Independents: Mal Colston (resigned from ALP in August 1996)
House of Reps preference flows
The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54.02%)
The Greens contested 102 electorates with preferences favouring Labor (67.10%)
Seats changing hands
*Figure is Liberal against Nationals.
**Figure is a swing compared to Liberal vote at the last election.
Overall the coalition won 29 seats from Labor while the ALP won 4 seats from the Liberals. These 4 seats were Canberra and Namadgi in the ACT and Isaacs in Victoria and the Division of Bruce in Victoria. The ACT seats fell to Labor due to a strong return to the ALP in a traditional Labor town by public servants fearing conservative cuts. The division of Brendan Smyth's seat of Canberra into the two new (of the three) ACT seats limited his campaign to the southernmost Tuggeranong seat of Namadgi where the ACT Labor right wing stood former MLA Annette Ellis who ran a tight grassroots campaign. Isaacs fell to Labor due to demographic changes due to a redistribution of electoral boundaries.
Part IV of Chapter 1 of the Australian Constitution briefly deals with eligibility for voting and election to the federal Australian Parliament. It does not prescribe how elections should be conducted. Election campaigns and associated political advertisements have some regulation. Public election funding and party registration was introduced in 1983.
Voting is almost entirely conducted by paper ballot and is compulsory for adults. The informal vote is not usually significant, but a donkey vote is more common. They may, however, have a deciding impact in marginal seats.
Despite winning almost 51 percent of the two-party-preferred vote and regaining much of what it had lost in its severe defeat of two years earlier, Labor fell short of forming government. The government was re-elected with 49.02% of the two-party-preferred vote, compared to 50.98% for the Australian Labor Party, the largest difference of six election results where the winner did not gain a two-party preferred majority, since 2PP results first estimated from 1937.
The Campaign is a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
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In this highly acclaimed documentary, for the first time the anatomy of a federal election campaign was laid bare; the logistics, the traveling, the locations, the schedule. For the full 35 days of the 1996 campaign, Santo Cilauro with a Hi8 camera had unprecedented access to follow Paul Keating, his entourage and the media circus across Aust...
published: 02 Nov 2012
Liberal Party of Australia Federal Election Campaign Ad- February 1996
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Liberal Party of Australia for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Labor Party for its supposed partial privatisation of parts of the then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). The Liberals proposed, and ultimately succeeded with the partial privatisation of Telstra once in government. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keat...
published: 19 Jun 2016
Former PM John Howard slams Independents targeting Liberal seats in federal election | 7NEWS
Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed high-profile Independents targeting blue ribbon seats, describing them as "anti-Liberal groupies" on a mission to "destroy the government". The 82-year-old came out swinging at a campaign launch in his old seat of Bennelong, revealing he has only recently recovered from COVID.
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published: 23 Apr 2022
Australian Labor Party Federal Election Campaign Ad- February 1996
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad, presented by the late Australian actor Bill Hunter, attacked then Liberal Opposition Leader John Howard on his voting record on wage increases. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a...
published: 19 Jun 2016
1996 Australian Federal Election: "Leadership" Keating Labor Ad
published: 23 May 2023
Australian Labor Party Federal Election Campaign Ad 2- February 1996
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Liberal Party for its proposed partial privatisation of then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since Ma...
published: 19 Jun 2016
The Australian Election of 1996: (S. 3, Ep. 8, All Australian Elections)
This video gives a brief overview of the 38th federal Australian election.
With Keating appearing almost undefeatable following his unexpected win in 1993 the coalition would struggle with deciding who should take on leadership against the 13 year old Labor government. Can the collation find the right leader and policies to finally take them into office after 10 years?
All Australian Elections is a informative series that is meant to give an entertaining overview of the history of Australian politics by looking into each federal election from 1901 to today. Mistakes are likely present in these videos and I DO NOT recommend the use of these videos for any non-fictional works and recommend people look to the original sources.
I do not claim ownership of the images of videos used in this ...
published: 08 Nov 2020
Part of the Great Debate 1996 Australian Federal Election
You can tell the difference between the stance on social issues then and now. Sorry I couldn't include the whole thing. I accidentally went over the first half with other recordings. But still, a rare piece of historical coverage. Much better than the boring political debates we see in Australia these days.
published: 03 Oct 2021
1996 Australian Federal Election: "Pretending" Labor Ad
published: 22 May 2023
1996 Australian Federal Election: "Your vote will protect Telstra" Keating Labor Ad
The Campaign is a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest ...
The Campaign is a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
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In this highly acclaimed documentary, for the first time the anatomy of a federal election campaign was laid bare; the logistics, the traveling, the locations, the schedule. For the full 35 days of the 1996 campaign, Santo Cilauro with a Hi8 camera had unprecedented access to follow Paul Keating, his entourage and the media circus across Australia.
The result - a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
#TheCampaign #WorkingDogProductions
The Campaign is a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
Buy or Rent The Campaign on
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In this highly acclaimed documentary, for the first time the anatomy of a federal election campaign was laid bare; the logistics, the traveling, the locations, the schedule. For the full 35 days of the 1996 campaign, Santo Cilauro with a Hi8 camera had unprecedented access to follow Paul Keating, his entourage and the media circus across Australia.
The result - a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
#TheCampaign #WorkingDogProductions
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Liberal Party of Australia for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attack...
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Liberal Party of Australia for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Labor Party for its supposed partial privatisation of parts of the then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). The Liberals proposed, and ultimately succeeded with the partial privatisation of Telstra once in government. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
This particular ad was voiced by former 'Postcards' and 'Coxy's Big Break' presenter Geoff Cox.
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Liberal Party of Australia for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Labor Party for its supposed partial privatisation of parts of the then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). The Liberals proposed, and ultimately succeeded with the partial privatisation of Telstra once in government. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
This particular ad was voiced by former 'Postcards' and 'Coxy's Big Break' presenter Geoff Cox.
Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed high-profile Independents targeting blue ribbon seats, describing them as "anti-Liberal groupies" on a mission to ...
Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed high-profile Independents targeting blue ribbon seats, describing them as "anti-Liberal groupies" on a mission to "destroy the government". The 82-year-old came out swinging at a campaign launch in his old seat of Bennelong, revealing he has only recently recovered from COVID.
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Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed high-profile Independents targeting blue ribbon seats, describing them as "anti-Liberal groupies" on a mission to "destroy the government". The 82-year-old came out swinging at a campaign launch in his old seat of Bennelong, revealing he has only recently recovered from COVID.
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Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad, presented...
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad, presented by the late Australian actor Bill Hunter, attacked then Liberal Opposition Leader John Howard on his voting record on wage increases. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad, presented by the late Australian actor Bill Hunter, attacked then Liberal Opposition Leader John Howard on his voting record on wage increases. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked t...
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Liberal Party for its proposed partial privatisation of then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Liberal Party for its proposed partial privatisation of then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
This video gives a brief overview of the 38th federal Australian election.
With Keating appearing almost undefeatable following his unexpected win in 1993 the ...
This video gives a brief overview of the 38th federal Australian election.
With Keating appearing almost undefeatable following his unexpected win in 1993 the coalition would struggle with deciding who should take on leadership against the 13 year old Labor government. Can the collation find the right leader and policies to finally take them into office after 10 years?
All Australian Elections is a informative series that is meant to give an entertaining overview of the history of Australian politics by looking into each federal election from 1901 to today. Mistakes are likely present in these videos and I DO NOT recommend the use of these videos for any non-fictional works and recommend people look to the original sources.
I do not claim ownership of the images of videos used in this series and credit goes to there original sources.
Title done by James Finlay. Link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrHeywire
This video gives a brief overview of the 38th federal Australian election.
With Keating appearing almost undefeatable following his unexpected win in 1993 the coalition would struggle with deciding who should take on leadership against the 13 year old Labor government. Can the collation find the right leader and policies to finally take them into office after 10 years?
All Australian Elections is a informative series that is meant to give an entertaining overview of the history of Australian politics by looking into each federal election from 1901 to today. Mistakes are likely present in these videos and I DO NOT recommend the use of these videos for any non-fictional works and recommend people look to the original sources.
I do not claim ownership of the images of videos used in this series and credit goes to there original sources.
Title done by James Finlay. Link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrHeywire
You can tell the difference between the stance on social issues then and now. Sorry I couldn't include the whole thing. I accidentally went over the first half ...
You can tell the difference between the stance on social issues then and now. Sorry I couldn't include the whole thing. I accidentally went over the first half with other recordings. But still, a rare piece of historical coverage. Much better than the boring political debates we see in Australia these days.
You can tell the difference between the stance on social issues then and now. Sorry I couldn't include the whole thing. I accidentally went over the first half with other recordings. But still, a rare piece of historical coverage. Much better than the boring political debates we see in Australia these days.
The Campaign is a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
Buy or Rent The Campaign on
iTunes: https://apple.co/3NRMsX8
Follow Working Dog on Social:
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In this highly acclaimed documentary, for the first time the anatomy of a federal election campaign was laid bare; the logistics, the traveling, the locations, the schedule. For the full 35 days of the 1996 campaign, Santo Cilauro with a Hi8 camera had unprecedented access to follow Paul Keating, his entourage and the media circus across Australia.
The result - a fascinating analysis of both the Australian political machinery and the electronic media in action while campaigning for the nation's highest office.
#TheCampaign #WorkingDogProductions
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Liberal Party of Australia for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Labor Party for its supposed partial privatisation of parts of the then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). The Liberals proposed, and ultimately succeeded with the partial privatisation of Telstra once in government. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
This particular ad was voiced by former 'Postcards' and 'Coxy's Big Break' presenter Geoff Cox.
Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed high-profile Independents targeting blue ribbon seats, describing them as "anti-Liberal groupies" on a mission to "destroy the government". The 82-year-old came out swinging at a campaign launch in his old seat of Bennelong, revealing he has only recently recovered from COVID.
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Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad, presented by the late Australian actor Bill Hunter, attacked then Liberal Opposition Leader John Howard on his voting record on wage increases. This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
Australian television advertisement promoting the election of the Australian Labor Party for the 1996 Australian federal election- this particular ad attacked the Liberal Party for its proposed partial privatisation of then Australian Government-owned telecommunications company Telstra (formerly Telecom Australia). This advertisement was broadcast in Australia in the lead up to the 1996 Australian Federal Election, which took place on March 2, 1996.
From a VHS recording, February 1996.
Vaxfacts: Then Opposition Leader John Howard won the 1996 federal election for the Liberal/National Coalition Parties in a landslide by defeating then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating with a swing of 5.07% and a gain of 29 seats. With this, the Coalition returned to Government for the first time since March 1983. Considered a perennial runner-up who would never become Prime Minister (having already lost the 1987 election), Howard would go on to become Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister (behind his idol, Liberal Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies), serving for 11 and a half years until his electoral defeat in November 2007.
This video gives a brief overview of the 38th federal Australian election.
With Keating appearing almost undefeatable following his unexpected win in 1993 the coalition would struggle with deciding who should take on leadership against the 13 year old Labor government. Can the collation find the right leader and policies to finally take them into office after 10 years?
All Australian Elections is a informative series that is meant to give an entertaining overview of the history of Australian politics by looking into each federal election from 1901 to today. Mistakes are likely present in these videos and I DO NOT recommend the use of these videos for any non-fictional works and recommend people look to the original sources.
I do not claim ownership of the images of videos used in this series and credit goes to there original sources.
Title done by James Finlay. Link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrHeywire
You can tell the difference between the stance on social issues then and now. Sorry I couldn't include the whole thing. I accidentally went over the first half with other recordings. But still, a rare piece of historical coverage. Much better than the boring political debates we see in Australia these days.
Independents: Mal Colston (resigned from ALP in August 1996)
House of Reps preference flows
The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54.02%)
The Greens contested 102 electorates with preferences favouring Labor (67.10%)
Seats changing hands
*Figure is Liberal against Nationals.
**Figure is a swing compared to Liberal vote at the last election.
Overall the coalition won 29 seats from Labor while the ALP won 4 seats from the Liberals. These 4 seats were Canberra and Namadgi in the ACT and Isaacs in Victoria and the Division of Bruce in Victoria. The ACT seats fell to Labor due to a strong return to the ALP in a traditional Labor town by public servants fearing conservative cuts. The division of Brendan Smyth's seat of Canberra into the two new (of the three) ACT seats limited his campaign to the southernmost Tuggeranong seat of Namadgi where the ACT Labor right wing stood former MLA Annette Ellis who ran a tight grassroots campaign. Isaacs fell to Labor due to demographic changes due to a redistribution of electoral boundaries.