This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1998 federal election for the Australian Capital Territory [1] and the Northern Territory.[2][3]

Australian Capital Territory

1998 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)
3 October 1998
Both Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and both seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kim Beazley John Howard
Party Labor Coalition
Last election 3 seats 0 seats
Seats won 2 seats 0 seats
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 98,588 59,424
Percentage 50.64% 30.52%
Swing Increase 2.73 Decrease 10.40
TPP 62.4% 37.6%
TPP swing Increase 7.0 Decrease 7.0
Turnout 95.7% (CV) — Informal 2.9%[4]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 98,588 50.64 +2.73 2 Decrease 1
  Liberal 59,424 30.52 –10.40 Steady
  Democrats 14,394 7.39
  One Nation 9,895 5.08
  Greens 8,145 4.18 –4.52
  Democratic Socialist 2,641 1.36
  Natural Law 539 0.28 –0.13
  Independents 1,057 0.54 –1.52
Total 194,683 2 Decrease 1
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 121,552 62.4 +7.0 2 Decrease 1
  Liberal 73,131 37.6 –7.0 0 Steady
Invalid/blank votes 5,743 2.87 +0.05
Turnout 200,426 95.65
Registered voters 209,536
Source: Federal Elections 1998

Canberra

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Canberra § 1998.[edit]
1998 Australian federal election: Canberra [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Annette Ellis 48,015 48.90 +3.39
Liberal Ian Morison 32,336 32.93 −10.89
Democrats Yulia Onsman 7,237 7.37 +7.37
One Nation Burl Doble 5,122 5.22 +5.22
Greens Sue Ellerman 3,774 3.84 −3.67
Democratic Socialist Nikki Ulasowski 1,427 1.45 +1.45
Natural Law Maryan England 281 0.29 −0.10
Total formal votes 98,192 97.17 −0.38
Informal votes 2,860 2.38 +0.38
Turnout 101,052 95.91 +0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 58,972 60.06 +7.74
Liberal Ian Morison 39,220 39.94 −7.74
Labor hold Swing+7.74

Fraser

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) § 1998.[edit]
1998 Australian federal election: Fraser
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob McMullan 50,573 52.41 +1.89
Liberal Peter Smith 27,088 28.07 −9.72
Democrats Jason Wood 7,157 7.42 +7.42
One Nation Chris Spence 4,773 4.95 +4.95
Greens Gordon McAllister 4,371 4.53 −5.45
Democratic Socialist Sue Bull 1,214 1.26 +1.26
Independent Joanne Clark 1,057 1.10 +1.10
Natural Law David Seaton 258 0.27 −0.16
Total formal votes 96,491 97.10 +0.32
Informal votes 2,883 2.90 −0.32
Turnout 99,374 95.39 −1.45
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob McMullan 62,580 64.86 +6.00
Liberal Peter Smith 33,911 35.14 −6.00
Labor hold Swing+6.00


Northern Territory

1998 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)
3 October 1998
The one Northern Territory seat in the Australian House of Representatives
and both seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kim Beazley John Howard
Party Labor Coalition
Last election 0 seats 1 seat
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 38,469 36,014
Percentage 42.30% 39.60%
Swing Decrease 1.20 Decrease 5.44
TPP 50.6% 49.4%
TPP swing Increase 0.90 Decrease 0.90

Northern Territory

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory § 1998.[edit]
1998 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 38,469 42.30 -1.20
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 36,014 39.60 -5.44
One Nation Peter Schirmer 7,401 8.14 +8.14
Democrats Craig Seiler 4,658 5.12 +5.12
Greens Ilana Eldridge 2,753 3.03 -3.23
Independent Barry Nattrass 1,018 1.12 +1.12
Democratic Socialist Natalie Zirngast 624 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 90,937 95.84 -0.77
Informal votes 3,951 4.16 +0.77
Turnout 94,888 90.33 +1.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 45,986 50.57 +0.94
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 44,951 49.43 -0.94
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing+0.94

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1998 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "1998 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Bennett, S; Newman, G; Kopras, A (16 February 1999). "Federal Elections 1998" (PDF). Research Paper 9 1998-99. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1328-7478. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "1998 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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