1998 Australian Federal Election
The GST election3 October 1998 · The Howard era · 148 seats, 75 for a majority
A federal election was held on 3 October 1998 to elect members of the 39th Parliament of Australia. All 148 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76 seat Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
John Howard
Liberal/National coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
John Howard
Liberal/National coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Coalition
80 of 148 seats
Turnout
95.0%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Coalition | John Howard | 80 | -14 | — | 39.5% | -7.7 | |
| Labor | Kim Beazley | 67 | +18 | — | 40.1% | +1.3 |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.