Results of the Australian legislative election, 2004
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These are the Results of the Australian federal election, 2004.
Votes cast in the three seats won by independents are not included.
Labor gained Parramatta
from the Liberals and Richmond
from the Nationals, but lost Greenway
to the Liberals.
The Liberals won Bonner
from Labor.
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Liberal Party of Australia 528,016 48.1 +06.7 10 +2
National Party of Australia 6,208 00.6 -00.4 -
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Total coalition 502,294 48.8 +06.4 -
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Australian Labor Party 381,298 34.7 -02.4 5 -2
Australian Greens 84,100 07.7 +01.7 -
One Nation 27,652 02.5 -03.8 -
Christian Democrats 24,650 02.2 +01.1 -
Australian Democrats 16,298 01.5 -03.2 -
Family First 2,619 00.2 -
Others 58,271 05.3 -
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Total 1,097,183 15
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The Liberals won Hasluck
and Stirling
from Labor.
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Liberal Party of Australia 446,376 47.4 +01.5 8
National Party of Australia 9,611 01.0 -
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Total coalition 455,987 48.4 +02.5 -
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Australian Labor Party 346,073 36.7 +03.0 3
Australian Greens 51,200 05.4 +01.7 -
Family First 40,546 04.3 -
Australian Democrats 17,684 01.9 -08.6 -
One Nation 10,687 01.1 -03.6 -
Others 19,473 02.1 -
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Total 941,650 11
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Labor won Adelaide
and Hindmarsh
from the Liberals, and the Liberals won Wakefield
and Kingston
from Labor.
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Australian Labor Party 140,918 44.6 -02.3 3 -2
Liberal Party of Australia 132,724 42.0 +04.9 2 +2
Australian Greens 31,242 09.9 +02.1 -
Family First 8,973 02.8 -
Others 2,266 00.7 -
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Total 316,123 5
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The Liberals won Bass
and Braddon
from Labor.
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Australian Labor Party 104,836 50.2 +03.3 2
Liberal Party of Australia 73,508 35.2 +02.8 -
Australian Greens 22,440 10.8 +03.7 -
Australian Democrats 5,010 02.4 -05.6 -
Others 2,832 01.4 -
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Total 208,626 2
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Australian Labor Party 40,246 44.3 +01.4 1
Liberal Party of Australia 39,855 43.8 +03.3 1
Australian Greens 5,646 06.2 +02.2 -
Australian Democrats 2,152 02.4 -02.8 -
Family First 1,000 01.1 -
Others 2,016 02.1 -
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Total 90,915 2
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Liberal National coalition 5,384,494 45.0 +03.2 21 + 18 = 39 +4
Australian Labor Party 4,185,154 35.0 +00.8 16 + 12 = 28 -1
Australian Greens 916,161 07.7 +02.8 2 + 2 = 4 +2
Australian Democrats 251,041 02.1 -05.1 - + 4 = 4 -4
Family First 210,661 01.8 1 + - = 1 +1
One Nation 207,184 01.7 -03.7 - - - -1
Christian Democrats 140,597 01.2 - - -
Others 659,141 05.5 - - - -1
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Total 11,954,433 40 + 36 = 76
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Liberal-National 1,444,943 43.9 +02.1 3.0708 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 1,216,749 36.9 +03.8 2.5858 3
Australian Greens 234,418 07.1 +02.8 0.4981 -
Christian Democratic Party 85,970 02.6 +00.7 0.1827 -
Australian Democrats 67,175 02.1 -04.1 0.1488 - -1
One Nation 58,360 01.8 -03.7 0.1293 -
Family First 17,164 00.5 0.0380 -
Others 169,399 05.1 -
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Total 3,294,178 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Bill Heffernan
(Lib) *
Steve Hutchins
(ALP) *
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
(Lib)
Hon John Faulkner
(ALP) *
Fiona Nash
(National)
Michael Forshaw
(ALP) *
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Liberal-National 1,099,482 44.2 +04.6 3.0965 3
Australian Labor Party 907,796 36.5 -00.2 2.5566 2 -1
Australian Greens 222,660 08.5 +02.5 0.5961 -
Family First 46,909 01.9 0.1321 1 +1
Australian Democrats 46,510 01.9 -05.9 0.1310 -
One Nation 16,095 00.7 -01.8 0.0471 -
Christian Democratic Party 7,952 00.3 +00.3 0.0247 -
Others 138,124 05.5 -
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Total 2,485,528 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Michael Ronaldson
(Lib)
Kim Carr
(ALP) *
Julian McGauran
(National) *
Stephen Conroy
(ALP) *
Hon Judith Troeth
(Lib) *
Steve Fielding
(Family First)
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Liberal Party 725,386 38.5 +03.6 2.6974 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 599,442 31.8 +00.1 2.2291 2
National Party 122,806 06.5 -02.6 0.4567 1 +1
Australian Greens 99,662 05.3 +02.0 0.3706 -
Family First 64,612 03.4 +03.4 0.2403 -
One Nation 59,408 03.2 -06.9 0.2209 - -1
Australian Democrats 40,993 02.2 -04.5 0.1524 - -1
Others 170,114 09.0 -
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Total 1,882,423 6
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Senators elected:
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Brett Mason
(Lib) *
Jan McLucas
(ALP) *
George Brandis
(Lib) *
Joe Ludwig
(ALP) *
Barnaby Joyce
(National)
Russell Trood
(Lib)
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Liberal Party 454,261 49.3 +09.1 3.4542 3
Australian Labor Party 306,080 33.2 -00.9 2.3274 2
Australian Greens 71,314 07.7 +01.9 0.5423 1 +1
One Nation 21,762 02.3 -04.7 0.1655 -
Australian Democrats 18,084 02.0 -03.9 0.1375 - -1
Christian Democratic Party 17,459 01.9 +00.7 0.1328 -
National Party 6,966 00.8 -01.6 0.0530 -
Family First 7,415 00.8 0.0564 -
Others 17,221 01.9 -
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Total 920,562 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Chris Ellison
(Lib) *
Chris Evans
(ALP) *
Hon Ian Campbell
(Lib) *
Glenn Sterle
(ALP)
Judith Adams
(Lib)
Rachel Siewert
(Green)
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Liberal Party 371,210 47.3 +01.7 3.3133 3
Australian Labor Party 283,131 36.1 +02.9 2.5271 3 +1
Australian Greens 49,209 06.3 +02.9 0.4392 -
Family First 31,535 04.0 +04.0 0.2815 -
Australian Democrats 18,231 02.3 -10.3 0.1620 - -1
One Nation 8,767 01.1 -03.5 0.0783 -
National Party 3,290 00.4 0.0294 -
Others 22,148 02.8 -
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Total 784,261 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Nick Minchin
(Lib) *
Anne McEwen (ALP)
Hon Amanda Vanstone
(Lib) *
Annette Hurley
(ALP)
Alan Ferguson
(Lib) *
Dana Wortley
(ALP)
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Liberal Party 133,637 46.7 +07.9 3.2696 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 96,559 33.7 -03.2 2.3624 2 -1
Australian Greens 36,318 12.7 -01.1 0.8886 1 +1
Family First 6,613 02.3 +02.3 0.1618 -
Australian Democrats 2,242 00.8 -03.8 0.0549 -
Christian Democratic Party 1,809 00.6 +00.6 0.0443 -
Others 8,928 03.1 - -1
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Total 286,106 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Eric Abetz
(Lib) *
Kerry O'Brien
(ALP) *
Guy Barnett
(Lib) *
Helen Polley
(ALP)
Stephen Parry
(Lib)
Christine Milne
(Green)
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Australian Labor Party 74,642 41.6 -00.4 1.2481 1
Liberal Party 68,795 38.3 +04.0 1.1503 1
Australian Greens 28,593 15.9 +08.7 0.4781 -
Australian Democrats 3,574 02.0 -08.8 0.0598 -
Christian Democratic Party 2,734 01.5 +01.5 0.0457 -
Others 1,079 00.6 -
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Total 179,417 2
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Senators elected:
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Kate Lundy
(ALP) *
Gary Humphries
(Lib) *
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Country Liberal Party 35,224 46.2 +02.2 1.3868 1
Australian Labor Party 31,152 40.9 +01.6 1.2265 1
Australian Greens 5,758 07.7 +03.5 0.2313 -
Australian Democrats 3,397 04.5 -02.8 0.1337 -
Others 665 00.9 -
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Total 76,196 2
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Senators elected:
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Nigel Scullion
(CLP) *
Trish Crossin
(ALP) *
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Projected two-party result
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... -National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... Coalition |
6,062,376 | 52.60 | +2.10% | 87 | +4 | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
5,433,618 | 47.40 | -2.10% | 60 | -4 | |
| Total | 11,495,994 | 147 | ||||
Votes cast in the three seats won by independents are not included.
New South Wales
| Registered Voters | 4,329,115 | |||||
| Votes Cast | 4,099,501 | Turnout | 94.7% | -0.7% | ||
| Informal Votes | 250,807 | Informal % | 6.1% | +0.7% | ||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1,391,509 | 36.2 | +2.6% | 21 | none | |
| National Party of Australia National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
353,721 | 9.2 | 0% | 6 | -1 | |
| Total Coalition Coalition (Australia) The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922... |
1,745,230 | 45.4 | +2.6% | 27 | -1 | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1,412,419 | 36.7 | +0.2% | 21 | +1 | |
| Australian Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... |
311,375 | 8.1 | +3.3% | 0 | none | |
| One Nation Party One Nation Party One Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties... |
53,895 | 1.4 | -3.3% | 0 | none | |
| Christian Democrats Christian Democratic Party (Australia) The Christian Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Australia. Its leader is Fred Nile, a Congregational Church minister and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.-Formation:... |
47,132 | 1.2 | 0% | 0 | none | |
| Australian Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... |
41,072 | 1.1 | -3.1% | 0 | none | |
| Family First Party Family First Party The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council... |
29,619 | 0.8 | 0% | 0 | none | |
| Other | 208,026 | 5.4 | 2 | none | ||
| Total | 3,848,768 | 50 | ||||
Labor gained Parramatta
Division of Parramatta
The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the locality of Parramatta. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal...
from the Liberals and Richmond
Division of Richmond
The Division of Richmond is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the far north-east of the state, along the Pacific coast...
from the Nationals, but lost Greenway
Division of Greenway
The Division of Greenway is anAustralian Electoral Division in New South Wales.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Francis Greenway, an ex-convict who became a prominent architect in colonial Sydney....
to the Liberals.
Victoria
| Registered Voters | 3,309,800 | |||||
| Votes Cast | 3,139,881 | Turnout | 94.9% | -0.7% | ||
| Informal Votes | 250,807 | Informal % | 4.1% | +0.1% | ||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1,302,038 | 43.3 | +4.2% | 16 | none | |
| National Party of Australia National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
105,577 | 3.5 | +0.4% | 2 | none | |
| Total Coalition Coalition (Australia) The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922... |
1,407,615 | 46.8 | +4.6% | 18 | none | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1,217,921 | 40.4 | -1.2% | 19 | none | |
| Australian Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... |
224,423 | 7.4 | +1.5% | 0 | none | |
| Family First Party Family First Party The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council... |
71,735 | 2.4 | 0% | 0 | none | |
| Australian Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... |
32,363 | 1.1 | -5.1% | 0 | none | |
| One Nation Party One Nation Party One Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties... |
4,119 | 0.1 | -1.1% | 0 | none | |
| Other | 52,993 | 1.8 | 0 | none | ||
| Total | 3,011,069 | 37 | ||||
Queensland
| Registered Voters | 2,475,611 | |||||
| Votes Cast | 2,320,717 | Turnout | 93.7% | |||
| Informal Votes | 119,829 | Informal % | 5.2% | +0.3% | ||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
867,289 | 39.4 | +2.9% | 17 | +1 | |
| National Party of Australia National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
214,523 | 9.7 | +0.6% | 4 | none | |
| Total Coalition Coalition (Australia) The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922... |
1,081,812 | 49.1 | +3.5% | 21 | +1 | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
765,507 | 34.8 | -0.1% | 6 | -1 | |
| Australian Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... |
111,315 | 5.1 | +1.6% | 0 | none | |
| Family First Party Family First Party The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council... |
80,820 | 3.7 | 0% | 0 | none | |
| One Nation Party One Nation Party One Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties... |
43,619 | 2.0 | -5.1% | 0 | none | |
| Australian Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... |
30,257 | 1.4 | -2.9% | 0 | none | |
| Other | 87,562 | 4.0 | 1 | none | ||
| Total | 2,200,892 | 28 | ||||
The Liberals won Bonner
Division of Bonner
The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator...
from Labor.
Western Australia
Party Votes % Change Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party of Australia 528,016 48.1 +06.7 10 +2
National Party of Australia 6,208 00.6 -00.4 -
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Total coalition 502,294 48.8 +06.4 -
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Australian Labor Party 381,298 34.7 -02.4 5 -2
Australian Greens 84,100 07.7 +01.7 -
One Nation 27,652 02.5 -03.8 -
Christian Democrats 24,650 02.2 +01.1 -
Australian Democrats 16,298 01.5 -03.2 -
Family First 2,619 00.2 -
Others 58,271 05.3 -
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Total 1,097,183 15
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The Liberals won Hasluck
Division of Hasluck
The Division of Hasluck is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.The division was created in 2001 and is named for Sir Paul Hasluck, who was Governor-General of Australia 1969-74, and for his wife, Dame Alexandra Hasluck, a prominent author...
and Stirling
Division of Stirling
The Division of Stirling is an Australian Electoral Division in the inner northern and beachside suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It includes the suburbs of Balcatta, Balga, Carine, Innaloo, Nollamara, North Beach, Scarborough, Stirling, Trigg and Yokine....
from Labor.
South Australia
Party Votes % Change Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party of Australia 446,376 47.4 +01.5 8
National Party of Australia 9,611 01.0 -
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Total coalition 455,987 48.4 +02.5 -
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Australian Labor Party 346,073 36.7 +03.0 3
Australian Greens 51,200 05.4 +01.7 -
Family First 40,546 04.3 -
Australian Democrats 17,684 01.9 -08.6 -
One Nation 10,687 01.1 -03.6 -
Others 19,473 02.1 -
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Total 941,650 11
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Labor won Adelaide
Division of Adelaide
The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital. The seat has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide...
and Hindmarsh
Division of Hindmarsh
The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the western gulfside suburbs of Adelaide.The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia 1836-38. For many years it was one of the safest Labor seats...
from the Liberals, and the Liberals won Wakefield
Division of Wakefield
The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide, incorporating the outer northern suburbs of Salisbury and Elizabeth, and extending north as far as Clare. It covers the east coast of the Gulf St Vincent north of...
and Kingston
Division of Kingston
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949....
from Labor.
Tasmania
Party Votes % Change Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australian Labor Party 140,918 44.6 -02.3 3 -2
Liberal Party of Australia 132,724 42.0 +04.9 2 +2
Australian Greens 31,242 09.9 +02.1 -
Family First 8,973 02.8 -
Others 2,266 00.7 -
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Total 316,123 5
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The Liberals won Bass
Division of Bass
The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its...
and Braddon
Division of Braddon
The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania.The division was created in 1955 to replace the abolished Division of Darwin, and is named for Sir Edward Braddon, a Premier of Tasmania and one of Tasmania's five original federal MPs...
from Labor.
Australian Capital Territory
Party Votes % Change Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australian Labor Party 104,836 50.2 +03.3 2
Liberal Party of Australia 73,508 35.2 +02.8 -
Australian Greens 22,440 10.8 +03.7 -
Australian Democrats 5,010 02.4 -05.6 -
Others 2,832 01.4 -
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Total 208,626 2
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Northern Territory
Party Votes % Change Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australian Labor Party 40,246 44.3 +01.4 1
Liberal Party of Australia 39,855 43.8 +03.3 1
Australian Greens 5,646 06.2 +02.2 -
Australian Democrats 2,152 02.4 -02.8 -
Family First 1,000 01.1 -
Others 2,016 02.1 -
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Total 90,915 2
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National summary
Party Votes % Change Seats 2001 Total----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal National coalition 5,384,494 45.0 +03.2 21 + 18 = 39 +4
Australian Labor Party 4,185,154 35.0 +00.8 16 + 12 = 28 -1
Australian Greens 916,161 07.7 +02.8 2 + 2 = 4 +2
Australian Democrats 251,041 02.1 -05.1 - + 4 = 4 -4
Family First 210,661 01.8 1 + - = 1 +1
One Nation 207,184 01.7 -03.7 - - - -1
Christian Democrats 140,597 01.2 - - -
Others 659,141 05.5 - - - -1
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Total 11,954,433 40 + 36 = 76
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- This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election, plus the seats won in 2001, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate.
New South Wales
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal-National 1,444,943 43.9 +02.1 3.0708 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 1,216,749 36.9 +03.8 2.5858 3
Australian Greens 234,418 07.1 +02.8 0.4981 -
Christian Democratic Party 85,970 02.6 +00.7 0.1827 -
Australian Democrats 67,175 02.1 -04.1 0.1488 - -1
One Nation 58,360 01.8 -03.7 0.1293 -
Family First 17,164 00.5 0.0380 -
Others 169,399 05.1 -
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Total 3,294,178 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Bill Heffernan
Bill Heffernan
William Daniel Heffernan, more commonly known as Bill Heffernan, , Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Senate, representing the state of New South Wales, since September 1996.-Early life:...
(Lib) *
Steve Hutchins
Steve Hutchins
Stephen Patrick Hutchins , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales since October 1998, representing the Australian Labor Party.Hutchins was born in Sydney...
(ALP) *
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Concetta Anna Fierravanti-Wells , Australian politician, is a member of Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales...
(Lib)
Hon John Faulkner
John Faulkner
John Philip Faulkner is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian Senate since 1989, representing the state of New South Wales. Following a period serving on various Senate Committees and as Deputy Whip, he was a Minister in the Keating Labor government 1993-96...
(ALP) *
Fiona Nash
Fiona Nash
Fiona Joy Nash , Australian politician, has been a National Party of Australia member of the Australian Senate since 1 July 2005, representing the state of New South Wales....
(National)
Michael Forshaw
Michael Forshaw
Michael George Forshaw , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales from May 1994 to June 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party....
(ALP) *
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- Senators Aden RidgewayAden RidgewayAden Derek Ridgeway , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate for New South Wales, from 1999 to 2005, representing the Australian Democrats. During his term he was the only Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament.-Early history:Ridgeway was born in Macksville, New South...
(Democrats) and John TierneyJohn Tierney (Australian politician)Dr John Tierney , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate 1991 - 2005, representing the state of New South Wales....
(Liberal) were defeated.
Victoria
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal-National 1,099,482 44.2 +04.6 3.0965 3
Australian Labor Party 907,796 36.5 -00.2 2.5566 2 -1
Australian Greens 222,660 08.5 +02.5 0.5961 -
Family First 46,909 01.9 0.1321 1 +1
Australian Democrats 46,510 01.9 -05.9 0.1310 -
One Nation 16,095 00.7 -01.8 0.0471 -
Christian Democratic Party 7,952 00.3 +00.3 0.0247 -
Others 138,124 05.5 -
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Total 2,485,528 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Michael Ronaldson
Michael Ronaldson
Michael John Clyde Ronaldson is an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the state of Victoria....
(Lib)
Kim Carr
Kim Carr
Kim John Carr is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1993, representing the state of Victoria. He was elected to the Senate at the March 1993 election, and was due to take his seat on 1 July...
(ALP) *
Julian McGauran
Julian McGauran
Julian McGauran , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate, representing the state of Victoria. Elected as a member of the National Party, he resigned from the Nationals and joined the Liberal Party of Australia in February 2006...
(National) *
Stephen Conroy
Stephen Conroy
Stephen Michael Conroy is an Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in the Gillard Ministry...
(ALP) *
Hon Judith Troeth
Judith Troeth
Judith Mary Troeth has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1993, representing the state of Victoria. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the Methodist Ladies' College, and later at the University of Melbourne, where she graduated in arts and education...
(Lib) *
Steve Fielding
Steve Fielding
Steven "Steve" Fielding , was a Senator representing the state of Victoria and the federal parliamentary leader of the Family First Party in Australia. Elected to the Senate at the 2004 federal election on two percent of the Victorian vote, he failed to gain re-election at the 2010 federal election...
(Family First)
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- Senator Jacinta CollinsJacinta CollinsJacinta Mary Ann Collins , is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate. She served from May 1995 to 2005, and again from May 2008, representing the state of Victoria....
(ALP) was defeated.
Queensland
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party 725,386 38.5 +03.6 2.6974 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 599,442 31.8 +00.1 2.2291 2
National Party 122,806 06.5 -02.6 0.4567 1 +1
Australian Greens 99,662 05.3 +02.0 0.3706 -
Family First 64,612 03.4 +03.4 0.2403 -
One Nation 59,408 03.2 -06.9 0.2209 - -1
Australian Democrats 40,993 02.2 -04.5 0.1524 - -1
Others 170,114 09.0 -
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Total 1,882,423 6
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Senators elected:
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Brett Mason
Brett Mason
Dr Brett John Mason , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1999, representing the state of Queensland. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Health....
(Lib) *
Jan McLucas
Jan McLucas
Jan Elizabeth McLucas is an Australian politician, representing Queensland and the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Senate.-Biography:McLucas's parents are Ronald and Audrey McLucas...
(ALP) *
George Brandis
George Brandis
George Henry Brandis, SC , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland since May 2000.-Education & Early Career:...
(Lib) *
Joe Ludwig
Joe Ludwig
Senator the Hon Joseph William Ludwig , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland since July 1999, representing the Australian Labor Party.-Biography:...
(ALP) *
Barnaby Joyce
Barnaby Joyce
Barnaby Thomas Gerald Joyce , Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland since July 2005...
(National)
Russell Trood
Russell Trood
Dr Russell Brunell Trood was a Liberal Party Senator for the state of Queensland, Australia. His surprise election as the third Liberal from Queensland in the 2004 Federal Election, along with 38 other Coalition Senators gave the federal government of John Howard a majority in the Senate and thus...
(Lib)
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- Senators John Cherry (Democrats) and Len HarrisLen HarrisLeonard William Harris was an Australian politician who was the only One Nation representative to gain a seat in the Australian Parliament as a Senator from the state of Queensland...
(One Nation) were defeated.
Western Australia
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party 454,261 49.3 +09.1 3.4542 3
Australian Labor Party 306,080 33.2 -00.9 2.3274 2
Australian Greens 71,314 07.7 +01.9 0.5423 1 +1
One Nation 21,762 02.3 -04.7 0.1655 -
Australian Democrats 18,084 02.0 -03.9 0.1375 - -1
Christian Democratic Party 17,459 01.9 +00.7 0.1328 -
National Party 6,966 00.8 -01.6 0.0530 -
Family First 7,415 00.8 0.0564 -
Others 17,221 01.9 -
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Total 920,562 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Chris Ellison
Chris Ellison
Christopher Martin Ellison , is a former Liberal member of the Australian Senate. He represented Western Australia in the Senate from July 1993 to January 2009.-Background:...
(Lib) *
Chris Evans
Chris Evans (Australian politician)
Christopher Vaughan Evans is an Australian politician and a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Western Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:...
(ALP) *
Hon Ian Campbell
Ian Campbell (Australian politician)
Ian Gordon Campbell , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Western Australia between 1990 and 2007.-Early life:...
(Lib) *
Glenn Sterle
Glenn Sterle
Glenn Sterle is an Australian politician. A former trade union organiser, he has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since 2005, representing the state of Western Australia....
(ALP)
Judith Adams
Judith Adams
Judith Anne Adams , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing Western Australia. She was born in Picton, New Zealand, and was a trained nurse and midwife experienced in health care policy...
(Lib)
Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
Rachel Mary Siewert is an Australian Greens politician who was elected to represent Western Australia in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election....
(Green)
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- Senator Brian GreigBrian GreigBrian Andrew Greig OAM , Australian politician, was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate from 1999 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia....
(Democrat) was defeated.
South Australia
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party 371,210 47.3 +01.7 3.3133 3
Australian Labor Party 283,131 36.1 +02.9 2.5271 3 +1
Australian Greens 49,209 06.3 +02.9 0.4392 -
Family First 31,535 04.0 +04.0 0.2815 -
Australian Democrats 18,231 02.3 -10.3 0.1620 - -1
One Nation 8,767 01.1 -03.5 0.0783 -
National Party 3,290 00.4 0.0294 -
Others 22,148 02.8 -
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Total 784,261 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Nick Minchin
Nick Minchin
Nicholas Hugh "Nick" Minchin is a former Australian politician, serving as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard Government....
(Lib) *
Anne McEwen (ALP)
Hon Amanda Vanstone
Amanda Vanstone
Amanda Eloise Vanstone is a former Australian politician and a former Ambassador to Italy. She was a Liberal Senator for South Australia from 1984 to 2007, and held several ministerial portfolios in the Howard Government. After her resignation from the Senate in 2007, she served as the Australian...
(Lib) *
Annette Hurley
Annette Hurley
Annette Kay Hurley is an Australian politician. Elected at the 2004 federal election, she has been a Labor member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the state of South Australia...
(ALP)
Alan Ferguson
Alan Ferguson
The Hon. Alan Baird Ferguson , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since May 1992, representing South Australia. On 14 August 2007 Senator Ferguson became the 22nd President of the Australian Senate, succeeding Senator Paul Calvert of Tasmania...
(Lib) *
Dana Wortley
Dana Wortley
-External links:*...
(ALP)
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- Senator Meg LeesMeg LeesMeg Heather Lees was a member of the Australian Senate from 1990 to 2005, representing the state of South Australia. She represented the Australian Democrats from 1990 to 2002, and was an independent senator between 2002 and 2005, adopting the party designation Australian Progressive Alliance from...
(Ind) was defeated. Lees was elected as a Democrat in 1998.
Tasmania
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liberal Party 133,637 46.7 +07.9 3.2696 3 +1
Australian Labor Party 96,559 33.7 -03.2 2.3624 2 -1
Australian Greens 36,318 12.7 -01.1 0.8886 1 +1
Family First 6,613 02.3 +02.3 0.1618 -
Australian Democrats 2,242 00.8 -03.8 0.0549 -
Christian Democratic Party 1,809 00.6 +00.6 0.0443 -
Others 8,928 03.1 - -1
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Total 286,106 6
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Senators elected:
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Hon Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz , has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since February 1994, representing the state of Tasmania. He is currently Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He was educated at the University of Tasmania and was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics...
(Lib) *
Kerry O'Brien
Kerry O'Brien (politician)
Kerry Williams Kelso O'Brien , is an Australian politician. O'Brien has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania since September 1996, representing the Australian Labor Party.-Background:O'Brien was born in Sydney...
(ALP) *
Guy Barnett
Guy Barnett (Australian politician)
Guy Barnett , has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since February 2002, representing the state of Tasmania. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was educated at the University of Tasmania. He was a lawyer before entering politics...
(Lib) *
Helen Polley
Helen Polley
Helen Beatrice Polley is an Australian Labor Party Senator for the state of Tasmania, since 1 July 2005.Before entering the federal government Polley was an advisor to two Labor Premiers of Tasmania; Jim Bacon and Paul Lennon. She was elected to the Senate in 2004 and her term began in...
(ALP)
Stephen Parry
Stephen Parry (politician)
Stephen Shane Parry , Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the state of Tasmania. He was elected Government Deputy Whip in the Senate in November 2006 and elected Government Whip in April 2007 in succession to the late...
(Lib)
Christine Milne
Christine Milne
Christine Anne Milne is an Australian Senator and deputy leader of the Australian Greens.Christine Milne first came to public attention for her role in opposing the building of the Wesley Vale pulp mill near Bass Strait in North Western Tasmania on the basis of its allegedly harmful environmental...
(Green)
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- Senator Shayne MurphyShayne MurphyShayne Michael Murphy , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate, representing Tasmania, from 1993 to 2005. He represented the Australian Labor Party from his election until 2001, when he left the party and became an independent.Murphy was born in Queenstown, Tasmania, and...
(Ind) was defeated. Murphy was elected for the ALP in 1998.
Australian Capital Territory
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australian Labor Party 74,642 41.6 -00.4 1.2481 1
Liberal Party 68,795 38.3 +04.0 1.1503 1
Australian Greens 28,593 15.9 +08.7 0.4781 -
Australian Democrats 3,574 02.0 -08.8 0.0598 -
Christian Democratic Party 2,734 01.5 +01.5 0.0457 -
Others 1,079 00.6 -
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Total 179,417 2
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Senators elected:
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Kate Lundy
Kate Lundy
Kate Alexandra Lundy is a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory.Born in Sydney, Lundy dropped out of Year 11 without telling her parents and went to work on a construction site...
(ALP) *
Gary Humphries
Gary Humphries
Gary John Joseph Humphries has been a member of the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003...
(Lib) *
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Northern Territory
Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country Liberal Party 35,224 46.2 +02.2 1.3868 1
Australian Labor Party 31,152 40.9 +01.6 1.2265 1
Australian Greens 5,758 07.7 +03.5 0.2313 -
Australian Democrats 3,397 04.5 -02.8 0.1337 -
Others 665 00.9 -
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Total 76,196 2
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Senators elected:
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Nigel Scullion
Nigel Scullion
Nigel Gregory Scullion , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory since November 2001, representing the Country Liberal Party...
(CLP) *
Trish Crossin
Trish Crossin
Patricia Margaret "Trish" Crossin , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory since June 1998, representing the Australian Labor Party...
(ALP) *
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Abbreviations
- ALP - Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
- Lib - Liberal Party of AustraliaLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
- National - National Party of AustraliaNational Party of AustraliaThe National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
- CLP - Country Liberal PartyCountry Liberal PartyThe Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties...
- Family First - Family First PartyFamily First PartyThe Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council...
- Green - Australian GreensAustralian GreensThe Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
See also
- Australian federal election, 2004