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Federal elections were held in Australia on 3 October 1998. House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54 Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November, 2001. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electorate in New South Wales. For Kim Beazley's father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. The Division of Brand is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) All 148 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Tim Fischer defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Kim Beazley. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Timothy Andrew Fischer AC FTSE (born 3 May 1946) is a former Australian politician For Kim Beazley's father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4,454,306 | 40. 10 | +1. 34 | 67 | +18 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 3,800,721 | 34. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 21 | -4. 83 | 64 | -11 | |
| One Nation Party | 936,621 | 8. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 43 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| National Party of Australia | 588,088 | 5. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 29 | -2. 91 | 16 | -3 | |
| Australian Democrats | 569,935 | 5. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 13 | -1. 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Australian Greens | 238,035 | 2. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 14 | -0. 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 212,522 | 1. 91 | -0. 42 | 1 | -4 | |
| Other | 308,835 | 2. 78 | +0. 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,109,063 | 148 | ||||
| Liberal/National coalition | WIN | 49. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 02 | -4. 61 | 80 | -14 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 50. 98 | +4. 61 | 67 | +18 |
Independents: Peter Andren
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4,182,963 | 37. 31 | +1. 16 | 17 | 29 | |
| Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 2,452,407 | 21. 87 | -2. 62 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,528,730 | 13. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 63 | -2. 61 | 11 | 31 | |
| One Nation Party | 1,007,439 | 8. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 99 | * | 1 | 1 | |
| Australian Democrats | 947,940 | 8. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 45 | -2. 37 | 4 | 9 | |
| Australian Greens | 305,228 | 2. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 72 | +0. 32 | 0 | 1 | |
| National Party of Australia | 208,536 | 1. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 86 | -1. 01 | 0 | 3 | |
| Country Liberal Party | 36,063 | 0. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties 32 | -0. 05 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harradine Group | 24,254 | 0. Brian Harradine (born 9 January 1935) Australian Politician, was an independent member of the Australian Senate from 1975 to 2005 22 | -0. 08 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 518,343 | 4. 62 | -1. 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,211,903 | 40 | 76 |
The election chose the Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1998-2001 and half of the Members of the Australian Senate, 1999-2002.
Despite gaining almost 51 percent of the two party preferred vote, the Australian Labor Party fell short of forming government by 8 seats. The government was re-elected with 49. 02% of the two-party-preferred vote, compared to 50. 98% for the Australian Labor Party, the largest difference of five election results where the winner did not gain a two party preferred majority, since 2PP results were first estimated in 1949. The Mackerras Pendulum was devised by the Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of predicting the outcome of an election contested between
The election on 3 October 1998 was held six months earlier than required by the Constitution. Prime Minister John Howard made the announcement following the launch of the coalition's Goods and Services Tax (GST) policy launch and a 5-week advertising campaign. The GST (Goods and Services Tax is a Value added tax of 10% on most goods and services transactions in Australia. The ensuing election was almost entirely dominated by the proposed 10% GST and proposed income tax cuts.
In reaction to One Nation's policies, the other significant parties all agreed to preference against One Nation. One Nation won no lower house seats, with its founder and leader Pauline Hanson defeated on preferences by the Liberal candidate in the Queensland electorate of Blair. Pauline Lee Hanson ( née Seccombe; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian Politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. In Queensland, One Nation polled 14. 83% of the Senate vote, sufficient to elect one senator without the need for preferences. [1] The seat initially went to Heather Hill, but she was subsequently disqualified under Section 44 of the Constitution, and replaced by Len Harris. Heather Hill (born 9 August 1960 is a former English - Australian politician Leonard William Harris (born 22 September 1943) was an Australian politician who was the only One Nation Party representative to gain a seat
The ALP made the single biggest gain by an Opposition party following an election defeat; the Coalition's majority was cut from 40 to 12. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, commonly known as The Opposition, in Australia fulfils the same function as the Official opposition The swing was sufficient in all states to deliver government to the ALP, but the uneven nature of the swing denied Kim Beazley the extra few seats necessary to command a majority in the House.
House of Representatives preference flows
- The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where three-cornered-contests existed, with 88. In a three-cornered-contest at an election two candidates representing roughly the same viewpoint stand for election thereby splitting the vote so that their common foe gets 89% of preferences favouring the Liberal Party.
- One Nation contested 135 electorates with preferences slightly favouring the Liberal/National Coalition (53. 66%)
- The Democrats contested 144 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (56. 72%)
- The Greens contested 120 electorates with preferences strongly favouring Labor (73. 28%)
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Party, pre-1998 | Member, pre-1998 | Margin, pre-1998 % | Swing % | Margin, post-1998 % | Member, post-1998 | Party, post-1998 | ||
| Bass, Tas | Liberal Party of Australia | Hon Warwick Smith | 4. The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Warwick Leslie Smith AM (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian politician and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives 57 | 4. 63 | 0. 06 | Michelle O'Byrne | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Bendigo, Vic | Liberal Party of Australia | Bruce Reid | 0. Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 6 March 1968) is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Bruce Anthony Reid (born 14 March 1963 Perth, Australia is an Australian Cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003-04 88 | 4. 35 | 3. 47 | Steve Gibbons | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Bowman, Qld | Liberal Party of Australia | Andrea West | 0. For the musician see Steve Gibbons (musician Stephen William Gibbons (born 11 September 1949) Australian The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Andrea Gail West (born 16 September 1952 was an Australian Liberal Party politician who served as Member for Bowman in the Australian House of Representatives from 89 | 4. 18 | 3. 29 | Hon Con Sciacca | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Braddon, Tas | Liberal Party of Australia | Hon Chris Miles | 5. Concetto Antonio "Con" Sciacca AO (born 13 June 1947) Australian politician was an Australian The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 69 | 10. 02 | 4. 33 | Sid Sidebottom | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Canning, WA | Liberal Party of Australia | Ricky Johnston | 1. Peter "Sid" Sidebottom (born 23 April 1951) Australian politician is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Ricky Johnston (b September 29 1943) was a Liberal Party Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canning during 64 | 5. 16 | 3. 52 | Jane Gerick | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Capricornia, Qld | National Party of Australia | Paul Marek | 3. Jane Frances Gerick ( April 23 1963 - December 25, 2003) was an Australian educator who served as Member for Canning ( WA The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Paul Marek, (born 25 July 1964 in Mount Isa) Australian politician was the National Party member of the Australian House of 46 | 8. 75 | 5. 29 | Kirsten Livermore | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Chisholm, Vic | Liberal Party of Australia | vacant | 2. Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 60 | 4. 67 | 2. 07 | Anna Burke | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Cowan, WA | Liberal Party of Australia | Richard Evans | 4. Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1 January 1966 Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Richard Evans (born 7 September, 1953) is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member in the Australian 06 | 7. 62 | 3. 56 | Graham Edwards | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Curtin, WA | Independent | Allan Rocher | 7. Graham John Edwards (born 18 July 1946) Australian politician was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Allan Rocher (born 16 February 1936 Australian politician is a former Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives, and later an 28 | N/A** | 13. 28 | Julie Bishop | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Dickson, Qld | Liberal Party of Australia | Tony Smith | 3. Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956) Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia as deputy leader The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 90 | 4. 02 | 0. 12 | Cheryl Kernot | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Griffith, Qld | Liberal Party of Australia | Graeme McDougall | 1. Cheryl Kernot (born 5 December 1948) is a former Australian politician The Division of Griffith is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Graeme Robert McDougall (born 21 November 1946) Australian politician is the former Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives 50 | 3. 93 | 2. 43 | Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Hume, NSW | National Party of Australia | vacant | 4. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 35 | 3. 71 | 8. 06 | Alby Schultz | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Kingston, SA | Liberal Party of Australia | Susan Jeanes | 2. Albert John "Alby" Schultz (born 29 May 1939 Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Susan Barbara Jeanes (born February 24 1958) was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingston 01 | 2. 48 | 0. 47 | David Cox | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Kalgoorlie, WA | Independent | Graeme Campbell | 10. David Alexander Cox (born 1 August 1954) Australian politician was an Australian Labor Party member of the The Division of Kalgoorlie is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 35 | N/A** | 2. 10 | Barry Haase | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Lilley, Qld | Liberal Party of Australia | Elizabeth Grace | 0. Barry Wayne Haase (born 19 November 1945) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Elizabeth Jane Grace (born 27 May 1940) was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Lilley from 80 | 3. 93 | 3. 13 | Wayne Swan | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Lowe, NSW | Liberal Party of Australia | Paul Zammit* | 2. Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954 is an Australian politician The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Paul Zammit (born 28 April 1941) is a former Australian Liberal politician 46 | 7. 09 | 4. 63 | John Murphy | Australian Labor Party | ||
| McMillan, Vic | Liberal Party of Australia | Russell Broadbent | 2. John Paul Murphy (born 31 May 1950) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950) Australian politician was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the 07 | 2. 64 | 0. 57 | Christian Zahra | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Moore, WA | Independent | Paul Filing | 13. Christian John Zahra (born 8 April 1973) Australian politician was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives The Division of Moore is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 28 | N/A** | 4. 13 | Mal Washer | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Northern Territory, NT | Country Liberal Party | Nick Dondas | 0. Dr Malcolm James Washer (born 12 August 1945) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Northern Territory was an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties Nick Dondas (born 26 October 1939 is a former Country Liberal politician in the Northern Territory, Australia, representing the seat of Casuarina 37 | 0. 94 | 0. 57 | Warren Snowdon | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Oxley, Qld | One Nation Party | Pauline Hanson* | 0. Warren Edward Snowdon (born 30 March 1950) is an Australian politician The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government Pauline Lee Hanson ( née Seccombe; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian Politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's 35 | 7. 85 | 8. 20 | Bernie Ripoll | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Paterson, NSW | Liberal Party of Australia | Bob Baldwin | 0. Bernard Fernand Ripoll (born 6 January 1966) is an Australian politician See also Electoral division of Paterson, Tasmania The Division of Paterson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Robert Charles “Bob” Baldwin (born 9 March 1955) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the 43 | 1. 65 | 1. 22 | Bob Horne | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Stirling, WA | Liberal Party of Australia | Eoin Cameron | 3. Robert Hodges "Bob" Horne (born 18 December 1939) is a former Australian politician Stirling is an Australian federal electoral division in the inner northern and beachside suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Eoin Cameron (born 1951 is a popular radio personality in Perth Western Australia. 22 | 4. 26 | 1. 04 | Jann McFarlane | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Swan, WA | Liberal Party of Australia | Don Randall | 3. Jann Sonya McFarlane (born 22 May 1944) Australian politician was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives The Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House 63 | 6. 33 | 2. 70 | Kim Wilkie | Australian Labor Party | ||
- *Paul Zammit contested his seat as an independent. Kim Wilkie (born 3 June 1959) Australian politician has been an Australian Labor Party was a member of the Australian House of Representatives The figures shown are against Liberal. Pauline Hanson, a member of One Nation Party, contested the seat of Blair in this election after a redistribution, and lost to Liberal Cameron Thompson. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Cameron Paul Thompson (born 1 October 1960) was an Australian politician in Queensland. The figures shown are a two-party-preferred basis between Labor and Liberal.
- **Allan Rocher, Graeme Campbell and Paul Filing all fell out of two-party-preferred; the second figures are against Labor.
Trivia
The 1998 election included the first publicised incident of online electoral conflict when the Liberal website was allegedly hacked by supporters of the Labor party. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) At the time both major parties had their sites hosted with the same ISP, but this aspect had been kept from the media at the time.
References
- Election 98, campaign and results coverage by the ABC
- Australian Electoral Commission Results
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- AustralianPolitics.com election details
- Preference flows - ABC
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