The Conservatives stood in every ward, while the Liberal Democrats contested 18 of the 19 wards.

The state has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, and Democrats have not seriously contested the state since.

The Democrats contested 145 electorates with preferences favouring Labor (64.13%)

The Democrats have not seriously contested the 3rd District since then.

The Liberal Democrats contested most of the remaining wards.

Left and Democrats contested the 2007 parliamentary elections and polled 13.2% of the vote.

The Democrats contested that year's general election as an independent party but only managed to receive 0.05% of the party vote.

The Liberal Democrats only contested 13 of the 17 seats, saying that they "we're concentrating our resources where we think it's best".

There were a total of 64 candidates in the election, with the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives contesting every seat.

The Democrats did not contest this electorate.