 | | House of Representatives election, 2004 | | Party | Vote % | Seats | | Labor | 39.4 | ↓6.4 | 78 | ↓8 | | Liberal | 35.0 | ↑0.5 | 55 | ↑12 | | National | 8.4 | ↓3.1 | 14 | ↓5 | | Independents | | | 1 | ↑1 | | Labor win | Legislative elections were held in Australia on March 24, 1990. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. This was Bob Hawke's last election as Prime Minister and Australian Labor Party leader as he was replaced by Paul Keating in December 1991. This election saw a swing to the Coalition as Australia was suffering from high interest rates and an economic downturn. Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ...
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ...
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Robert James Lee Bob Hawke AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ...
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
Paul John Keating (born January 18, 1944), was an Australian politician and the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving as Prime Minister from 1991 to 1996. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
An interest rate is the rental price of money. ...
The 1990 election saw the Hawke Government re-elected for a historic fourth term in office but with a reduced majority. This election saw the peak of the Australian Democrats popularity, and a WA Greens candidate won a seat in the Australian Senate for the first time. The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ...
The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. ...
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National Summary
House of Representatives | | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | | | Australian Labor Party | 3,904,138 | 39.44 | -6.39 | 78 | -8 | | | Liberal Party of Australia | 3,468,570 | 35.04 | +0.48 | 55 | +12 | | | Australian Democrats | 1,114,216 | 11.26 | +5.22 | 0 | 0 | | | National Party of Australia | 833,557 | 8.42 | -3.10 | 14 | -5 | | | Other | 327,077 | 3.30 | +2.85 | 0 | 0 | | | Independents | 252,116 | 2.55 | +0.94 | 1 | +1 | | | Total | 9,899,674 | | | 148 | | Senate | | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | | | Australian Labor Party | 3,813,547 | 38.41 | -4.42 | 15 | 32 | | | Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 2,429,552 | 24.47 | +10.70 | 5 | | | | Liberal Party of Australia | 1,445,872 | 14.56 | -6.41 | 12 | 28 | | | Australian Democrats | 1,253,807 | 12.63 | +4.15 | 5 | 8 | | | Australian Greens | 277,999 | 2.80 | | 1 | 1 | | | National Party of Australia | 258,164 | 2.60 | -4.49 | 1 | 5 | | | Country Liberal Party | 29,045 | 0.29 | +0.08 | 1 | 1 | | | Other | 421,779 | 4.25 | -0.56 | 0 | 0 | | | Harradine | | | | | 1 | | | Total | 9,929,765 | | | 40 | 76 | The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ...
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ...
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ...
In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties - the Country part of the partys name is a relic of when the National Party was called the Country Party. ...
Brian Harradine (born January 9, Australian politician, has been an independent member of the Australian Senate since 1975, representing the state of Tasmania. ...
References - Federal and state election results since 1890
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