Results of the 1998 Australian federal election in territories

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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]

Canberra

1998 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)
← 1996 3 October 1998 2001 →
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
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

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