Vote and House seat representation 1949 - 2001
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In single member electorates, such as Australia's, seat majorities grow exponentially as the vote majority grows. That is, for each extra percent of the vote over 50, a party can expect more than that in seats. The graph shows Coalition and Labor two party preferred vote percentages at all elections since 1949 - blue and red lines respectively, with small squares at election points. Two other lines, same colours for each party but fuzzier with triangles at elections, show the proportion of house of reps seats won. |
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70%
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Hovering the mouse over any part of a line gives date and vote and seat data.
It reminds us that all the big wins belong to the Coalition, most recent being Howard's defeat of Keating in 1996.
Harold Holt's 1966 win had the biggest vote majority, but Malcolm Fraser had the biggest seat ones in 1975 and 1977. Note also 1954, 1961, 1969, 1990 and 1998 when the winner of the vote lost the election.
See also this table.
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