Australian Senate election, 1964
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Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 5 December 1964.
Independent: Reg Turnbull (Tasmania)
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2,308,670 | 44.66 | −0.04 | 14 | 27 | |
| Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket) | 1,873,696 | 36.25 | +3.09 | 7 | * | |
| Democratic Labor Party Democratic Labor Party (historical) The Democratic Labor Party was an Australian political party that existed from 1955 until 1978.-History:The DLP was formed as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party that began in 1954. The split was between the party's national leadership, under the then party leader Dr H.V... |
433,511 | 8.39 | −1.43 | 2 | 2 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
426,026 | 8.24 | −0.03 | 6 | 23 | |
| Country Party | 62,359 | 1.21 | +0.56 | 1 | 7 | |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
10,151 | 0.20 | −0.77 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other | 54,637 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5,169,050 | 30 | 60 |
Independent: Reg Turnbull (Tasmania)
See also
- Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1964Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1964This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1964 Australian Senate election. The election was held on 5 December 1964.-Labor:*Stan Amour *James Arnold *Bill Aylett *Gordon Brown -Senate:...
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1965–1968Members of the Australian Senate, 1965–1968This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1965 to 1968. Half of its members were elected at the 9 December 1961 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1962 and finishing on 30 June 1968; the other half were elected at the 5 December 1964 half Senate election and had terms starting...