Australian Senate election, 1967
Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 25 November 1967. There was no accompanying election to the House of Representatives as the two election cycles had been out of synchronisation since 1963. The results were a setback for the government of Harold Holt. Having won a landslide victory the previous year, the Coalition instead lost two seats in the Senate. The Australian Labor Party failed to make any gains; the Democratic Labor Party gained two seats would hold the balance of power until 1974.
Senate (STV) — 1967–70 — Turnout 95.11% (CV) — Informal 6.10%
|
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
|
Australian Labor Party |
2,489,990 |
45.03 |
+0.36 |
13 |
27 |
0 |
|
Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket) |
1,870,057 |
33.82 |
−2.43 |
6 |
* |
|
|
Democratic Labor Party |
540,006 |
9.77 |
+1.38 |
2 |
4 |
+2 |
|
Liberal Party of Australia |
450,454 |
8.15 |
−0.10 |
7 |
21 |
−2 |
|
Country Party |
44,862 |
0.81 |
−0.40 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
Independents |
55,192 |
1.00 |
+0.80 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other |
79,327 |
1.43 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
5,529,888 |
|
|
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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