1980 Australian federal election

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1980 Australian federal election

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All 125 seats in the House of Representatives 63 seats were needed for a majority in the House 34 (of the 64) seats in the Senate
Registered	9,023,592 5.55%
Turnout	8,513,992 (94.35%) (0.73 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Malcolm Fraser Bill Hayden Party Liberal/NCP coalition Labor Leader since 21 March 1975 22 December 1977 Leader's seat Wannon (Vic.) Oxley (Qld.) Last election 86 seats 38 seats Seats won 74 seats 51 seats Seat change 12 13 Popular vote 3,853,585 3,749,565 Percentage 46.40% 45.15% Swing 1.71 5.50 TPP 50.40% 49.60% TPP swing 4.20 4.20
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Malcolm Fraser Liberal/NCP coalition Subsequent Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser Liberal/NCP coalition

The 1980 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 18 October 1980. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 64 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–NCP coalition government, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, was elected to a third term with a much reduced majority, defeating the opposition Labor Party led by Bill Hayden. This was the last federal election victory for the Coalition until the 1996 election.

Future Prime Minister Bob Hawke and future opposition leader and future Deputy Prime Minister Kim Beazley entered parliament at this election.