Table 5: House of Representatives: Socio-economic status summary

Low
Party Candidates Seats won Votes Per cent Swing
Australian Labor Party 38 15 1 060 516 33.37 -3.38
Liberal Party (a) 22 9  731 358 23.02 +0.95
Liberal National Party of Queensland 6 4  231 267 7.28 -0.35
The Nationals 13 9  499 596 15.72 +2.19
The Greens 38 ..  181 069 5.70 -3.04
Palmer United Party 38 ..  197 432 6.21 +6.21
Family First Party 19 ..  53 490 1.68 -0.42
Others 116 1  222 891 7.01 -1.71
         
Formal     3 177 619 93.26 -0.49
Informal      229 582 6.74 +0.49
Total/turnout 290 38 3 407 201 93.36 -0.32
         
Enrolled     3 649 518    
(a) Includes Country Liberals (NT).
           
Lower middle
Party Candidates Seats won Votes Per cent Swing
Australian Labor Party 37 16 1 142 127 36.18 -6.78
Liberal Party 28 12  967 930 30.66 +1.27
Liberal National Party of Queensland 9 7  321 623 10.19 -0.07
The Nationals 4 ..  44 410 1.41 +0.21
The Greens 37 ..  212 923 6.74 -3.47
Palmer United Party 37 ..  186 006 5.89 +5.89
Family First Party 26 ..  43 973 1.39 -1.43
Others 143 2  238 149 7.54 +4.94
         
Formal     3 157 141 93.86 -0.42
Informal      206 647 6.14 +0.42
Total/turnout 321 37 3 363 788 93.39 +0.19
         
Enrolled     3 601 695    
Upper middle
Party Candidates Seats won Votes Per cent Swing
Australian Labor Party 38 13 1 099 974 33.66 -5.46
Liberal Party (a) 29 16 1 061 024 32.47 +1.99
Liberal National Party of Queensland 9 7  357 626 10.95 -0.81
The Nationals 3 ..  10 262 0.31 +0.09
The Greens 38 1  325 567 9.96 -3.11
Palmer United Party 38 1  213 436 6.53 +6.53
Family First Party 29 ..  58 777 1.80 -0.91
Others 126 ..  140 753 4.31 +2.07
         
Formal     3 267 419 94.15 -0.21
Informal      202 918 5.85 +0.21
Total/turnout 310 38 3 470 337 93.00 -0.09
         
Enrolled     3 731 696    
(a) Includes Country Liberals (NT).          

 


High
Party Candidates Seats won Votes Per cent Swing
Australian Labor Party 37 11 1 008 748 30.45 -2.93
Liberal Party 31 22 1 416 021 42.74 +1.92
Liberal National Party of Queensland 6 4  241 701 7.30 +0.40
The Greens 37 ..  397 359 11.99 -2.92
Palmer United Party 37 ..  112 161 3.39 +3.39
Family First Party 19 ..  25 580 0.77 -0.66
Others 100 ..  111 178 3.36 +1.26
         
Formal     3 312 748 95.06 -0.32
Informal      171 996 4.94 +0.32
Total/turnout 267 37 3 484 744 93.16 +0.25
         
Enrolled     3 740 476    

Note: For an explanation of the socio-economic status classifications see: P Nelson, Socio-economic indexes for 2009 electoral divisions: 2006 Census, Research paper 1, 28 July 2010, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2010–11.