Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in territories

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1996 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1996 federal election for the Australian Capital Territory [1] and the Northern Territory.[2][3]

Australian Capital Territory[edit]

1996 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)
← 1993 2 March 1996 1998 →
All 3 Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and both seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader Paul Keating John Howard
Party Labor Coalition
Last election 2 seats 0 seats
Seats won 3 seats 0 seats
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 91,447 78,109
Percentage 47.91% 40.92%
Swing Decrease 5.43 Increase 6.73
TPP 55.5% 45.5%
TPP swing Decrease 5.7 Increase 5.7
Turnout 96.7% (CV) — Informal 2.8%[4]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 91,447 47.91 –5.43 3 Increase 1
  Liberal 78,109 40.92 +6.73 Steady
  Greens 16,596 8.70 +6.97
  Natural Law 778 0.41 –0.39
  Independents 3,933 2.06 –1.21
Total 190,863 3 Increase 1
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 105,323 55.5 –5.7 3 Increase 1
  Liberal 84,592 45.5 +5.7 0 Steady
Invalid/blank votes 5,543 2.82 –0.53
Turnout 196,406 96.67
Registered voters 203,170
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Canberra[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canberra § 1996.[edit]
1996 Australian federal election: Canberra [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob McMullan 32,405 48.28 −3.70
Liberal Gwen Wilcox 25,594 38.13 +3.32
Greens Gordon McAllister 6,047 9.01 +9.01
Independent Sue Bull 1,508 2.25 +2.25
Independent Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz 789 1.18 +1.18
Natural Law Maryan Chaplin 778 1.16 +0.27
Total formal votes 67,121 97.33 +0.70
Informal votes 1,839 2.67 −0.70
Turnout 68,960 95.87 −1.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob McMullan 38,338 57.52 −3.29
Liberal Gwen Wilcox 28,317 42.48 +3.29
Labor gain from Liberal Swing −3.29
Ros Kelly (Labor) had won Canberra at the 1993 election, however she resigned in 1995 and Brendan Smyth (Liberal) won the seat at the resulting by-election. Smyth contested the new seat of Namadgi

Fraser[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) § 1996.[edit]
1996 Australian federal election: Fraser
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Langmore 30,459 50.51 −3.77
Liberal Cheryl Hill 23,877 39.59 +7.15
Greens Miko Kirschbaum 5,970 9.90 +9.90
Total formal votes 60,306 96.74 +0.55
Informal votes 2,032 3.26 −0.55
Turnout 62,338 96.84 +0.32
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Langmore 34,443 57.32 −4.74
Liberal Cheryl Hill 25,647 42.68 +4.74
Labor hold Swing −4.74

Namadgi[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Division of Namadgi § 1996.[edit]
1996 Australian federal election: Namadgi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Smyth 28,638 45.14 +9.99
Labor Annette Ellis 28,583 45.06 -8.89
Greens Shane Rattenbury 4,579 7.22 +7.22
Independent Derek Rosborough 1,636 2.58 +2.58
Total formal votes 63,436 97.43 +0.33
Informal votes 1,672 2.57 -0.33
Turnout 65,108 97.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 32,542 51.51 -9.28
Liberal Brendan Smyth 30,628 48.49 +9.28
Labor notional hold Swing -9.28
Brendan Smyth (Liberal) was the sitting member for Canberra, having won the seat at the 1995 by-election.

Northern Territory[edit]

1996 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)
← 1993 2 March 1996 1998 →
The one Northern Territory seat in the Australian House of Representatives
and both seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Howard Paul Keating
Party Coalition Labor
Last election 0 seats 1 seat
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 38,302 36,994
Percentage 45.04% 43.50%
Swing Increase 0.35 Decrease 11.81
TPP 50.37% 49.63%
TPP swing Increase 5.68 Decrease 5.68

Northern Territory[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1996.[edit]
1996 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 38,302 45.04 +0.35
Labor Warren Snowdon 36,994 43.50 -11.81
Greens Philip Nitschke 5,324 6.26 +6.26
Independent Bernie Brian 2,710 3.19 +3.19
Independent Pamela Gardiner 1,713 2.01 +2.01
Total formal votes 85,043 96.61 -0.29
Informal votes 2,985 3.39 +0.29
Turnout 88,028 89.10 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 42,630 50.37 +5.68
Labor Warren Snowdon 42,003 49.63 -5.68
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.68

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1996 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1996 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ Carr, Adam. "Australian Capital Territory". 1996 election: House of Representatives. Psephos. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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