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Percentage First Preference Vote by Party
Election CLP ALP NAT GRN OTH
1974 49.0 30.5 .. .. 20.5
1977 40.1 38.2 .. .. 22.7
1980 50.0 39.4 .. .. 10.6
1983 58.2 35.6 .. .. 6.2
1987 39.4 36.0 17.8 .. 6.9
1990 48.8 36.6 4.7 3.0 6.8
1994 51.9 41.4 .. 0.7 6.0
1997 54.7 38.5 .. 0.6 6.3
2001 45.4 40.6 .. .. 14.0
2005 35.7 51.9 .. 4.2 8.2
2008 45.4 43.2 .. 4.3 7.1
2012 50.6 36.5 .. 3.3 9.6

Seats Won by Party
Election CLP ALP NAT OTH Total
1974 .. .. 2 19
1977 6 .. 1 19
1980 7 .. 1 19
1983 6 .. .. 25
1987 6 1 2 25
1990 9 .. 2 25
1994 7 .. 1 25
1997 7 .. .. 25
2001 10 .. 2 25
2005 4 .. 2 25
2008 11 .. 1 25
2012 8 .. 1 25

Election Statistics

Election		 Percent
Turnout		 Percent
Informal
Seats
Candidates		 Average
per Seat
1974 75.4 5.1 19 66 3.5
1977 75.9 3.2 19 72 3.8
1980 78.0 3.2 19 60 3.2
1983 81.6 3.0 25 66 2.6
1987 71.2 4.1 25 85 3.4
1990 81.6 3.1 25 83 3.3
1994 80.7 3.8 25 63 2.5
1997 79.0 5.2 25 66 2.6
2001 80.6 4.3 25 88 3.5
2005 80.1 3.7 25 80 3.2
2008 75.7 4.1 25 66 2.6
2012 76.9 3.2 25 86 3.4
2016 .. .. 25 115 4.6

Candidates by Party
Parties Average
Election CLP ALP NAT GRN 1TP OTH Total per Seat
1974 19 18 .. .. .. 29 66 3.5
1977 20 18 .. .. .. 34 72 3.8
1980 19 18 .. .. .. 23 60 3.2
1983 27 25 .. .. .. 14 66 2.6
1987 25 25 25 .. .. 10 85 3.4
1990 27 25 12 7 .. 12 83 3.3
1994 25 25 .. 2 .. 11 63 2.5
1997 25 25 .. 2 .. 14 66 2.6
2001 27 25 .. .. .. 36 88 3.5
2005 25 25 .. 11 .. 19 80 3.2
2008 24 25 .. 6 .. 11 66 2.6
2012 25 25 .. 10 .. 26 86 3.4
2016 25 25 .. 6 13 46 115 4.6

Candidates per Electorate
Number of Candidates Average
Election 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 per Seat
1974 .. 4 6 7 .. 2 .. .. 3.5
1977 .. .. 11 3 4 .. 1 .. 3.8
1980 .. 5 8 5 .. 1 .. .. 3.2
1983 .. 13 9 2 1 .. .. .. 2.6
1987 .. .. 16 8 1 .. .. .. 3.4
1990 .. 5 10 8 1 1 .. .. 3.3
1994 .. 13 11 1 .. .. .. .. 2.5
1997 .. 13 8 4 .. .. .. .. 2.6
2001 .. 3 9 10 3 .. .. .. 3.5
2005 .. 8 9 3 5 .. .. .. 3.2
2008 2 10 8 5 .. .. .. .. 2.6
2012 .. 4 11 7 2 .. 1 .. 3.4
2016 .. 1 5 8 4 4 2 1 4.6

Former Chief Ministers
Chief Minister Party Term
Goff Letts Country Liberal Oct 1974 - Aug 1977
Paul Everingham Country Liberal Aug 1977 - Oct 1984
Ian Tuxworth Country Liberal Oct 1984 - May 1986
Steve Hatton Country Liberal May 1986 - Jul 1988
Marshall Peron Country Liberal Jul 1988 - May 1995
Shane Stone Country Liberal May 1995 - Feb 1999
Denis Burke Country Liberal Feb 1999 - Aug 2001
Clare Martin Labor Aug 2001 - Nov 2007
Paul Henderson Labor Nov 2007 - Aug 2012
Terry Mills Country Liberal Aug 2012 - Mar 2013
Adam Giles Country Liberal Mar 2013 -

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