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693:Summary of the 1972
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485:143,450
482:185,640
415:Victoria
288:352,776
1302:June 5,
1272:June 5,
1148:
1135:
1131:Liberal
1122:
1109:
1067:
1054:
1041:
1037:Liberal
1028:
1015:
982:Source:
976:
948:+0.03%
922:
917:+0.02%
893:
885:12.67%
851:-2.63%
848:16.40%
822:Liberal
811:31.16%
805:-73.7%
777:+5.67%
774:39.59%
727:Elected
688:Results
496:12.67%
493:16.40%
420:Ran in
389:Liberal
370:Leader
349:
338:
301:31.16%
284:448,260
173:Leader
154:
143:
1227:
1126:18.18%
1113:69.09%
1063:Others
1058:12.67%
1045:16.40%
1032:31.16%
1019:39.59%
945:0.08%
914:0.10%
911:1,184
768:+217%
713:Seats
702:Party
501:Swing
435:19.03%
424:(lost)
385:Party
306:Swing
297:39.59%
240:46.79%
234:33.92%
188:Party
1177:Notes
1152:3.64%
1139:9.09%
1071:0.18%
973:100%
954:Total
520:12.56
441:0.11%
406:1971
403:1972
325:15.63
209:1952
206:1969
1740:2018
1735:2011
1730:2009
1725:2005
1720:2002
1715:1991
1710:1972
1705:1952
1700:1937
1695:1924
1690:1920
1685:1916
1680:1909
1675:1873
1659:2022
1654:2018
1649:2014
1644:2011
1639:2008
1634:2005
1617:2024
1611:2020
1606:2017
1601:2013
1596:2009
1591:2005
1586:2001
1581:1996
1576:1991
1571:1986
1566:1983
1561:1979
1556:1975
1551:1972
1546:1969
1541:1966
1536:1963
1531:1960
1526:1956
1521:1953
1516:1952
1511:1949
1506:1945
1501:1941
1496:1937
1491:1933
1486:1928
1481:1924
1476:1920
1471:1916
1466:1912
1461:1909
1456:1907
1451:1903
1446:1900
1441:1898
1436:1894
1431:1890
1426:1886
1421:1882
1416:1878
1411:1875
1406:1871
1401:1869
1396:1866
1391:1863
1386:1860
1381:1856
1304:2016
1274:2016
1225:ISBN
958:226
942:862
722:1969
708:# of
623:The
608:The
574:The
509:2.63
314:5.67
99:1975
89:1969
1221:414
1105:NDP
1011:NDP
964:55
961:55
930:15
868:49
831:53
797:38
794:55
760:12
757:55
582:of
275:28
267:26
254:10
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1239:^
1223:.
1203:^
1144:PC
1050:PC
967:-
939:-
936:-
933:-
908:-
905:-
902:-
899:9
879:-
871:-
842:-
834:5
801:10
764:38
737:%
734:#
605:.
522:pp
511:pp
474:2
466:0
453:2
450:5
362:PC
327:pp
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