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| Australian federal election, 2001 All 150 seats to the Australian House of Representatives and 40 (of the 76) seats to the Australian Senate | ||||
| 10 November 2001 | ||||
| Government | Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Leader | John Howard | Kim Beazley | ||
| Party | Liberal/National coalition | Labor | ||
| Leader since | 30 January 1995 | 19 March 1996 | ||
| Leader's seat | Bennelong | Brand | ||
| Last election | 80 seats | 67 seats | ||
| Seats won | 82 | 65 | ||
| Seat change | +2 | -2 | ||
| Popular vote | 5,655,791 | 5,427,569 | ||
| Percentage | 51. Results House of Representatives preference flows The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where Three-cornered-contests existed Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March For Kim Beazley's father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electorate in New South Wales. The Division of Brand is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. 03% | 48. 97% | ||
| Swing | +2. 01 | -2. 01 | ||
Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by John Anderson defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Kim Beazley. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. John Duncan Anderson (born 14 November 1956) is an Australian politician. For Kim Beazley's father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4,341,420 | 37. 84 | -2. 26 | 65 | -2 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 4,291,032 | 37. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 40 | +3. 18 | 69 | +5 | |
| National Party of Australia | 643,926 | 5. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 61 | +0. 32 | 13 | -3 | |
| Australian Democrats | 620,225 | 5. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 41 | +0. 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Australian Greens | 569,074 | 4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 96 | +2. 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| One Nation Party | 498,032 | 4. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 34 | -4. 09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 332,669 | 2. 90 | +0. 99 | 3 | +2 | |
| Other | 177,696 | 1. 55 | -1. 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,474,074 | 150 | +2 | |||
| Liberal/National coalition | WIN | 51. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a pragmatic grouping of Centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922 03 | +2. 01 | 82 | +2 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 48. 97 | -2. 01 | 65 | -2 |
Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 3,990,903 | 34. 32 | -2. 99 | 14 | 28 | |
| Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 2,776,089 | 23. 88 | +2. 00 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,824,639 | 15. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 69 | +2. 06 | 12 | 31 | |
| Australian Democrats | 842,984 | 7. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 25 | -1. 20 | 4 | 8 | |
| One Nation Party | 644,346 | 5. Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government 54 | -3. 44 | 0 | 1 | |
| Australian Greens | 574,550 | 4. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 94 | +2. 22 | 2 | 2 | |
| National Party of Australia | 222,860 | 1. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 92 | +0. 06 | 1 | 3 | |
| Country Liberal Party | 40,680 | 0. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties 35 | +0. 03 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 710,478 | 6. 11 | +1. 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harradine Group | * | * | * | 0 | 1 | |
| Shayne Murphy | * | * | * | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 11,627,529 | 40 | 76 |
Contents |
House of Representatives preference flows
- The Nationals had candidates in 14 seats where three-cornered-contests existed, with 87. Brian Harradine (born 9 January 1935) Australian Politician, was an independent member of the Australian Senate from 1975 to 2005 Shayne Michael Murphy (born 8 January 1952) Australian politician was a member of the Australian Senate, representing Tasmania, from In a three-cornered-contest at an election two candidates representing roughly the same viewpoint stand for election thereby splitting the vote so that their common foe gets 34% of preferences favouring the Liberal Party.
- The Democrats contested 145 electorates with preferences favouring Labor (64. 13%)
- The Greens contested 145 electorates with preferences strongly favouring Labor (74. 83%)
- One Nation contested 120 electorates with preferences slightly favouring the Liberal/National Coalition (55. 87%)
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Party, pre-2001 | Member, pre-2001 | Margin, pre-2001 % | Swing % | Margin, post-2001 % | Member, post-2001 | Party, post-2001 | ||
| Ballarat, Vic | Liberal Party of Australia | Hon Michael Ronaldson | 2. The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Michael John Clyde Ronaldson is an Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the 77 | 5. 50 | 2. 73 | Catherine King | Australian Labor Party | ||
| Canning, WA | Australian Labor Party | Jane Gerick | 0. Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966) Australian politician has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001 The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. Jane Frances Gerick ( April 23 1963 - December 25, 2003) was an Australian educator who served as Member for Canning ( WA 04 | 0. 42 | 0. 38 | Don Randall | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Dickson, Qld | Australian Labor Party | Cheryl Kernot | 0. Donald James Randall (born 2 May, 1953) Australian politician is a Liberal member of the Australian House The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia Cheryl Kernot (born 5 December 1948) is a former Australian politician 12 | 6. 09 | 5. 97 | Peter Dutton | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Dobell, NSW | Australian Labor Party | Hon Michael Lee | 3. Peter Craig Dutton MP (born 18 November 1970) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales. Michael John Lee (born 24 March 1957) is an Australian Labor Party member of the City of Sydney Council 35 | 3. 73 | 0. 38 | Ken Ticehurst | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Farrer, NSW | National Party of Australia | vacant | 14. Kenneth Ticehurst (born January 22 1945) is an Australian politician and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. 62 | N/A | 16. 37 | Sussan Ley | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Kennedy, Qld | National Party of Australia | Bob Katter | 11. Sussan Penelope Ley (born 14 December 1961) Australian politician has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Robert Carl "Bob" Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician 19 | 8. 77 | 19. 69 | Bob Katter | Independent | ||
| New England, NSW | National Party of Australia | Stuart St. Clair | 12. Robert Carl "Bob" Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Division of New England is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Stuart Roy St Clair (born 21 November 1949 Australian lobbyist and politician is the chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association and was a member of the Australian 93 | 21. 23 | 8. 30 | Tony Windsor | Independent | ||
| Paterson, NSW | Australian Labor Party | Bob Horne | 1. Antony Harold Curties "Tony" Windsor (born 2 September 1950) Australian politician has been an independent member of the House of Representatives In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. See also Electoral division of Paterson, Tasmania The Division of Paterson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state Robert Hodges "Bob" Horne (born 18 December 1939) is a former Australian politician 22 | 2. 64 | 1. 42 | Bob Baldwin | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| Ryan, Qld | Australian Labor Party | Leonie Short* | 0. Robert Charles “Bob” Baldwin (born 9 March 1955) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Leonie Marjorie Short (born January 1 1956) briefly served as Member for Ryan in 2001 17 | 8. 79 | 8. 62 | Michael Johnson | Liberal Party of Australia | ||
- *Leonie Short was elected to Ryan in a by-election earlier in 2001. Michael Andrew Johnson (born 31 January 1970) is an Australian politician The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.
Background
Throughout much of 2001, the Coalition had been trailing Labor in opinion polls, thanks to dissatisfaction with the government's economic reform programme and high petrol prices. The opposition Australian Labor Party had won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote at the previous election and had won a series of state and territory elections. Results House of Representatives preference flows The Nationals had candidates in 13 seats where Three-cornered-contests existed Labor also recorded positive swings in two by-elections, taking the Queensland seat of Ryan and coming close in Aston. The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
Issues
The September 11 attacks and the MV Tampa were strong influences in the minds of voters at this election, focusing debate around the issues of border protection and national security. The MV Tampa is a Norwegian Cargo ship. In August 2001 under Captain Arne Rinnan, a diplomatic dispute brewed between Australia The Howard Government also alleged during the campaign that asylum seekers had thrown children overboard from one of their vessels in an attempt to gain rescue by the Australian coastguard. Australian federal election 2001 The Children Overboard affair was an Australian Political controversy involving public allegations by Howard government According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race
By moving the debate to national security, the government turned around the opposition's lead. The ALP recorded its lowest primary vote since 1934. [1]
References
External links
- Australian Electoral Commission Results
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- AustralianPolitics.com election details
- Preference flows - ABC
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