Voted early - way to go.

[FenceFurniture]

This is an email I sent to a mate in Spain just now, and bears repeating here.

This is quite remarkable: it's exactly half a century since the Don's Party Election of 1969! (ok, 49½ years)



Have a look at this news article, and watch the vids.



"That board is wrong!"
I'll say that board was wrong. 62 to Labor, 47 to Coalition, and 14 in doubt meant that Labor only had to pick up one more seat to win (125 seats then, compared to 151 now).
What in fact happened was that not only did all of those 14 in doubt go to the Coalition, but 3 of Labor's 62 seats also went to them, and Gough missed out by 4 seats. No other parties or Independents won seats - just Labor and Coalition.



Here are some stats I put together. Fraser holds the top two places for the % of seats won.

	# SEATS	ALP	Coalition	OTHERS	Majority	% SEATS
1961	122	60	62		2	51%
1963	124	52	72		20	58%
1966	124	41	82	1	40	66%
1969	125	59	66		7	53%
1972	125	67	58		9	54%
1974	127	66	61		5	52%
1975	127	36	90	1	53	71%
1977	124	38	85	1	46	69%
1980	125	51	74		23	59%
1983	125	75	50		25	60%
1984	148	82	65	1	16	55%
1987	148	86	62		24	58%
1990	148	78	69	1	8	53%
1993	147	80	64	2	13	54%
1996	148	49	93	6	38	63%
1998	148	67	80	1	12	54%
2001	150	65	81	4	12	54%
2004	150	60	86	4	22	57%
2007	150	83	65	2	16	55%
2010	150	72	72	6	-6	48%
2013	150	55	90	5	30	60%
2016	150	69	76	5	2	51%
2019	151	We're	working	on	it

[damian]

This was in the front yard of a neighbour down the road. Perfect summary of modern politics.

Note in the table above Fraser's victory of 75. One of the biggest wins in our history by what was then the most hated man in Australia. Australians vote for stability above all else.

[Glider]

Australians vote for stability above all else.

I think it was P J Keating who said "In a two horse race, always back self interest".

mick