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Encyclopedia > Australian general election, 1993
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Labor
Paul Keating
Prime Minister
Parliament: 24 years
Leader since: 1991
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Liberal
John Hewson
Opposition leader
Parliament: 6 years
Leader since: 1990
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Federal elections were held in Australia on March 13, 1993. All 147 seats in the House of Representatives, and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate, were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by John Hewson with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Tim Fischer. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... 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. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Dr John Hewson Dr John Robert Hewson (born 28 October 1946), Australian Liberal politician and economist, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of a working-class, politically conservative engineer. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC (born 3 May 1946), Australian politician, was born in Lockhart, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, son of a farmer of German descent. ...

House of Reps — 1993-96 — Turnout 95.75% — Informal 2.97%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Australian Labor Party 4,751,390 44.92 +5.49 80 +2
  Liberal Party of Australia 3,923,786 37.10 +2.06 49 -6
  National Party of Australia 758,036 7.17 -1.25 16 +2
  Australian Democrats 397,060 3.75 -7.50 0 0
  Australian Greens 196,702 1.86 * 0 0
  Independents 328,084 3.10 +0.56 2 +1
  Other 221,721 2.10 -1.21 0 0
  Total 10,576,779     147 -1
  Australian Labor Party WIN 51.44 +1.54 80 +2
  LPA/NAT coalition   48.56 -1.54 65 -4
Senate — 1993-96 — Turnout 96.22% — Informal 2.55%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Won Seats Held
  Australian Labor Party 4,643,871 43.50 +5.10 17 30
  Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) 2,605,157 24.40 -0.06 6  
  Liberal Party of Australia 1,664,204 15.59 +1.03 11 29
  Australian Democrats 566,944 5.31 -7.32 2 7
  National Party of Australia 290,382 2.72 +0.12 1 6
  Australian Greens 263,106 2.46 +0.43 0 0
  WA Greens 53,757 0.50 -0.27 1 2
  Country Liberal Party 35,405 0.33 +0.04 1 1
  Harradine Group 32,202 0.30 * 1 1
  Other 519,777 4.87 +0.62 0 0
  Total 10,674,805     40 76

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This was the first election after the full totality of the late 80's/early 90's recession. The opposition Liberal Party, under John Hewson, launched Fightback!, a radical prescription of tough, economically "dry" measures, including a radical overhaul of Medicare and Industrial Relations. But the contentious 15% Goods and Services Tax was the centrepiece of the campaign. Hewson had been forced by pressure group activity and public opinion to exempt food from the proposed GST, but this was not enough against the formidable campaigning skills of Paul Keating. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... 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. ... The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as The Democrats in Australia, are a progressive social liberal party. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as The Democrats in Australia, are a progressive social liberal party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. ... The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. ... 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. ... The recession of the late nineteen-eighties was an economic recession that hit much of the world beginning in 1987. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Dr John Hewson Dr John Robert Hewson (born 28 October 1946), Australian Liberal politician and economist, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of a working-class, politically conservative engineer. ...


For the first time since 1966, this election saw the incumbent government obtain both an increased share of the vote and an increased majority in the House of Representatives. Federal elections were held in Australia on November 26, 1966. ...


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