Australia 1966 federal election
What was the result of the 1966 federal election in Australia?
Liberal Party of Australia won 61 of 124 seats with 40.1% of the vote. 95.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Australia- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Australia won 61 of 124 seats with 40.1% of the vote; 95.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.3 points on 1963.
- Liberal Party of Australia 61 +9 seats 40.1% +3.0 points
- Australian Labor Party 41 −11 seats 40.0% −5.5 points
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 21 +1 seat 9.8% +0.9 points
- Democratic Labour Party 0 0 seats 7.3% −0.1 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Australia 1963 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Australia61
- Australian Labor Party41
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia21
- Independents1
Key numbers
40.1%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia won 61 of 124 seats. A majority needs 63.
+9 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Australia
The largest gain in seats compared with 1963. Australian Labor Party lost 11 seats.
95.1%
Voter turnout
Down 0.3 points on 1963.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Australia | 61 | +9 | 40.1 | +3.0 | 2,291,964 |
| Australian Labor Party | 41 | −11 | 40.0 | −5.5 | 2,282,834 |
| National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia | 21 | +1 | 9.8 | +0.9 | 561,926 |
| Democratic Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | −0.1 | 417,411 |
| Independents | 1 | +1 | 2.7 | +1.7 | 155,614 |
± is the change against the Australia 1963 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Liberal Party of Australia 2,291,964
- Australian Labor Party 2,282,834
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 561,926
- Democratic Labour Party 417,411
- Independents 155,614
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
95.1% of the 6,193,881 registered voters cast a ballot (5,892,327 ballots), down 0.3 points on 1963. 5,709,749 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1955 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Australia40.1% of votes49.2% of seats
- Australian Labor Party40.0% of votes33.1% of seats
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia9.8% of votes16.9% of seats
- Democratic Labour Party7.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Liberal Party of Australia led Australian Labor Party by 0.1 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of