NSW has fixed term elections of 4 year duration.
23 Mar 1995:
The Bob Carr Labor Government was elected on March 23, 1995 by
the narrowest of margins. The outgoing Fahey Government was
expected to win. Premier Bob Carr came close to winning the
previous election. The upper house is not controlled by any one
party.
27 Mar 1999:
There was a 6% overall swing to Labor.
22 Mar 2003:
Despite a swing to Labor, the seat position hardly changed.
In the upper house, labor won 10 of the 21 seats contested
LOWER HOUSE
1995 1998* 1999 2003
ALP 50 46 55 55
LIBERAL 29 28 20 20
NATIONAL 17 16 13 12
INDEPENDENT 3 3 5 6
TOTAL 99 93 93 93
UPPER HOUSE
1995 1999 2003
ALP 16 16 18
LIB/NAT 17 9
NAT 4
INDEPENDENTS 9 13
Greens 3
Shooters 1
Democrats
42 42 42
* notional after redistribution and reduction of seats
** not final
The Jeff Kennett Liberal Government was re-elected on March 30, 1996 after the calling of an early election. The John Brumby Labor opposition made some gains but the Liberals hold Government by a large majority. The Liberals control the Upper House. A Senate inquiry into the Casino tendering process is pending. The swing to labor was 2.7%.
Mar99: Labor opposition leader John Brumby resigns to be replaced by Steve Bracks
Aug99: The election was called for 18 Sep 99. The ALP needed a swing of 5.3%. The Liberals were expected to increase their majority. However the result surprised everyone. After a by election due to the death of a candidate, the 3 independents supported labor and Mr Bracks formed a minority government. May00: By-election in Benalla won by Labor.
Dec02: General election won with a landslide. A redistribution meant Labor needed to win about 6 seats tool hold Government.
1998 1999 2000 2002
Liberal 46 35 35 17
National 9 8 6 7
Labor 30 42 44 62
Independents 3 3 3 2
88 88 88 88
1996 The Liberal Party held Government with Richard Court as Premier. The Government was re-elected on 14 Dec 96.
2001 The Liberals were swept from power on 10 Feb 2001, after 8 years in office. Labor won at least 31 seats and the new premier is Dr Geoff Gallop. Labor will not control the upper house. One Nation, with almost 10% of the vote is expected to win 2-3 upper house seats. However the Greens have 5 seats in the upper house and hold the balance of power.
2005 On 27 Feb 2005, Geoff Gallop was returned with solid support for Labor.
1996 2001 2005
Liberal 29 16 18
National 6 5
Labor 18 32 32
Independent 4 4
Undecided
57 57 57
The Borbidge National Party/Liberal Party Government took office in mid February 1996 following the loss of a Labour Party seat in a by-election on 3rd February 1996. The NP/LP Government is a minority Government and relies on the support of an Independent. The Goss Government had been re-elected in early 1995 by the narrowest margin. Goss had been Premier since 1989. There is no upper house in Queensland. An inquiry into a deal between the Borbidge and the Queensland Police Union is under way. The inquiry was effectively shut down following an inquiry into the inquiry.
In June 1998, the state election took place. Labour formed Government with the support of one independent.
On 17 Feb 2001, Labour was forced to the polls after a "rorts" scandal. Premier Beattie has acted swiftly to remove those members. One Nation had been deregistered and imploded, with CCA emerging. Labor won a stunning victory. Qld has no upper house.
On 7th February 2004, the election saw a 4.5% swing against Labor, leaving Labor with 54.7% of the two party vote.
Seats Seats Seats % Seats % Seats %
Election 1995 1996 1998 1998 2000 2001 2001 2004 2004
Labor ALP 45 44 44 38.9% 42 66 49.3% 63 47.2%
National NP 43 44 23 15.2% 23 12 13.6% 15 16.7%
Liberal LP 9 16.1% 9 3 14.1% 5 18.5%
One Nation ON 0 0 11 22.7% 0 2 8.9% 1 4.9%
Independent 1 1 2 7.1% 15 6 5 6.1%
Greens 0 6.6%
89 89 89 89 89 89*
* not final
The Liberal Government retains power as a minority Government following an election on 10th March 1996. There has been no guarantee of support from the Greens who hold more than the balance of power. The situation is unstable. Labor refuses to enter into a coalition with the Greens to form Government.
The Liberal Government proposed and passed legislation to reduce the number of seats from 35 to 25. This makes it more difficult for minor parties to win a seat. Now they need 16.6% of the vote to win a seat. An election was called immediately and there was a strong swing to Labor. The election was held on 29 Aug 98. The Result was a win to Labor with Jim Bacon as Premier.
Jul 2002 20 July election say a major swing to Labor. The Liberals suffered a major defeat while the greens gained.
Mar 2006 Following the death of Jim Bacon, Paul Lennon led the party to the election. Labor won another seat to gain a majority. 341,000 Tasmanians voted to elect a new Parliament for 2006-2009, with 5 Lower House politicians elected in each of the 5 multi-member electorates of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. Labor secured 50%, the Liberals 32% and the Tasmanian Greens 16%.
1988 2002 2006
Labor 14 15 14
Liberal 10 6 7
Greens 1 4 3
Undecided 1
25 25 25
The Liberal Party hold Government. Premier Dean Brown dumped in Nov 96 by former leader John Olsen.
February 2002. The election saw the emergence of the ALP again following support from one independent. The Labor Premier is now Mike Rann.
Mar 2006 Premier Mike Rann and Labor gained a huge statewide swing of around 10% to increase its majority.
2002 2006
Liberal 20 28
Labor 23 14
Independent 4 3
Undecided 2
Total 47 47
2001: For 26 years, the conservatives have ruled NT under the name of Country Liberal Party CLP. They have never lost a seat, until 18 August 2001. Labor won a stunning majority, against all odds and against all expectations. Allegations of corruption hounded the CLP. The new Chief Minister is Clare Martin.
2005: 19 June. The ALP stunned itself with a large swing, gaining 53% of the vote, with the CLP gaining only 35% of the vote.
old 2001 2005
Labor 7 13 18
CLP 15 9 6
Independents 3 3 1
25 25 25
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