1967 Australian Senate election

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30 of the 60 seats in theSenate 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Gorton Lionel Murphy Vince Gair Party Coalition Labor Democratic Labor Seats before 30 27 2 Seats won 14 13 2 Seats after 28 27 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,365,373 2,489,990 540,006 Percentage 42.77% 45.03% 9.77% Swing 2.93pp 0.36pp 1.38pp

Elections were held on 25 November 1967 to elect half of the 60 seats in theAustralian Senate for a term commencing on 1 July 1968. There was no accompanying election to theHouse of Representatives as the two election cycles had been out of synchronisation since 1963. The results were a setback for the government ofHarold Holt. Having wona landslide victory at the House-only election the previous year, theCoalition instead lost two seats in the Senate. TheLabor Party failed to make any gains inGough Whitlam's first election as leader; theDemocratic Labor Party gained two seats and held thebalance of power until 1974.

Senate (STV) — 1967–70 — Turnout 95.11% (CV) — Informal 6.10%^[1]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held	Change
	Labor		2,489,990	45.03	+0.36	13	27	0
	Liberal–Country coalition (total)		2,365,373	42.77	–2.93	14	28	–2
		Liberal–Country joint ticket	1,870,057	33.82	+9.41	6	*	*
		Liberal (separate ticket)	450,454	8.15	–11.93	7	21	–2
		Country (separate ticket)	44,862	0.81	–0.40	1	7	0
	Democratic Labor		540,006	9.77	+1.38	2	4	+2
	Reform Movement		58,679	1.06	+1.06	0	0	0
	Communist		20,648	0.37	–0.36	0	0	0
	Independent / ungrouped		55,192	1.00	+0.48	1	1	0
	Total		5,529,888			30	60

Notes

• InNew South Wales,Queensland, andVictoria, the coalition parties ran a joint ticket. Of the six senators elected on a joint ticket, three were members of the Liberal Party and three were members of the Country Party. InWestern Australia, the coalition parties ran on separate tickets. InSouth Australia andTasmania, only the Liberal Party ran a ticket.
• The sole independent elected wasReg Turnbull of Tasmania.

• Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1967
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1968–1971

• University of WAArchived 18 January 2015 at theWayback Machine election results in Australia since 1890
• Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1967

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