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Australia
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Commonwealth of Australia |
Parliamentary |
October 3, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Senate: 40
- Seats in the House of Representative: 148
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Description
of government structure:
- Australia's bicameral legislature,
the Federal Parliament, is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- The Senate consists of 76 members
directly elected by a system of proportional representation.
- 72 members of the Senate represent
the Federal States (12 per each of the six states) and serve six-year terms, with half of these seats renewed every three years. The four remaining members of the Senate represent the two Federal Territories and are elected for three-year terms.
- The House of Representatives consists of 148 members elected by direct preferential majority vote for three-year terms.
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Results of
the electoral race:
- Party:
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Leader: Kim BEAZLEY
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 17
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 14
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 67
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 49
- Party:
Liberal Party of Australia (LP)
Leader: John HOWARD
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 15
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 17
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 64
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 76
- Party:
National Party of Australia (NP)
Leader: Timothy FISCHER
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 2
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 16
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 18
- Party:
Australian Democrats (DEM)
Leader: Meg LEES
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 0
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 0
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held: March
2, 1996
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Senate: 40
- Seats decided in the last election to the
House of Representatives: 148
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 18,631,100
- Number of registered voters: 12,056,625
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Of Interest:
- The election took place five months
earlier than required by the constitution.
- Among the major issues in the election
campaign were management of the economy, tax policy, health services, and nationalism and immigration.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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