Parliament of Australia
House of Representatives
A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.

Parliament of Australia

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.

Primary vote	2PP vote	Seats

ALP	L+NP	Oth.	ALP	L+NP	ALP	L+NP	Oth.	Total

13 April 1910 election	50.0%	45.1%	4.9%	–	–	42	31	2	75

31 May 1913 election	48.5%	48.9%	2.6%	–	–	37	38	0	75

5 September 1914 election	50.9%	47.2%	1.9%	–	–	42	32	1	75

5 May 1917 election	43.9%	54.2%	1.9%	–	–	22	53	0	75

13 December 1919 election	42.5%	54.3%	3.2%	45.9%	54.1%	25	38	2	75

16 December 1922 election	42.3%	47.8%	9.9%	48.8%	51.2%	29	40	6	75

14 November 1925 election	45.0%	53.2%	1.8%	46.2%	53.8%	23	50	2	75

17 November 1928 election	44.6%	49.6%	5.8%	48.4%	51.6%	31	42	2	75

12 October 1929 election	48.8%	44.2%	7.0%	56.7%	43.3%	46	24	5	75

19 December 1931 election	27.1%	48.4%	24.5%	41.5%	58.5%	14	50	11	75

15 September 1934 election	26.8%	45.6%	27.6%	46.5%	53.5%	18	42	14	74

23 October 1937 election	43.2%	49.3%	7.5%	49.4%	50.6%	29	43	2	74

21 September 1940 election	40.2%	43.9%	15.9%	50.3%	49.7%	32	36	6	74

21 August 1943 election	49.9%	23.0%	27.1%	58.2%	41.8%	49	19	6	74

28 September 1946 election	49.7%	39.3%	11.0%	54.1%	45.9%	43	26	5	74

10 December 1949 election	46.0%	50.3%	3.7%	49.0%	51.0%	47	74	0	121

28 April 1951 election	47.6%	50.3%	2.1%	49.3%	50.7%	52	69	0	121

29 May 1954 election	50.0%	46.8%	3.2%	50.7%	49.3%	57	64	0	121

10 December 1955 election	44.6%	47.6%	7.8%	45.8%	54.2%	47	75	0	122

22 November 1958 election	42.8%	46.6%	10.6%	45.9%	54.1%	45	77	0	122

9 December 1961 election	47.9%	42.1%	10.0%	50.5%	49.5%	60	62	0	122

30 November 1963 election	45.5%	46.0%	8.5%	47.4%	52.6%	50	72	0	122

26 November 1966 election	40.0%	50.0%	10.0%	43.1%	56.9%	41	82	1	124

25 October 1969 election	47.0%	43.3%	9.7%	50.2%	49.8%	59	66	0	125

2 December 1972 election	49.6%	41.5%	8.9%	52.7%	47.3%	67	58	0	125

18 May 1974 election	49.3%	44.9%	5.8%	51.7%	48.3%	66	61	0	127

13 December 1975 election	42.8%	53.1%	4.1%	44.3%	55.7%	36	91	0	127

10 December 1977 election	39.7%	48.1%	12.2%	45.4%	54.6%	38	86	0	124

18 October 1980 election	45.2%	46.3%	8.5%	49.6%	50.4%	51	74	0	125

5 March 1983 election	49.5%	43.6%	6.9%	53.2%	46.8%	75	50	0	125

1 December 1984 election	47.6%	45.0%	7.4%	51.8%	48.2%	82	66	0	148

11 July 1987 election	45.8%	46.1%	8.1%	50.8%	49.2%	86	62	0	148

24 March 1990 election	39.4%	43.5%	17.1%	49.9%	50.1%	78	69	1	148

11 Mar 1993 Newspoll	44%	45%	11%	49.5%	50.5%

13 March 1993 election	44.9%	44.3%	10.7%	51.4%	48.6%	80	65	2	147

28–29 Feb 1996 Newspoll	40.5%	48%	11.5%	46.5%	53.5%

2 March 1996 election	38.7%	47.3%	14.0%	46.4%	53.6%	49	94	5	148

30 Sep – 1 October 1998 Newspoll	44%	40%	16%	53%	47%

3 October 1998 election	40.1%	39.5%	20.4%	51.0%	49.0%	67	80	1	148

7–8 Nov 2001 Newspoll	38.5%	46%	15.5%	47%	53%

10 November 2001 election	37.8%	43.0%	19.2%	49.0%	51.0%	65	82	3	150

6–7 Oct 2004 Newspoll	39%	45%	16%	50%	50%

9 October 2004 election	37.6%	46.7%	15.7%	47.3%	52.7%	60	87	3	150

20–22 Nov 2007 Newspoll	44%	43%	13%	52%	48%

24 November 2007 election	43.4%	42.1%	14.5%	52.7%	47.3%	83	65	2	150

17–19 Aug 2010 Newspoll	36.2%	43.4%	20.4%	50.2%	49.8%

21 August 2010 election	38.0%	43.3%	18.7%	50.1%	49.9%	72	72	6	150

3–5 Sep 2013 Newspoll	33%	46%	21%	46%	54%

7 September 2013 election	33.4%	45.6%	21.0%	46.5%	53.5%	55	90	5	150

28 Jun – 1 July 2016 Newspoll	35%	42%	23%	49.5%	50.5%

2 July 2016 election	34.7%	42.0%	23.3%	49.6%	50.4%	69	76	5	150

Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian. Three percent margin of error.

Sentence(s)

In 1977, the House was reduced from 127 to 124 members.

final_sentence: In 1977, the House was reduced from 127 to 124 members.