Australia 1996 federal election
What was the result of the 1996 federal election in Australia?
Liberal Party of Australia won 75 of 148 seats with 38.7% 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 : Liberal Party of Australia won 75 of 148 seats with 38.7% of the vote; 95.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, unchanged on 1993.
- Australian Labor Party 49 −31 seats 38.8% −6.1 points
- Liberal Party of Australia 75 +26 seats 38.7% +1.9 points
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 18 +2 seats 8.2% +1.0 points
- Australian Democrats 0 0 seats 6.8% +3.0 points
- Australian Greens 0 0 seats 2.9% +1.0 points
- Country Liberal Party 1 0.4%
- 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 1993 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Australia75
- Australian Labor Party49
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia18
- Independents5
- Country Liberal Party1
Key numbers
38.7%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia won 75 of 148 seats. A majority needs 75.
+26 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Australia
The largest gain in seats compared with 1993. Australian Labor Party lost 31 seats.
95.8%
Voter turnout
Unchanged on 1993.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 49 | −31 | 38.8 | −6.1 | 4,217,765 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 75 | +26 | 38.7 | +1.9 | 4,210,689 |
| National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia | 18 | +2 | 8.2 | +1.0 | 893,170 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | +3.0 | 735,848 |
| Independents | 5 | +3 | 4.3 | −0.4 | 470,424 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | +1.0 | 317,654 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0.4 | 38,302 |
± is the change against the Australia 1993 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Australian Labor Party 4,217,765
- Liberal Party of Australia 4,210,689
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 893,170
- Australian Democrats 735,848
- Independents 470,424
- Australian Greens 317,654
- Country Liberal Party 38,302
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 11,740,654 registered voters cast a ballot (11,244,017 ballots), unchanged on 1993. 10,883,852 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1949 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Australia38.7% of votes50.7% of seats
- Australian Labor Party38.8% of votes33.1% of seats
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia8.2% of votes12.2% of seats
- Country Liberal Party0.4% of votes0.7% of seats
- Australian Democrats6.8% of votes0.0% of seats
- Australian Greens2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Australian Labor Party led Liberal Party of Australia by 0.1 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of