76 | 55 | ||||||
National | 833,557 | 8.42 | 14 | ||||||
Country Liberal | 27,668 | 0.28 | 0 | ||||||
Liberal–National coalition | 4,302,127 | 43.46 | 69 | ||||||
Labor | 3,904,138 | 39.44 | 78 | ||||||
Democrats | 1,114,216 | 11.26 | |||||||
Greens (state-based)[lower-alpha 1] | 137,351 | 1.37 | |||||||
Call to Australia | 96,497 | 0.97 | |||||||
Grey Power | 20,984 | 0.21 | |||||||
Democratic Socialist | 20,668 | 0.21 | |||||||
Independent EFF | 9,375 | 0.09 | |||||||
Rex Connor Labor | 8,277 | 0.08 | |||||||
New Australia | 7,043 | 0.07 | |||||||
Nuclear Disarmament | 5,578 | 0.06 | |||||||
Environment Inds | 4,866 | 0.05 | |||||||
Citizens Electoral Council | 3,524 | 0.04 | |||||||
Democratic Labor | 2,564 | 0.03 | |||||||
Socialist | 2,255 | 0.02 | |||||||
Conservative | 1,734 | 0.02 | |||||||
Pensioner | 1,170 | 0.01 | |||||||
Against Further Immigration | 835 | 0.01 | |||||||
Independents [lower-alpha 2] | 257,139 | 2.60 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 9,899,674 | 148 | |||||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||||
Labor | 4,930,837 | 49.90 | −0.93 | 78 | |||||
Liberal–National coalition | 4,950,072 | 50.10 | +0.93 | 69 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 326,126 | 3.19 | |||||||
Turnout | 10,225,800 | 95.32 | |||||||
Registered voters | 10,728,131 | ||||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
States
New South Wales
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in New South Wales|NSW infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 975,083 | 32.76 | −4.19 | 12 | |||
National | 377,687 | 10.53 | −0.52 | 8 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,352,770 | 40.32 | −4.72 | 20 | |||
Labor | 1,380,780 | 41.16 | +4.01 | 30 | |||
Democrats | 342,540 | 10.21 | +6.34 | ||||
Independents [lower-alpha 2] | 166,832 | 4.97 | +1.55 | 1 | |||
Green Alliance [lower-alpha 3] | 45,819 | 1.37 | |||||
Call to Australia | 21,646 | 0.65 | |||||
Independent EFF | 9,375 | 0.28 | |||||
Rex Connor Labor | 8,277 | 0.25 | |||||
New Australia | 6,376 | 0.19 | |||||
Democratic Socialist | 5,809 | 0.17 | |||||
Grey Power | 5,034 | 0.15 | |||||
Environment Inds | 4,866 | 0.15 | |||||
Nuclear Disarmament | 3,210 | 0.10 | +0.07 | ||||
Socialist | 1,337 | 0.04 | |||||
Total | 3,354,671 | 51 | |||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Labor | 1,706,398 | 51.94 | +1.65 | ||||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,578,738 | 48.06 | –1.65 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 108,134 | 3.1 | –1.5 | ||||
Turnout | 3,462,805 | 95.4 | |||||
Registered voters | 3,630,841 | ||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
Victoria
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Victoria|Vic infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 1,018,740 | 39.7 | +1.7 | 21 | |||
National | 154,069 | 6.0 | −0.3 | 3 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,172,809 | 45.7 | +1.4 | 24 | |||
Labor | 951,674 | 37.1 | −9.8 | 14 | |||
Democrats | 319,149 | 12.43 | +5.7 | ||||
Independents | 55,357 | 2.16 | −4.3 | ||||
Call to Australia | 52,554 | 2.05 | |||||
Democratic Socialist | 6,836 | 0.27 | |||||
Citizens Electoral Council | 3,524 | 0.14 | |||||
Democratic Labor | 2,564 | 0.10 | −0.04 | ||||
Socialist | 918 | 0.04 | |||||
Pensioner | 910 | 0.04 | |||||
Against Further Immigration | 835 | 0.03 | |||||
Total | 2,567,139 | 38 | |||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,347,048 | 52.54 | +5.1 | 24 | |||
Labor | 1,216,633 | 47.46 | −5.1 | 14 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 94,334 | 3.54 | −1.7 | ||||
Turnout | 2,661,464 | 95.68 | |||||
Registered voters | 2,781,547 | ||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
Queensland
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Queensland|Qld infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 476,560 | 28.51 | 7.49 | 6 | |||
National | 280,120 | 16.76 | –12.09 | 3 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 756,680 | 45.27 | –4.60 | 9 | |||
Labor | 695,291 | 41.59 | –3.37 | 15 | |||
Democrats | 193,817 | 11.59 | 6.71 | ||||
Independent | 11,499 | 0.69 | 0.51 | ||||
Greens | 10,054 | 0.60 | 0.60 | ||||
Democratic Socialist | 2,728 | 0.16 | 0.16 | ||||
Conservative | 1,528 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||
Total | 1,671,597 | 24 | |||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Labor | 837,508 | 50.19 | +0.87 | 15 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 831,015 | 49.81 | –0.87 | 9 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,065 | 2.23 | –1.18 | ||||
Turnout | 1,709,662 | 94.71 | |||||
Registered voters | 1,805,141 | ||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
Western Australia
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Western Australia|WA infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 392,870 | 43.91 | 2.12 | 6 | |||
National | 21,681 | 2.42 | -4.48 | ||||
Liberal/National Coalition | 414,551 | 46.33 | -2.36 | 6 | |||
Labor | 316,186 | 35.34 | -12.14 | 8 | |||
Democrats | 75,197 | 8.40 | +4.97 | ||||
Greens | 67,164 | 7.51 | |||||
Grey Power | 12,043 | 1.35 | |||||
Independents | 5,756 | 0.64 | +0.25 | ||||
Democratic Socialist | 3,336 | 0.37 | |||||
Pensioner | 260 | 0.03 | |||||
Conservative | 206 | 0.02 | |||||
Total | 894,699 | 14 | |||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Labor | 420,816 | 47.13 | -3.78 | 8 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 472,092 | 52.87 | 3.78 | 6 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 34,418 | 3.70 | -2.86 | ||||
Turnout | 929,117 | 94.53 | |||||
Registered voters | 982,901 | ||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
South Australia
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in South Australia|SA infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | 381,172 | 42.65 | +0.14 | 6 | |||
Labor | 339,218 | 37.95 | -6.60 | 7 | |||
Democrats | 135,546 | 15.17 | +7.38 | ||||
Call to Australia | 22,297 | 2.49 | |||||
Independents | 8,104 | 0.91 | 0.02 | ||||
Grey Power | 3,907 | 0.44 | |||||
Greens | 1,878 | 0.21 | |||||
Democratic Socialist | 1,632 | 0.18 | |||||
Total | 893,754 | 13 | |||||
Two-party-preferred vote | |||||||
Labor | 441,659 | 49.5 | -0.7 | 7 | |||
Liberal/National Coalition | 450.503 | 50.5 | +0.7 | 6 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 34,143 | 3.68 | -3.16 | ||||
Turnout | 927,897 | 96.01 | |||||
Registered voters | 966,431 | ||||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
Tasmania
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Tasmania|Tas infobox}}
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
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Liberal | 140,722 | 48.61 | −2.44 | 4 | ||
Labor | 115,053 | 39.74 | −3.25 | 1 | ||
Democrats | 24,876 | 8.59 | +2.63 | |||
United Tasmania | 6,367 | 2.20 | ||||
Independent | 2,159 | 0.75 | ||||
Democratic Socialist | 327 | 0.11 | ||||
Total | 289,504 | 5 | ||||
Two-party-preferred vote | ||||||
Liberal | 138,556 | 52.10 | −1.00 | 4 | ||
Labor | 150,709 | 47.90 | +1.00 | 1 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,774 | 3.27 | −1.68 | |||
Turnout | 299,278 | 96.5 | ||||
Registered voters | 300,763 | |||||
Source: Federal Elections 1990 |
Territories
Australian Capital Territory
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in territories|ACT infobox}}
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Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
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Labor | 71,830 | 44.88 | -9.04 | 2 | ||
Liberal | 55,755 | 34.83 | 4.55 | |||
Democrats | 23,091 | 14.43 | 7.59 | |||
Green Democratic | 6,069 | 3.79 | 0.00 | |||
Nuclear Disarmament | 2,368 | 1.48 | -3.19 | |||
Independent | 949 | 0.59 | -0.96 | |||
Total | 160,062 | 2 | ||||
Two-party-preferred vote | ||||||
Labor | 93,498 | 58.54 | -4.71 | 2 | ||
Liberal | 66,206 | 41.46 | 4.71 | 0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,871 | 2.95 | -0.53 | |||
Turnout | 164,933 | 95.78 | ||||
Registered voters | 172,200 | |||||
Source: Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1990 |
Northern Territory
{{#section:Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in territories|NT infobox}}
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Warren Snowdon | 34,106 | 50.0 | +3.1 | |
Country Liberal | Helen Galton | 27,668 | 40.5 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Don Beaton | 1,900 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Bob Liddle | 1,427 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Tig Donnellan | 1,380 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Strider | 975 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Ron Sterry | 801 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 68,257 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,387 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 70,644 | 89.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Warren Snowdon | 37,498 | 55.0 | +2.8 | |
Country Liberal | Helen Galton | 30,650 | 45.0 | −2.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.8 |
See also
- Results of the 1990 Australian federal election (Senate)
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1990–1993
Notes
- ↑ There was no federal Australian Greens party at this election. The Greens total includes Greens Western Australia (67,164), NSW Green Alliance [lower-alpha 3] (45,819), Queensland Greens (10,054), United Tasmania Group (6,367), Greens South Australia (1,878) and ACT Green Democratic Alliance (6,069).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The independent member was Ted Mack (NSW).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 At this election the Greens in New South Wales were a loose alliance largely organised by local groups, with 18 candidates running under a variety of names: Australian Gruen Party (Fowler, Macarthur, Mackellar, Macquarie, Prospect, St George, Throsby and Werriwa), the Greens (Phillip and Wentworth), Illawarra Greens (Cunningham and Hughes), Sydney Greens, South Sydney Greens (Kingsford Smith), Central Coast Green Party (Dobell and Robertson), Greens in Lowe and Cowper Greens.
References
- ↑ Newman, G; Kopras, A (20 July 1990). "Federal Elections 1990" (PDF). Background Paper 18 1990. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1034-8107. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "1990 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "1990 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.