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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1977 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 December 1977.

Redistributions and seat changes

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Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Liberal

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National Country

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Democrats

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Australian Capital Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate Independent candidate
Canberra Liberal Henry Lawrence John Haslem John Bellhouse Oleg Kavunenko
Fraser Labor Ken Fry George Mailath

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Democrats candidate Other candidates
Banks Labor Vince Martin Paul Hinton (Lib) Montague Greene
Barton Liberal Ron Cunningham Jim Bradfield (Lib) Phil White Charles Bellchambers (Ind)
Bennelong Liberal Noel Welsman John Howard (Lib) Bruce Irwin David Rennie (Prog)
Berowra Liberal Michael Jones Harry Edwards (Lib) Johannes van Aggele George Simpson (Prog)
Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Salvatore Napoli (Lib) Steven Suli William Haggerty (Ind)
Bradfield Liberal Pauline Kibble David Connolly (Lib) Donald Marrable Christopher Brown (Prog)
Calare NCP David Simmons James Ashton (Lib) Darvell Baird
Sandy Mackenzie* (NCP)
Chifley Labor John Armitage Richard Taylor (Lib) Alfred Tozer Jack Mundey (CPA)
Cook Liberal Ray Thorburn Don Dobie (Lib) Walter Day Henry Soper (Prog)
Cowper NCP Colin Clague Ian Robinson (NCP)
Cunningham Labor Stewart West Thomas Griffin (Lib) Ross Sampson Noel Dennett (Ind)
Rudolph Dezelin (Ind)
Mervyn Nixon (CPA)
Dundas Liberal Russell Rollason Philip Ruddock (Lib) Brendan Mohide Malcolm McKinnon (Prog)
Eden-Monaro Liberal Brian Maguire Murray Sainsbury (Lib) Norma Helmers Michael Le Grand (Ind)
Farrer Liberal Donald Fleming Wal Fife (Lib) Margaret Healey Thomas Guy (Ind)
Maureen Nathan (Prog)
Grayndler Labor Frank Stewart Bill Vasselou (Lib) Christine Townend Frank Vouros (SPA)
Gwydir NCP Francis Fish Ralph Hunt (NCP) Heather Howe Brian Allen (Prog)
Lyall Munro (Ind)
Hughes Labor Les Johnson Henry Halliwell (Lib) Kenneth Johnson
Hume NCP George Brenner Stephen Lusher (NCP) Mark Richard
Hunter Labor Bert James Oliver Fennell (Lib) Elisabeth Kirkby
Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Collin O'Neill (Lib) Edward Ward
Lowe Liberal Dick Hall Sir William McMahon (Lib) Frederick Tross Charles Bingle (Ind)
Lyne NCP Noel Unicomb Philip Lucock (NCP) Allen Edwards
Macarthur Liberal John Kerin Michael Baume (Lib) William Speirs Victor Thomas (Prog)
Mackellar Liberal John Barclay Jim Carlton (Lib) Robert Williams John Booth (Prog)
Ronald Davis (Ind)
Barry Geyle (Ind)
Thomas Mellor (Ind)
Macquarie Liberal Ross Free Reg Gillard (Lib) Peter Monaghan Michael Barratt (Ind)
Alyn Foster (Prog)
Mitchell Liberal Ellen Thompson Alan Cadman (Lib) Michael Hartnell Ronald Allen (Ind)
Dimitar Mikulasev (Prog)
New England NCP Selby Dean Ian Sinclair (NCP) Bradley Mulligan
Newcastle Labor Charles Jones Elaine Samuels (Lib) Ian Hay Darrell Dawson (CPA)
North Sydney Liberal Maurice May Bill Graham (Lib) John Pierce Peter Corrie (Prog)
John Maher (Ind)
Parramatta Labor John Brown Douglas Cox (Lib) Peter Lukunic
Paterson NCP Kerry Scott Frank O'Keefe (NCP) Paul Baker William O'Donnell (Ind)
Phillip Liberal Joe Riordan Jack Birney (Lib) Alan Needham Barry Elliott (Ind)
Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Alan Byers (Lib) Laurence Bourke
Reid Labor Tom Uren Terence Shanahan (Lib) Frederick Bluck
Richmond NCP Josephine Maxwell Doug Anthony (NCP) Bernard Walrut John Mallett (Ind)
Riverina Labor John FitzPatrick John Sullivan (NCP) Rodney Lawrence (Ind)
Robertson Liberal Barry Cohen Malcolm Brooks (Lib) Trevor Willsher
Shortland Labor Peter Morris Richard Bevan (Lib) Lionel Lambkin
St George Liberal Tony Whitlam Maurice Neil (Lib) Ronald Kirwood David Kriss (Prog)
Sydney Labor Les McMahon Andrew Morrison (Lib) Judith Roberts Aileen Beaver (CPA)
Harry Black (SPA)
Naomi Mayers (Ind)
Warringah Liberal Christopher Osborne Michael MacKellar (Lib) Anita Stiller Stephen Keliher (Prog)
Wentworth Liberal Michael Winters Bob Ellicott (Lib) Joan Kersey John Curvers (Prog)
Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam Jonas Abromas (Lib) Keith Olson Ross May (Ind)

Northern Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate CLP candidate Democrats candidate Progress candidate
Northern Territory CLP John Waters Sam Calder Josephine Read Ian Smith

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Democrats candidate Progress candidate Independent candidate
Bowman Liberal Len Keogh David Jull (Lib) Bryan Grehan Martin Gant
Brisbane Liberal Manfred Cross Peter Johnson (Lib) Joan Hadley John Steele
Capricornia NCP Doug Everingham Colin Carige (NCP)
Douglas Cuddy (Lib)		 Edward Batey Ronald Kitching
Darling Downs NCP Robert Lingard Tom McVeigh (NCP) David Proud
Dawson NCP Michael Goldsborough Ray Braithwaite (NCP) Frank Paull
Fadden Liberal Clem Jones Don Cameron* (Lib) Janice Barber Peter Gautrey Melody Bond
James Shapcott (NCP)
Fisher NCP Fay Price Evan Adermann (NCP) Gillian Newman Gregory Gaffney
Griffith Liberal Ben Humphreys Stan Fas (NCP)
Ronald Palmer (Lib)		 Thomas Martin Barrie Rundle William Kenney
Herbert Liberal Ted Lindsay Charles Arnold (NCP) Kenneth Kipping Coral Finlay Peter Dunn
Grahame Wells
Gordon Dean* (Lib)
Kennedy NCP Robert Gleeson Bob Katter (NCP) Marelle Hicks
Raymond Oldham		 Vrettos Cominos
Leichhardt NCP Bill Wood David Thomson (NCP) James Foster
Lilley Liberal Elaine Darling Kevin Cairns (Lib) Albert Mayne Gary Sturgess Frank Andrews
Maranoa NCP John Kidman James Corbett (NCP) Betty Whitworth Maurice Fountain Christopher Caldwell
McPherson Liberal Jon Guerson Eric Robinson (Lib) Leonard Fairman Neva Maxim William Aabraham-Steer
Moreton Liberal Barbara Robson James Killen (Lib) Dirk Plooy Frederick Drake Graham Bell
Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Robert Walker (Lib) Rowlynd Jones Neil Russell
Petrie Liberal Gerard Molloy John Hodges (Lib) Leslie Mundt Rodney Jeanneret
Ryan Liberal Gailene Harrison John Moore (Lib) Jili Boughen
Wide Bay NCP Frederick Faircloth Clarrie Millar (NCP) Douglas Mackenzie

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford George Basisovs Geoffrey Stewart
Barker Liberal Neil Richardson James Porter Rodney Roberts
Bonython Labor Neal Blewett Brian Marsden John Longhurst
Boothby Liberal Mark Pickhaver John McLeay George Nimmo
Grey Liberal Laurie Wallis John Oswald Ronald Moulds John Henderson (NCP)
Hawker Liberal Ralph Jacobi Steele Hall Bruce Miels Warren Wallace (Ind)
Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Gregory Molfetas James Evans
Kingston Liberal Richard Gun Grant Chapman Christopher Harte
Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Jean Lawrie David Wade Donald Sutherland (CPA)
Sturt Liberal Ann Pengelly Ian Wilson Dean Bendall
Wakefield Liberal Denis Crisp Geoffrey Giles Kenneth Maguire

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate
Bass Liberal Mary Willey Kevin Newman Dennis Cartledge
Braddon Liberal Duncan Kerr Ray Groom
Denison Liberal John Coates Michael Hodgman Robert McFie
Franklin Liberal Peter Colquhoun Bruce Goodluck
Wilmot Liberal David Llewellyn Max Burr Leon Gourlay

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Democrats candidate DLP candidate Other candidates
Balaclava Liberal Robert Steele Ian Macphee (Lib) Zelma Furey Peter Lawlor
Ballarat Liberal Norman Baker Jim Short (Lib) Graham Gough William Griffin
Batman Labor Brian Howe Gillford Brown (Lib) Mario Piraino Phillip Lorenz
Bendigo Liberal Dennis Muldoon John Bourchier (Lib) Ian Price Paul Brennan
Bruce Liberal Timothy Burke Billy Snedden (Lib) John Sutcliffe John Mulholland
Burke Labor Keith Johnson Mihaly Lengyel (Lib) Eric Spencer Colin Walsh
Casey Liberal Peter Watson Peter Falconer (Lib) Malcolm Whittle Francis Feltham Martin Hetherich (Ind)
Stanley Hillman (Ind)
Henry Leggett (Ind)
Chisholm Liberal Helen Mayer Tony Staley (Lib) Robert Caulfield Joe Stanley
Corangamite Liberal Shirley Ambrose Tony Street (Lib) Kathleen May Francis O'Brien Neil McDonald (Ind)
Corio Labor Gordon Scholes Clive Bubb (Lib) Guenter Sahr James Jordan
Deakin Liberal Neville Gay Alan Jarman (Lib) Alan Teed Daniel Condon
Diamond Valley Liberal Jean Downing Neil Brown (Lib) Ronald Goldman Christopher Curtis
Flinders Liberal Geoffrey Eastwood Phillip Lynch (Lib) Harold Fraser John Cass Monty Hollow (Ind)
Gellibrand Labor Ralph Willis Anton Zajc (Lib) June Smith Bert Bailey
Gippsland NCP William Switzer Peter Nixon (NCP) Thomas Reid Robert McMahon Bruce Ingle (Ind)
Henty Liberal Joan Child Ken Aldred (Lib) Fred Ingamells Terence Farrell Tony Dear (Ind)
Higgins Liberal Ann Jackson Roger Shipton (Lib) Jim Thornley Martin Cahill
Holt Liberal Michael Duffy William Yates (Lib) Brian Stockton Kevin Leydon
Hotham Liberal Tony Ross Roger Johnston (Lib) Kenneth Weaver Edward Woods
Indi NCP John Dennis Ewen Cameron* (Lib) Neil Savage Christopher Cody
Mac Holten (NCP)
Isaacs Liberal Kenneth Williams Bill Burns (Lib) Francis McLeod Ralph Cleary
Kooyong Liberal John Wilkinson Andrew Peacock (Lib) Michael McBride Bernie Gaynor
Lalor Labor Barry Jones Harley Dickinson (Lib) Charles Skidmore Denis Bilston Jeffrey Day (Ind)
Rosalba Vicari (Ind)
La Trobe Liberal Tony Lamb Marshall Baillieu (Lib) Andrew McCann James Penna Cornelus Hellema (Ind)
Mallee NCP Geoffrey Ferns Peter Fisher* (NCP) John Cotter
Warwick Hincksman (Lib)
Maribyrnong Labor Moss Cass Philip Fitzherbert (Lib) Alan Brass Alan Tait
McMillan Liberal Richard Elkington Barry Simon (Lib) Ronald Dent Brian Handley Norman Holyoak (Ind)
Melbourne Labor Ted Innes Robert Fallshaw (Lib) Veronica Schwarz Desmond Burke Roger Wilson (CPA)
Melbourne Ports Labor Clyde Holding Daniel Hill (Lib) Valina Rainer Gordon Haberman
Murray NCP Graeme Macartney Bruce Lloyd* (NCP) George Murray Patrick Payne
Robert Love (Lib)
Scullin Labor Harry Jenkins Gerard Clarke (Lib) George Samargis Bernard McGrath
Wannon Liberal Andrew Frost Malcolm Fraser (Lib) Thelma Trayling John Casanova
Wills Labor Gordon Bryant Thomas Burrowes (Lib) Vernon Weaver John Flint

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate NCP candidate Progress candidate Other candidates
Canning Liberal Charles Savage Mel Bungey Velibor Debeljakovic Marie Dilley Douglas Joyce John English (Ind)
Curtin Liberal Patricia Giles Victor Garland Richard Bunting James MacDonald
Forrest Liberal Allan Drake-Brockman Peter Drummond Donald Stewart John Gardiner Reginald Crabb
Fremantle Labor John Dawkins Peter Ramshaw John Kernot David Lavater Vic Slater (CPA)
Kalgoorlie Liberal Brian Conway Mick Cotter Edwin Routley Squire Fletcher Graham Mills
Moore Liberal James Hansen John Hyde Patricia Edward Roy Clarke Maurice Brockwell
Perth Liberal James Moiler Ross McLean Thomas Garrick Lawrence Curtis
Stirling Liberal Graham Reece Ian Viner Scott Christie James Jamieson
Swan Labor Patricia Fowkes John Martyr Hubert Lennerts Bryan Scott-Courtland William Deller (Ind)
Tangney Liberal Duncan Graham Peter Shack Geoffrey Taylor Geoffrey McNeil

Senate

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Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

Australian Capital Territory

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Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Group A candidates Other candidates
  1. Susan Ryan*
  2. Robert Smith
  1. John Knight*
  2. Stanley Sparrow
  1. Anthony O'Dea
  2. Noel McCann

Gerhard Zatschler (MAR)
Donald Evans (Dem)

New South Wales

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-NCP Coalition was defending two seats. Senators John Carrick (Liberal), Bob Cotton (Liberal), Doug McClelland (Labor), Jim McClelland (Labor) and Douglas Scott (National Country) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Democrats candidates CTA candidates Australia candidates Progress candidates
  1. Tony Mulvihill*
  2. Arthur Gietzelt*
  3. Kerry Sibraa
  1. Peter Baume* (Lib)
  2. Misha Lajovic* (Lib)
  3. Dorothy Ross (NCP)
  1. Colin Mason*
  2. Paul McLean
  3. Malcolm Hilbery
  4. Ronald Mallett
  5. Patricia Clark
  1. Fred Nile
  2. Reuben Scarf
  3. Patricia Judge
  1. John Notary
  2. Clifford Willard
  3. Allan Jones
  1. Barry Bracken
  2. Robert Howard
  3. Robert Schollbach
Marijuana candidates Socialist candidates Group C candidates Group E candidates Group G candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. James Billington
  2. Diana Fuller
  3. Peter Livesey
  1. Edgar Woodbury
  2. Pat Clancy
  1. Allan Chan
  2. Chan Chung Ling
  1. Shirley Smith
  2. Bruce Miles
  3. Cecil Patten
  4. Christos Roumeliotis
  1. Bill Wentworth
  2. Leah Young

Henry Harding
John Esposito

Northern Territory

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Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Labor candidates CLP candidates Democrats candidates Progress candidates
  1. Ted Robertson*
  2. Harry Matschke
  1. Bernie Kilgariff*
  2. Barry Wyatt
  1. Dennis Booth
  2. Peter Dean
  1. Kenneth Kitto
  2. David Cooper

Queensland

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-NCP Coalition was defending three seats. Senators Neville Bonner (Liberal), Jim Keeffe (Labor), Ron Maunsell (National Country), Ron McAuliffe (Labor) and Glen Sheil (National Country) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Democrats candidates Progress candidates Socialist candidates Group C candidates
  1. George Georges*
  2. Mal Colston*
  3. Verona Wake
  1. Kathy Martin* (Lib)
  2. Stan Collard* (NCP)
  3. David MacGibbon* (Lib)
  1. Paul Griffin
  2. Michael Macklin
  3. Maureen Burton
  1. Vivian Forbes
  2. Owen Pershouse
  3. Suzanne Ham
  4. Barrie Fulcher
  1. Charles Murphy
  2. David Ryan
  3. Ivan Ivanoff
  1. Anne Glew
  2. Geoffrey Crouch
Group D candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. James Drabsch
  2. Lloyd Drabsch
  3. Ace Drabsch

John Jones
Bruce Chambers

South Australia

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. One seat had been held by the Australian Democrats following its resignation by the Liberal Movement's Steele Hall. Senators Reg Bishop (Labor), Jim Cavanagh (Labor), Gordon Davidson (Liberal), Don Jessop (Liberal) and Condor Laucke (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Democrats candidates Australia candidates Progress candidates Socialist candidates
  1. Geoff McLaren*
  2. Ron Elstob*
  3. Nick Bolkus
  1. Tony Messner*
  2. Harold Young*
  3. Baden Teague*
  1. Ian Gilfillan
  2. Michael Lee
  3. Nicholas Theologou
  1. Colyn van Reenen
  2. Kathy Dancer
  1. John Whiting
  2. Verna Oakley
  1. Alan Miller
  2. Muriel Goss
Group F candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. George Jukes
  2. Jean Jukes

Stephen Dimitriou (MAR)
Andrew Jones (Ind)

Tasmania

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats, although retiring Senator Reg Wright had become an independent at the end of his term. Senators Brian Harradine (Independent), Justin O'Byrne (Labor), Peter Rae (Liberal), Michael Townley (Liberal) and Ken Wriedt (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Democrats candidates Group C candidates
  1. Don Grimes*
  2. Michael Tate*
  3. John White
  1. Shirley Walters*
  2. Brian Archer*
  3. John Watson*
  1. Norman Siberry
  2. Liz Holloway
  1. Rudge Townley
  2. Ann Waterhouse

Victoria

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-NCP Coalition was defending three seats. Senators Ivor Greenwood (Liberal), Margaret Guilfoyle (Liberal), Jean Melzer (Labor), Cyril Primmer (Labor) and James Webster (National Country) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Democrats candidates DLP candidates Australia candidates Socialist candidates
  1. Gareth Evans*
  2. John Button*
  3. Bill Brown
  1. Alan Missen* (Lib)
  2. David Hamer* (Lib)
  3. Tom Tehan (NCP)
  1. Don Chipp*
  2. John Siddons
  3. Janice Bateman
  4. Harold Jeffrey
  5. Neil Sleep
  1. Jim Brosnan
  2. Les Hilton
  3. Paul McManus
  1. Derek Kruse
  2. David Heath
  3. Gail Farrell
  1. Ron Hearn
  2. Trevor McCandless
  3. Hariklia Kokkinos
Marijuana candidates Group B candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Jay McRoach
  2. Peter McKenzie
  1. Carolyn Ingvarson
  2. Elizabeth Morton
  3. Marie Quinn

Shane Watson
Ronald Batey
Peter Kavanagh
Terence Vine

Western Australia

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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The National Country Party was defending one seat. Senators Peter Durack (Liberal), Gordon McIntosh (Labor), Peter Sim (Liberal), John Wheeldon (Labor) and Reg Withers (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Democrats candidates NCP candidates Progress candidates Group E candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Peter Walsh*
  2. Ruth Coleman*
  3. Howard Olney
  1. Fred Chaney*
  2. Andrew Thomas*
  3. Allan Rocher*
  1. Jack Evans
  2. Uri Themal
  3. Shirley de la Hunty
  1. Donald Eckersley
  2. Donald Thomas
  3. Moira Jones
  1. Peter Richardson
  2. Robert Scott
  3. Janet Beeck
  1. Francesco Nesci
  2. Nellie Stuart

Geoffrey Gray
John Cowley

Summary by party

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Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Total
HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S
Australian Labor Party 43 * 33 * 19 * 10 * 11 * 5 * 2 * 1 * 124 8
Liberal Party of Australia 35 * 32 * 12 * 10 * 11 * 5 * 2 * 107 7
National Country Party 9 * 4 * 11 * 4 * 1 29 4
Country Liberal Party 1 * 1 1
Australian Democrats 41 * 32 * 17 * 10 * 11 * 3 * 1 * 1 * 116 8
Progress Party 15 * 16 * 10 * * 1 * 42 5
Democratic Labor Party 33 * 33 1
Communist Party of Australia 4 1 1 1 7
Socialist Party of Australia 2 * * * * 2 4
Australian Marijuana Party * * * * 4
Australia Party * * * 3
Call to Australia * 1
Independent and other 20 11 8 2 1 1 43

See also

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References

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