Australian Senate election, 1964
Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 5 December 1964. 30 of the seats in the Senate were up for election. There was no accompanying election to the House of Representatives; Robert Menzies had called an early House election the previous year. As with the previous Senate election, the Coalition held exactly half of the seats in the chamber.
Senate (STV) — 1964–67—Turnout 94.49% (CV) — Informal 6.98%
|
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
|
Australian Labor Party |
2,308,670 |
44.66 |
−0.04 |
14 |
27 |
−1 |
|
Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket) |
1,873,696 |
36.25 |
+3.09 |
7 |
* |
|
|
Democratic Labor Party |
433,511 |
8.39 |
−1.43 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
|
Liberal Party of Australia |
426,026 |
8.24 |
−0.03 |
6 |
23 |
−1 |
|
Country Party |
62,359 |
1.21 |
+0.56 |
1 |
7 |
+1 |
|
Independents |
10,151 |
0.20 |
−0.77 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other |
54,637 |
1.06 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
5,169,050 |
|
|
30 |
60 |
|
Independent: Reg Turnbull (Tasmania)
See also
Notes
References
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- Elections in: Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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