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The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution .
Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam 's three-year-old Labor government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr , on 11 November 1975. The same day, Fraser advised an immediate double dissolution, in accordance with Kerr's stipulated conditions (see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis ).
The Coalition of Fraser's Liberal Party of Australia and Doug Anthony 's National Country Party secured government in its own right, winning the largest majority government to date in Australian history.[a] The Liberals actually won a majority in their own right, with 68 seats–the first time that the main non-Labor party had done so since adopting the Liberal banner in 1944. Although Fraser had no need for the support of the National Country Party, the Coalition was retained. It was also the first time a party won over 90 seats at an Australian election. This was the last federal election the Coalition won more than 50% of the primary vote.
Labor suffered a 30-seat swing and saw its lower house caucus cut almost in half, to 36 seats—fewer than it had when Whitlam became leader in the aftermath of the Coalition landslide nearly 10 years earlier, in the 1966 election . With only 28% of the House of Representatives seats, this is the worst seat share for Labor since the current Liberal-Labor party contest from 1946.
Results [ edit ]
House of Representatives results [ edit ]
Government (91 ) Coalition Liberal (68 ) NCP (22 ) CLP (1 ) Opposition (36 ) Labor (36 )
^ While the Coalition under John Howard won 94 seats at the 1996 election , this only accounted for 63.51% of all seats in the House of Representatives, as there were 148 seats in 1996. The Coalition under Fraser won 91 seats, which, although smaller than 94, accounted for 71.65% of the House of Representatives, which had 127 seats in 1975. Therefore, while Howard won three more seats than Fraser in 1996, Fraser still won a larger majority.
House of Reps (IRV ) – 1975–77—Turnout 95.39% (CV ) – Informal 1.89%
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Liberal–NCP coalition
4,102,078
53.05
+7.32
91
+30
Liberal
3,232,159
41.80
+6.85
68
+28
National Country
853,943
11.04
+0.28
22
+1
Country Liberal
15,976
0.21
+0.21
1
+1
Labor
3,313,004
42.84
−6.46
36
−30
Democratic Labor
101,750
1.32
−0.10
0
0
Workers
60,130
0.78
+0.78
0
0
Liberal Movement
49,484
0.64
–0.14
0
0
Australia
33,630
0.43
−1.89
0
0
Communist
9,393
0.12
+0.11
0
0
Independent
63,109
0.82
+0.42
0
0
Total
7,732,578
127
Two-party-preferred (estimated)
Liberal–NCP coalition
Win
55.70
+7.40
91
+30
Labor
44.30
−7.40
36
−30
Popular vote
Labor
42.84%
Liberal
41.80%
National
11.25%
DLP
1.32%
Other
2.79%
Two-party-preferred vote
Coalition
55.70%
Labor
44.30%
Parliament seats
Coalition
71.65%
Labor
28.35%
Senate results [ edit ]
Government (35 ) Coalition Liberal (26 ) NCP (8 ) CLP (1 ) Opposition (27 ) Labor (27 ) Crossbench (2 ) Liberal Movement (1 ) Independent (1 )
Senate (STV ) – 1975–77—Turnout 95.39% (CV ) – Informal 9.10%
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats won
Seats held
Change
Liberal–NCP coalition (total)
3,706,989
51.74
+7.85
35
35
+6
Liberal–NCP joint ticket
2,855,721
39.86
+5.09
17
*
*
Liberal
793,772
11.08
+3.26
16
26
+3
National Country
41,977
0.59
−0.71
1
8
+2
Country Liberal
15,519
0.22
+0.22
1
1
+1
Labor
2,931,310
40.91
−6.38
27
27
−2
Democratic Labor
191,049
2.67
−0.89
0
0
0
Liberal Movement
76,426
1.07
+0.11
1
1
0
Workers
62,385
0.87
+0.87
0
0
0
Family Movement
45,658
0.64
+0.64
0
0
0
Australia
34,632
0.48
–0.91
0
0
0
United Tasmania
1,227
0.02
–0.01
0
0
0
Socialist
727
0.01
+0.01
0
0
0
Independents
114,310
1.60
–0.52
1
1
0
Total
7,164,713
64
64
+4
Notes
Seats changing hands [ edit ]
Seat
Pre-1975
Swing
Post-1975
Party
Member
Margin
Margin
Member
Party
Barton, NSW
Labor
Len Reynolds
5.1
10.0
4.9
Jim Bradfield
Liberal
Bowman, Qld
Labor
Len Keogh
1.3
8.4
7.1
David Jull
Liberal
Braddon, Tas
Labor
Ron Davies
4.8
8.6
3.8
Ray Groom
Liberal
Brisbane, Qld
Labor
Manfred Cross
1.1
5.0
3.9
Peter Johnson
Liberal
Canberra, ACT
Labor
Kep Enderby
7.1
10.4
3.3
John Haslem
Liberal
Capricornia, Qld
Labor
Doug Everingham
4.9
5.0
0.1
Colin Carige
National Country
Casey, Vic
Labor
Race Mathews
1.5
9.0
7.5
Peter Falconer
Liberal
Cook, NSW
Labor
Ray Thorburn
0.5
8.3
7.8
Don Dobie
Liberal
Dawson, Qld
Labor
Rex Patterson
0.6
4.2
3.6
Ray Braithwaite
National Country
Denison, Tas
Labor
John Coates
2.8
7.7
4.9
Michael Hodgman
Liberal
Diamond Valley, Vic
Labor
David McKenzie
0.7
9.8
9.1
Neil Brown
Liberal
Eden-Monaro, NSW
Labor
Bob Whan
0.1
5.6
5.5
Murray Sainsbury
Liberal
Evans, NSW
Labor
Allan Mulder
4.9
6.9
2.0
John Abel
Liberal
Franklin, Tas
Labor
Ray Sherry
12.9
14.7
1.8
Bruce Goodluck
Liberal
Henty, Vic
Labor
Joan Child
1.5
6.7
5.2
Ken Aldred
Liberal
Holt, Vic
Labor
Max Oldmeadow
6.9
8.5
1.6
William Yates
Liberal
Isaacs, Vic
Labor
Gareth Clayton
0.6
7.5
6.9
David Hamer
Liberal
Kalgoorlie, WA
Labor
Fred Collard
2.1
6.3
4.3
Mick Cotter
Liberal
Kingston, SA
Labor
Richard Gun
6.1
12.7
6.6
Grant Chapman
Liberal
La Trobe, Vic
Labor
Tony Lamb
4.6
8.9
4.3
Marshall Baillieu
Liberal
Leichhardt, Qld
Labor
Bill Fulton
3.3
5.7
2.4
David Thomson
National Country
Macarthur, NSW
Labor
John Kerin
4.4
8.5
4.1
Michael Baume
Liberal
Macquarie, NSW
Labor
Tony Luchetti
8.7
10.3
1.6
Reg Gillard
Liberal
McMillan, Vic
National Country
Arthur Hewson
N/A
2.1
6.7
Barry Simon
Liberal
Perth, WA
Labor
Joe Berinson
8.2
9.0
0.8
Ross McLean
Liberal
Phillip, NSW
Labor
Joe Riordan
4.5
7.1
2.6
Jack Birney
Liberal
St George, NSW
Labor
Bill Morrison
5.8
5.8
0.0
Maurice Neil
Liberal
Swan, WA
Labor
Adrian Bennett
5.6
7.7
2.1
John Martyr
Liberal
Tangney, WA
Labor
John Dawkins
3.1
9.7
6.6
Peter Richardson
Liberal
Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
Issues and significance [ edit ]
The Gallagher Index result: 14.19
The election followed the controversial dismissal of the Whitlam government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr in the 1975 constitutional crisis . Labor campaigners hoped that the electorate would "maintain [its] rage" and punish the Coalition for its part in bringing down the government, proclaiming "Shame Fraser, Shame". However, the Coalition focused on economic issues following the 1973 oil crisis and 1973–75 recession , the so-called Loans Affair , alleged Labor mismanagement of inflation, and campaigned under the slogan "Turn on the lights, Australia" (drawing on a contemporary cynicism: "Would the last businessman leaving Australia please turn out the lights?").[1] [2]
The Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory received an entitlement to elect two senators each as a consequence of the Senate (Representation of Territories) Act 1973 , passed during the 1974 Joint Sitting of the Australian Parliament .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1975_Australian_federal_election&oldid=1231944511 "
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