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Australian federal election, 2001
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. 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.
House of Reps (IRV) — 2001-04 — Turnout 94.85% (CV) — Informal 4.82%
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Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Australian Labor Party |
4,341,420 |
37.84 |
-2.26 |
65 |
-2 |
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Liberal Party of Australia |
4,291,032 |
37.40 |
+3.18 |
69 |
+5 |
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National Party of Australia |
643,926 |
5.61 |
+0.32 |
13 |
-3 |
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Australian Democrats |
620,225 |
5.41 |
+0.28 |
0 |
0 |
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Australian Greens |
569,074 |
4.96 |
+2.82 |
0 |
0 |
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One Nation Party |
498,032 |
4.34 |
-4.09 |
0 |
0 |
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Independents |
332,669 |
2.90 |
+0.99 |
3 |
+2 |
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Other |
177,696 |
1.55 |
-1.23 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
11,474,074 |
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150 |
+2 |
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Liberal/National coalition |
WIN |
51.03 |
+2.01 |
82 |
+2 |
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Australian Labor Party |
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48.97 |
-2.01 |
65 |
-2 |
Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter
Senate (STV GV) — 2002-05 — Turnout 95.20% (CV) — Informal 3.89%
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Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
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Australian Labor Party |
3,990,903 |
34.32 |
-2.99 |
14 |
28 |
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Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) |
2,776,089 |
23.88 |
+2.00 |
6 |
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Liberal Party of Australia |
1,824,639 |
15.69 |
+2.06 |
12 |
31 |
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Australian Democrats |
842,984 |
7.25 |
-1.20 |
4 |
8 |
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One Nation Party |
644,346 |
5.54 |
-3.44 |
0 |
1 |
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Australian Greens |
574,550 |
4.94 |
+2.22 |
2 |
2 |
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National Party of Australia |
222,860 |
1.92 |
+0.06 |
1 |
3 |
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Country Liberal Party |
40,680 |
0.35 |
+0.03 |
1 |
1 |
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Other |
710,478 |
6.11 |
+1.49 |
0 |
0 |
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Harradine Group |
* |
* |
* |
0 |
1 |
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Shayne Murphy |
* |
* |
* |
0 |
1 |
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Total |
11,627,529 |
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40 |
76 |
House of Representatives preference flows
- The Nationals had candidates in 14 seats where three-cornered-contests existed, with 87.34% 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 |
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Liberal Party of Australia |
Hon Michael Ronaldson |
2.77 |
5.50 |
2.73 |
Catherine King |
Australian Labor Party |
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| Canning, WA |
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Australian Labor Party |
Jane Gerick |
0.04 |
0.42 |
0.38 |
Don Randall |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Dickson, Qld |
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Australian Labor Party |
Cheryl Kernot |
0.12 |
6.09 |
5.97 |
Peter Dutton |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Dobell, NSW |
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Australian Labor Party |
Hon Michael Lee |
3.35 |
3.73 |
0.38 |
Ken Ticehurst |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Farrer, NSW |
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National Party of Australia |
vacant |
14.62 |
N/A |
16.37 |
Sussan Ley |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Kennedy, Qld |
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National Party of Australia |
Bob Katter |
11.19 |
8.77 |
19.69 |
Bob Katter |
Independent |
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| New England, NSW |
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National Party of Australia |
Stuart St. Clair |
12.93 |
21.23 |
8.30 |
Tony Windsor |
Independent |
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| Paterson, NSW |
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Australian Labor Party |
Bob Horne |
1.22 |
2.64 |
1.42 |
Bob Baldwin |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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| Ryan, Qld |
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Australian Labor Party |
Leonie Short* |
0.17 |
8.79 |
8.62 |
Michael Johnson |
Liberal Party of Australia |
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- *Leonie Short was elected to Ryan in a by-election earlier in 2001.
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. Labor also recorded positive swings in two by-elections, taking the Queensland seat of Ryan and coming close in Aston.
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 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.
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]
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