Australia 1993 federal election
What was the result of the 1993 federal election in Australia?
Australian Labor Party won 80 of 147 seats with 44.9% of the vote. 95.8% 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 : Australian Labor Party won 80 of 147 seats with 44.9% of the vote; 95.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.4 points on 1990.
- Australian Labor Party 80 +2 seats 44.9% +5.5 points
- Liberal Party of Australia 49 −6 seats 36.8% +2.0 points
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 16 +2 seats 7.2% −1.2 points
- Australian Democrats 0 0 seats 3.8% −7.5 points
- Australian Greens 0 0 seats 1.9% +0.5 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 1990 federal election, party by party.
- Australian Labor Party80
- Liberal Party of Australia49
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia16
- Independents2
Key numbers
44.9%
Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party won 80 of 147 seats. A majority needs 74.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Australian Labor Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1990. Liberal Party of Australia lost 6 seats.
95.8%
Voter turnout
Up 0.4 points on 1990.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 80 | +2 | 44.9 | +5.5 | 4,751,390 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 49 | −6 | 36.8 | +2.0 | 3,888,579 |
| National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia | 16 | +2 | 7.2 | −1.2 | 758,036 |
| Independents | 2 | +1 | 4.7 | +1.3 | 500,338 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | −7.5 | 397,060 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | +0.5 | 196,702 |
± is the change against the Australia 1990 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Australian Labor Party 4,751,390
- Liberal Party of Australia 3,888,579
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 758,036
- Independents 500,338
- Australian Democrats 397,060
- Australian Greens 196,702
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?
95.8% of the 11,384,638 registered voters cast a ballot (10,900,861 ballots), up 0.4 points on 1990. 10,576,779 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1949 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Australian Labor Party44.9% of votes54.4% of seats
- Liberal Party of Australia36.8% of votes33.3% of seats
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia7.2% of votes10.9% of seats
- Australian Democrats3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.9 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Australian Labor Party led Liberal Party of Australia by 8.1 points of the vote.
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