Talk:Australian federal election, 1998

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[edit] discrepancy

What is disputed? 49.02 is the biggest discrepancy for the two party preferred vote count that established in 1949. Timeshift (talk) 03:53, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

First, how do you define "biggest discrepancy"? e.g. in 1975, the coalition won 55.7% of the 2pp vote but won 91/127 = 71.7% of the seats, a discrepancy of 16%. I suspect what you are trying to says is "the highest 2pp vote by a party to not win government", and if so it should be worded that way. Second point, you should provide a source saying this is the highest 2PP by a losing party. If you cannot find a source, perhaps it is not significant. In fairness to you, I see you have commented on the reverse situation at South Australian general election, 1989, so I can't accuse you of Labor supporter whinging :) So my main concern is that "biggest discrepancy" is not properly defined, though a source would still be nice. Peter Ballard (talk) 04:07, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

It is referenced here! The information is on two party preferred too, there are five elections where the majority of Australians didn't get the government they voted for, with 1998 the biggest on 49.02, with the smallest being 1990 on 49.90, the only time it was the "reverse situation". Timeshift (talk) 06:56, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I think Peter's point was with the confusing use of the word "discrepancy", not with the fact being cited. Orderinchaos 07:02, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. Timeshift (talk) 07:37, 9 April 2008 (UTC)