1980 Australian Federal Election
18 October 1980 · Fraser, then Hawke and Keating · 125 seats, 63 for a majority
A 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.
Prime Minister before
Malcolm Fraser
Liberal–NCP coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
Malcolm Fraser
Liberal–NCP Coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Country Coalition
74 of 125 seats
Turnout
94.3%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Country Coalition | Malcolm Fraser | 74 | -12 | — | 46.4% | -1.7 | |
| Labor | Bill Hayden | 51 | +13 | — | 45.1% | +5.5 |