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Federal elections were held in Australia on 24 March 1990. Federal elections were held in Australia on 11 July 1987 following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister The Division of Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate of Victoria. Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939 is a former Australian Liberal politician The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) All 148 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Andrew Peacock with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Charles Blunt. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939 is a former Australian Liberal politician The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Charles William Blunt (born 19 January 1951) Australian politician and businessman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and graduated
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 3,904,138 | 39. 44 | -6. 39 | 78 | -8 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 3,468,570 | 35. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 04 | +0. 48 | 55 | +12 | |
| Australian Democrats | 1,114,216 | 11. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 26 | +5. 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Party of Australia | 833,557 | 8. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 42 | -3. 10 | 14 | -5 | |
| Independents | 252,116 | 2. 55 | +0. 94 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other | 327,077 | 3. 30 | +2. 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,899,674 | 148 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | WIN | 49. 90 | -0. 93 | 78 | -8 | |
| Liberal/National coalition | 50. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 10 | +0. 93 | 69 | +7 |
Independents: Ted Mack
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 3,813,547 | 38. 41 | -4. 42 | 15 | 32 | |
| Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 2,429,552 | 24. 47 | +10. 70 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,445,872 | 14. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 56 | -6. 41 | 12 | 28 | |
| Australian Democrats | 1,253,807 | 12. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 63 | +4. 15 | 5 | 8 | |
| National Party of Australia | 258,164 | 2. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 60 | -4. 49 | 1 | 5 | |
| Australian Greens | 201,618 | 2. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 03 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| WA Greens | 76,381 | 0. The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. 77 | * | 1 | 1 | |
| Country Liberal Party | 29,045 | 0. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties 29 | +0. 08 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 421,779 | 4. 25 | -0. 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harradine Group | 1 | |||||
| Total | 9,929,765 | 40 | 76 |
Contents |
The 1990 election saw a swing to the Coalition as Australia was suffering from the late 80's/early 90's recession, but Labor won a fourth successive electoral victory with Hawke as leader, a level of political success which no previous Labor government or Labor leader had enjoyed. Brian Harradine (born 9 January 1935) Australian Politician, was an independent member of the Australian Senate from 1975 to 2005 This was Bob Hawke's last election as Prime Minister and Australian Labor Party leader as he was replaced by Paul Keating in December 1991. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
John Howard lost the 1987 election to Hawke, and Andrew Peacock was elected Deputy Leader in a show of party unity. But Peacock's supporters began to plot against Howard, and in May 1989 they mounted a party room coup which returned Peacock to the leadership. Peacock, now 50, cultivated a new mature image, enhanced by a second marriage to Margaret St George. Hawke's Treasurer, Paul Keating, ridiculed him by asking: "Can the soufflé rise twice?" and calling him "all feathers and no meat. Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 " Although Hawke's government was in political trouble, with high interest rates and a financial crisis in Victoria, Peacock failed to defeat Hawke at the 1990 elections and subsequently resigned.
This election saw the peak of the Australian Democrats' popularity under Janine Haynes, and a WA Greens candidate won a seat in the Australian Senate for the first time - although the successful candidate, Jo Vallentine, was already a two-term senator, having previously won a seat for the Nuclear Disarmament Party at the 1984 election, and the Vallentine Peace Group at the 1987 election. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology Janine Haines, AM ( 8 May 1945 – 20 November 2004) Australian Politician, was the first female federal parliamentary The Greens Western Australia is the state branch of the Australian Greens in Western Australia. The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. Josephine Vallentine (b May 30, 1946) is a peace activist and a former Australian Senator for Western Australia. The Nuclear Disarmament Party ( NDP) is a political party in Australia. Federal elections were held in Australia on 11 July 1987 following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir
External links
References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- AustralianPolitics.com election details
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