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Introduction

Electoral System Features
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Voting Systems
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- Cwlth Electoral Act

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Federal Elections
2007 - 2004 - 2001
1998 - 1996 - 1993
1990 - 1987 - 1984
1983 - 1980 - 1977
1975 - 1974 - 1972

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Primary Votes

A primary vote is the "number one" vote cast by an elector in an Australian ballot. It is the best guide to the actual level of support for a political party or candidate, as distinct from the support measured by the two-party-preferred vote.

House of Representatives 1901-98 - complete set of statistics showing the primary votes received by parties in federal elections since 1901.
House of Representatives 1993-1998 - a comparison of the primary votes polled by the various parties in the 1993, 1996 and 1998 elections.
1996 House & Senate - a comparison of the primary votes achieved by the political parties in each house in the 1996 election.
Primary Vote Leads Overturned By Preferences - a look at the seats in the last 3 elections in which the candidates leading on primary votes were defeated after the distribution of preferences.

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