Australian House of Representatives elections, 2007 All 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 94.8%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
Results of the election in the House
Prime Minister before
Prime Minister after
John Howard Coalition
Kevin Rudd Labor
The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election , 83 Labor, 65 coalition (55 Liberal, 10 National), 2 independent.[1] [2] [3] Detailed results for all 150 seats are also available. The Nationals were reduced to nine seats and the coalition to 64 when independent Rob Oakeshott won the 2008 Lyne by-election .
See also: Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2007
See also: Results of the Australian federal election, 2007 (Senate)
Australia [ ]
Two Party Preferred Result by state.
Electoral divisions: Australia
House of Reps (IRV ) — Turnout 94.76% (CV ) — Informal 3.95% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
5,388,184
43.38
+5.74
83
+23
Liberal Party of Australia
4,506,302
36.28
–4.19
55
–19
Australian Greens
967,789
7.79
+0.60
0
0
National Party of Australia
682,424
5.49
–0.40
10
–2
Family First Party
246,798
1.99
–0.02
0
0
Christian Democratic Party
104,705
0.84
+0.22
0
0
Australian Democrats
89,813
0.72
–0.51
0
0
Country Liberal Party
40,298
0.32
–0.02
0
–1
One Nation
32,650
0.26
–0.93
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
27,880
0.22
–0.14
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
17,048
0.14
+0.14
0
0
Socialist Alliance
9,973
0.08
–0.04
0
0
Climate Change Coalition
9,470
0.08
+0.08
0
0
Democratic Labor Party
6,018
0.05
+0.04
0
0
Socialist Equality Party
4,283
0.03
+0.03
0
0
What Women Want
3,870
0.03
+0.03
0
0
Conservatives for Climate and Environment
3,239
0.03
+0.03
0
0
The Fishing Party
2,083
0.02
+0.00
0
0
Non-Custodial Parents Party
795
0.01
+0.00
0
0
Independents
276,370
2.23
–0.27
2
–1
Not Affiliated
1,234
0.01
–0.02
0
0
Total
12,419,863
150
Australian Labor Party
52.70
+5.44
83
+23
Liberal/National coalition
47.30
–5.44
65
–22
New South Wales [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (New South Wales)
First party
Second party
Leader
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Party
Labor
Liberal/National coalition
Last election
21 seats
21 seats
Seats won
28 seats
15 seats
Seat change
7
6
Popular vote
1,791,171
1,645,493
Percentage
44.12%
40.53%
Swing
7.24
4.82
TPP
53.68%
46.32%
TPP swing
5.61
5.61
Electoral divisions: New South Wales
Electoral divisions: Sydney area
Turnout 94.99% (CV ) — Informal 4.95% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
1,791,171
44.12
+7.42
28
+7
Liberal Party of Australia
1,324,311
32.62
–3.54
15
–6
National Party of Australia
321,182
7.91
–1.28
5
–1
Australian Greens
320,031
7.88
–0.21
0
0
Christian Democratic Party
77,903
1.92
+0.70
0
0
Family First Party
35,469
0.87
+0.10
0
0
Australian Democrats
11,106
0.27
–0.80
0
0
Climate Change Coalition
9,470
0.23
+0.23
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
9,045
0.22
–0.08
0
0
One Nation
8,426
0.21
–1.19
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
4,906
0.12
+0.12
0
0
Socialist Alliance
3,970
0.10
–0.01
0
0
Socialist Equality Party
3,435
0.08
+0.08
0
0
Conservatives for Climate and Environment
2,074
0.05
+0.05
0
0
The Fishing Party
1,073
0.03
–0.04
0
0
Non-Custodial Parents Party
795
0.02
–0.01
0
0
Independents
134,424
3.31
–0.69
1
–1
Not Affiliated
695
0.02
–0.02
0
0
Total
4,059,486
49
–1
Australian Labor Party
53.68
+5.61
28
+7
Liberal/National coalition
46.32
–5.61
20
–7
Independents: Tony Windsor
Liberal to Labor: Bennelong , Dobell , Eden-Monaro , Lindsay , Parramatta (notional), Robertson
National to Labor: Page
Independent to National: Calare
Gwydir (National) was abolished in the last redistribution. Liberal-held Macquarie , a notionally Labor seat, was also won by the Labor Party.
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales
Labor (24)Liberal (14)Nationals (7)United Australia (1)Independent (1)Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Victoria [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (Victoria)
First party
Second party
Leader
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Party
Labor
Liberal/National coalition
Last election
19 seats
18 seats
Seats won
21 seats
16 seats
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
1,416,215
1,302,785
Percentage
44.69%
41.11%
Swing
4.24
5.64
TPP
54.27%
45.73%
TPP swing
5.27
5.27
Electoral divisions: Victoria
Electoral divisions: Melbourne area
Turnout 95.17% (CV ) — Informal 3.26% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
1,416,215
44.69
+4.24
21
+2
Liberal Party of Australia
1,206,926
38.09
–5.15
14
–2
Australian Greens
258,846
8.17
+0.72
0
0
National Party of Australia
95,859
3.02
–0.49
2
0
Family First Party
95,663
3.02
+0.64
0
0
Australian Democrats
38,814
1.22
+0.15
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
8,656
0.27
–0.20
0
0
Democratic Labor Party
6,018
0.19
+0.14
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
3,280
0.10
+0.10
0
0
Socialist Alliance
2,290
0.07
–0.05
0
0
What Women Want
1,825
0.06
+0.06
0
0
Christian Democratic Party
1,211
0.04
+0.02
0
0
Socialist Equality Party
691
0.02
+0.02
0
0
One Nation
433
0.01
–0.13
0
0
Independents
31,645
1.00
+0.00
0
0
Not Affiliated
539
0.02
–0.05
0
0
Total
3,168,899
37
Australian Labor Party
54.27
+5.27
21
+2
Liberal/National coalition
45.73
–5.27
16
–2
Liberal to Labor: Corangamite , Deakin
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria
Labor (21)Liberal (12)Nationals (3)Greens (1)Independent (1)Future
Hawke (from the next election)
Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Queensland [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (Queensland)
First party
Second party
Leader
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Party
Labor
Liberal/National coalition
Last election
6 seats
21 seats
Seats won
15 seats
13 seats
Seat change
9
8
Popular vote
1,020,665
1,057,942
Percentage
42.91%
44.47%
Swing
8.13
5.33
TPP
50.44%
49.56%
TPP swing
7.53
7.53
Electoral divisions: Queensland
Electoral divisions: Brisbane area
Turnout 94.41% (CV ) — Informal 3.56% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
1,020,665
42.91
+8.13
15
+9
Liberal Party of Australia
818,438
34.40
–5.01
10
–7
National Party of Australia
239,504
10.07
+0.32
3
–1
Australian Greens
133,938
5.63
+0.57
0
0
Family First Party
54,058
2.27
–1.40
0
0
Australian Democrats
22,427
0.94
–0.43
0
0
One Nation
8,619
0.36
–1.62
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
3,668
0.15
–0.21
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
3,531
0.15
+0.15
0
0
Socialist Alliance
1,174
0.05
–0.01
0
0
The Fishing Party
1,010
0.04
+0.04
0
0
Christian Democratic Party
753
0.03
+0.03
0
0
Independents
71,068
2.99
–0.20
1
0
Total
2,378,853
29
+1
Australian Labor Party
50.44
+7.53
15
+9
Liberal/National coalition
49.56
–7.53
13
–8
Independents: Bob Katter
Liberal to Labor: Blair , Bonner , Forde , Leichhardt , Longman , Moreton , Petrie
National to Labor: Flynn (notional), Dawson
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland
Liberal Nationals (23)Labor (6)Katter's Australian (1)Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Western Australia [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (Western Australia)
First party
Second party
Leader
John Howard
Kevin Rudd
Party
Liberal/National coalition
Labor
Last election
10 seats
5 seats
Seats won
11 seats
4 seats
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
558,824
433,342
Percentage
47.45%
36.80%
Swing
1.24
2.05
TPP
53.26%
46.74%
TPP swing
2.14
2.14
Electoral divisions: Western Australia
Turnout 93.26% (CV ) — Informal 3.85% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Liberal Party of Australia
545,365
46.31
–1.82
11
+1
Australian Labor Party
433,342
36.80
+2.05
4
–1
Australian Greens
105,106
8.93
+1.26
0
0
Christian Democratic Party
24,838
2.11
–0.14
0
0
Family First Party
14,215
1.21
+0.97
0
0
One Nation
13,529
1.15
–1.37
0
0
National Party of Australia
13,459
1.14
+0.58
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
3,115
0.26
–0.34
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
2,730
0.23
+0.23
0
0
Socialist Alliance
1,141
0.10
–0.05
0
0
What Women Want
590
0.05
+0.05
0
0
Socialist Equality Party
157
0.01
+0.01
0
0
Independents
19,950
1.69
+0.34
0
0
Total
1,177,537
15
Liberal Party of Australia
53.26
–2.14
11
+1
Australian Labor Party
46.74
+2.14
4
–1
Labor to Liberal: Cowan , Swan
Liberal to Labor: Hasluck
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia
Liberal (11)Labor (5)Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
South Australia [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (South Australia)
First party
Second party
Leader
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Party
Labor
Liberal/National coalition
Last election
3 seats
8 seats
Seats won
6 seats
5 seats
Seat change
3
3
Popular vote
426,639
425,041
Percentage
43.18%
43.02%
Swing
6.43
5.40
TPP
52.40%
47.60%
TPP swing
6.76
6.76
Electoral divisions: South Australia
Turnout 95.42% (CV ) — Informal 3.78% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
426,639
43.18
+6.43
6
+3
Liberal Party of Australia
412,621
41.76
–5.64
5
–3
Australian Greens
68,640
6.95
+1.51
0
0
Family First Party
40,031
4.05
–0.26
0
0
Australian Democrats
14,957
1.51
–0.37
0
0
National Party of Australia
12,420
1.26
+0.24
0
0
One Nation
1,643
0.17
–0.96
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
1,637
0.17
+0.17
0
0
What Women Want
1,455
0.15
+0.15
0
0
Conservatives for Climate and Environment
1,165
0.12
+0.12
0
0
Independents
6,944
0.70
–1.34
0
0
Total
988,152
11
Australian Labor Party
52.40
+6.76
6
+3
Liberal Party of Australia
47.60
–6.76
5
–3
Liberal to Labor: Kingston , Makin , Wakefield
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in South Australia
Labor (5)Liberal (4)
Barker
Boothby
Grey
Sturt
Centre Alliance (1)Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Tasmania [ ]
2007 Australian federal election (Tasmania)
First party
Second party
Leader
Kevin Rudd
John Howard
Party
Labor
Liberal
Last election
3 seats
2 seats
Seats won
5 seats
0 seats
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
139,077
124,280
Percentage
42.77%
38.22%
Swing
1.81
3.76
TPP
56.21%
43.79%
TPP swing
2.02
2.02
Electoral divisions: Tasmania
Turnout 95.76% (CV ) — Informal 2.92% [4]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
139,077
42.77
–1.81
5
+2
Liberal Party of Australia
124,280
38.22
–3.76
0
–2
Australian Greens
43,893
13.50
+3.62
0
0
Family First Party
7,356
2.26
–0.58
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
1,856
0.57
+0.20
0
0
Socialist Alliance
859
0.26
–0.09
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
606
0.19
+0.19
0
0
Independents
7,215
2.22
+2.22
0
0
Total
325,142
5
Australian Labor Party
56.21
+2.02
5
+2
Liberal Party of Australia
43.79
–2.02
0
–2
Liberal to Labor: Bass , Braddon
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Tasmania
Labor (2)Liberal (2)Independent (1)Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital and Northern Territories
Territories [ ]
Australian Capital Territory [ ]
Electoral divisions: Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory
Turnout 95.85% (CV ) — Informal 2.31% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
114,244
51.10
+0.85
2
0
Liberal Party of Australia
74,295
33.23
–2.00
0
0
Australian Greens
29,424
13.16
+2.40
0
0
Australian Democrats
2,509
1.12
–1.28
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
1,295
0.58
+0.21
0
0
Socialist Alliance
539
0.24
–0.75
0
0
Independents
1,275
0.57
+0.57
0
0
Total
223,581
2
Australian Labor Party
63.40
+1.86
2
0
Liberal Party of Australia
36.60
–1.86
0
0
Northern Territory [ ]
Turnout 86.53% (CV ) — Informal 3.85% [4] [5]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Australian Labor Party
46,794
47.65
+3.38
2
+1
Country Liberal Party
40,298
41.03
–2.81
0
–1
Australian Greens
7,903
8.05
+1.84
0
0
Liberty and Democracy Party
358
0.36
+0.36
0
0
Citizens Electoral Council
245
0.25
–0.01
0
0
Independents
2,615
2.66
+0.70
0
0
Total
98,213
2
Australian Labor Party
55.41
+3.26
2
+1
Country Liberal Party
44.59
–3.26
0
–1
CLP to Labor: Solomon
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives from the Territories
ACT Labor (3)
Bean (also covers Norfolk Island )
Canberra
Fenner (also covers Jervis Bay Territory )
NT Labor (2)
Lingiari (also covers Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands )
Solomon
Abolished
Divisions in: New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Territories
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References [ ]
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