Results of the Australian federal election, 2004

These are the Results of the Australian federal election, 2004.

Contents 1 House of Representatives 1.1 National summary 1.1.1 Projected two-party result 1.2 New South Wales 1.3 Victoria 1.4 Queensland 1.5 Western Australia 1.6 South Australia 1.7 Tasmania 1.8 Australian Capital Territory 1.9 Northern Territory 2 Senate 2.1 National summary 2.2 New South Wales 2.3 Victoria 2.4 Queensland 2.5 Western Australia 2.6 South Australia 2.7 Tasmania 2.8 Australian Capital Territory 2.9 Northern Territory 2.10 Abbreviations 3 See also

House of Representatives

National summary

House of Representatives (IRV) — Turnout 94.69% (CV) — Informal 5.18%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Coalition
		Liberal Party of Australia	4,741,458	40.47	+3.39	74	+5
		National Party of Australia	690,275	5.89	+0.28	12	−1
		Country Liberal Party	39,855	0.34	+0.02	1	0
	Australian Labor Party		4,408,820	37.63	−0.21	60	−4
	Australian Greens		841,734	7.19	+2.23	0	−1
	Family First Party		235,315	2.01	+2.01	0	0
	Australian Democrats		144,832	1.24	-4.17	0	0
	One Nation Party		139,956	1.19	−3.15	0	0
	Independents		286,206	2.44	−0.27	3	0
	Other		226,239	1.93		0	0
	Total		11,714,835			150
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		WIN	52.74	+1.79	87	+5
	Australian Labor Party			47.26	−1.79	60	-5

Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter

Projected two-party result

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal-National Coalition	6,062,376	52.60	+2.10%	87	+4
	Australian Labor Party	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	1,391,509	36.2	+2.6%	21	none
	National Party of Australia	353,721	9.2	0%	6	-1
Total Coalition		1,745,230	45.4	+2.6%	27	-1
	Australian Labor Party	1,412,419	36.7	+0.2%	21	+1
	Australian Greens	311,375	8.1	+3.3%	0	none
	One Nation Party	53,895	1.4	-3.3%	0	none
	Christian Democrats	47,132	1.2	0%	0	none
	Australian Democrats	41,072	1.1	-3.1%	0	none
	Family First Party	29,619	0.8	0%	0	none
	Other	208,026	5.4		2	none
Total		3,848,768			50

Labor gained Parramatta from the Liberals and Richmond from the Nationals, but lost Greenway 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	1,302,038	43.3	+4.2%	16	none
	National Party of Australia	105,577	3.5	+0.4%	2	none
Total Coalition		1,407,615	46.8	+4.6%	18	none
	Australian Labor Party	1,217,921	40.4	-1.2%	19	none
	Australian Greens	224,423	7.4	+1.5%	0	none
	Family First Party	71,735	2.4	0%	0	none
	Australian Democrats	32,363	1.1	-5.1%	0	none
	One Nation Party	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	867,289	39.4	+2.9%	17	+1
	National Party of Australia	214,523	9.7	+0.6%	4	none
Total Coalition		1,081,812	49.1	+3.5%	21	+1
	Australian Labor Party	765,507	34.8	-0.1%	6	-1
	Australian Greens	111,315	5.1	+1.6%	0	none
	Family First Party	80,820	3.7	0%	0	none
	One Nation Party	43,619	2.0	-5.1%	0	none
	Australian Democrats	30,257	1.4	-2.9%	0	none
	Other	87,562	4.0		1	none
Total		2,200,892			28

The Liberals won Bonner from Labor.

Western Australia

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Seats
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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.

South Australia

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Seats
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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.

Tasmania

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Seats
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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.

Australian Capital Territory

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Seats
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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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Northern Territory

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Seats
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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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Senate

National summary

Party                            Votes        %     Change    Seats     2001    Total
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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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• 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
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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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• Senators Aden Ridgeway (Democrats) and John Tierney (Liberal) were defeated.

Victoria

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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• Senator Jacinta Collins (ALP) was defeated.

Queensland

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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• Senators John Cherry (Democrats) and Len Harris (One Nation) were defeated.

Western Australia

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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• Senator Brian Greig (Democrat) was defeated.

South Australia

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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• Senator Meg Lees (Ind) was defeated. Lees was elected as a Democrat in 1998.

Tasmania

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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• Senator Shayne Murphy (Ind) was defeated. Murphy was elected for the ALP in 1998.

Australian Capital Territory

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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Northern Territory

Party                                 Votes        %     Change    Quotas     Seats
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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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Abbreviations

• ALP - Australian Labor Party
• Lib - Liberal Party of Australia
• National - National Party of Australia
• CLP - Country Liberal Party
• Family First - Family First Party
• Green - Australian Greens

See also

• Australian federal election, 2004