Elections and Support
| Liberal Movement electoral results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LH% (LH + UH) | ALP + OTH | LCL/LIB + CP | LM/New LM | ||||||
| 1974 (federal) | 51.06% (7 + 5) | 40.71% (5 + 4) | 8.2% (0 + 1) | ||||||
| 1975 (state) | 47.43% (24 + 10) | 34.3% (21 + 9) | 18.27% (2 + 2) | ||||||
| 1975 (federal) | 44.51% (6 + 4) | 49.29% (6 + 5) | 6.20% (0 + 1) | ||||||
| 1977 (state) | 52.46% (27) | 44.25% (19) | 3.48% (1) | ||||||
| Source: Australian Government and Politics Database |
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