ID 0283

Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election

Election of 18 May 1974

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House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary

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Election held on 18 May 1974
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under listed party

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Party Name First preference vote nFirst preference vote share %Change from previous election %Seats won nUncontested seats held nSeat share %
Australian Labor Party 3,644,110  49.3  -.29 66  0  51.97 
Liberal Party 2,582,968  34.95  +2.91 40  0  31.5 
Country Party  736,252  9.96  +.52 21  0  16.54 
Australia Party 172,176  2.33  -.09 0  0  0 
Democratic Labor Party 104,974  1.42  -3.83 0  0  0 
Votes for other than listed parties150,5262.04 +2.00    
Totals7,391,006  100    127  0  100 

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Sources

Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1965-1974, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1977 (ISBN 0708113400); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 13287478).

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