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Australian House of Representatives elections, 2007

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All 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	94.8%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Labor Kevin Rudd 43.4% 83 +23 Liberal John Howard 36.3% 55 −19 National Mark Vaile 5.5% 10 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. 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. 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.

Australia

2007 Australian federal election
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House of Reps (IRV) — Turnout 94.76% (CV) — Informal 3.95%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		5,388,147	43.38	+5.74	83	23
		Liberal	4,506,236	36.28	–4.19	55	19
		National	682,424	5.49	–0.40	10	2
		Country Liberal	40,298	0.32	–0.02	0	1
	Liberal–National coalition		5,228,958	42.09	−4.61	65	22
	Greens		967,781	7.79	+0.60
	Family First		246,792	1.99	–0.02
	Christian Democrats		104,705	0.84	+0.22
	Democrats		89,810	0.72	–0.51
	One Nation		32,650	0.26	–0.93
	Citizens Electoral Council		27,879	0.22	–0.14
	Liberty and Democracy Party		17,041	0.14	+0.14
	Socialist Alliance		9,973	0.08	–0.04
	Climate Change Coalition		9,470	0.08	+0.08
	Democratic Labor		6,018	0.05	+0.04
	Socialist Equality		4,283	0.03	+0.03
	What Women Want		3,870	0.03	+0.03
	Climate Conservatives		3,239	0.03	+0.03
	Fishing Party		2,083	0.02	+0.00
	Non-Custodial Parents		795	0.01	+0.00
	Independents / Not Affiliated		276,370	2.23	–0.27	2	1
Total			12,419,863			150
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		6,545,759	52.70	+5.44	83	23
	Liberal/National coalition		5,874,104	47.30	–5.44	65	22
Invalid/blank votes			510,951	3.95	−1.23
Registered voters/turnout			13,646,539	94.72
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

New South Wales

2007 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)

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All 49 New South Wales seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
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%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		1,791,171	44.12	+7.42	28	7
		Liberal	1,324,311	32.62	–3.54	15	6
		National	321,182	7.91	–1.28	5	1
	Liberal–National coalition		1,645,493	40.53	−4.81	20	7
	Greens		320,031	7.88	–0.21
	Christian Democrats		77,903	1.92	+0.70
	Family First Party		35,469	0.87	+0.10
	Australian Democrats		11,106	0.27	–0.80
	Climate Change Coalition		9,470	0.23	+0.23
	Citizens Electoral Council		9,045	0.22	–0.08
	One Nation		8,426	0.21	–1.19
	Liberty and Democracy Party		4,906	0.12	+0.12
	Socialist Alliance		3,970	0.10	–0.01
	Socialist Equality Party		3,435	0.08	+0.08
	Climate Conservatives		2,074	0.05	+0.05
	The Fishing Party		1,073	0.03	–0.04
	Non-Custodial Parents Party		795	0.02	–0.01
	Independents		134,424	3.31	–0.69	1	1
	Not Affiliated		695	0.02	–0.02
Total			4,059,486			49	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		2,179,029	53.68	+5.61	28	7
	Liberal/National coalition		1,880,457	46.32	–5.61	20	7
Invalid/blank votes			211,519	4.95	−1.17
Registered voters/turnout			4,496,208	94.99
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

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.

Victoria

2007 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

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All 37 Victorian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
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%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		1,416,215	44.69	+4.24	21	2
		Liberal	1,206,926	38.09	–5.15	14	2
		National	95,859	3.02	–0.49	2
	Liberal–National coalition		1,302,785	41.11	−5.64	16	2
	Greens		258,846	8.17	+0.72
	Family First		95,663	3.02	+0.64
	Democrats		38,814	1.22	+0.15
	Citizens Electoral Council		8,656	0.27	–0.20
	Democratic Labor		6,018	0.19	+0.14
	Liberty and Democracy Party		3,280	0.10	+0.10
	Socialist Alliance		2,290	0.07	–0.05
	What Women Want		1,825	0.06	+0.06
	Christian Democrats		1,211	0.04	+0.02
	Socialist Equality		691	0.02	+0.02
	One Nation		433	0.01	–0.13
	Independents		31,645	1.00	+0.00
	Not Affiliated		539	0.02	–0.05
Total			3,168,899			37
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,719,749	54.27	+5.27	21	2
	Liberal/National coalition		1,449,150	45.73	–5.27	16	2
Invalid/blank votes			106,721	3.26	−0.84
Registered voters/turnout			3,441,822	95.17
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Liberal to Labor: Corangamite, Deakin.

Queensland

2007 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

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All 29 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
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%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		1,020,665	42.91	+8.13	15	9
		Liberal	818,438	34.40	–5.01	10	7
		National	239,504	10.07	+0.32	3	1
	Liberal–National coalition		1,057,942	44.47	−4.68	13	8
	Australian Greens		133,938	5.63	+0.57
	Family First		54,058	2.27	–1.40
	Democrats		22,427	0.94	–0.43
	One Nation		8,619	0.36	–1.62
	Citizens Electoral Council		3,668	0.15	–0.21
	Liberty and Democracy Party		3,531	0.15	+0.15
	Socialist Alliance		1,174	0.05	–0.01
	Fishing Party		1,010	0.04	+0.04
	Christian Democrats		753	0.03	+0.03
	Independents		71,068	2.99	–0.20	1
Total			2,378,853			29	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,199,917	50.44	+7.53	15	9
	Liberal/National coalition		1,178,936	49.56	–7.53	13	8
Invalid/blank votes			87,708	3.56	−1.60
Registered voters/turnout			2,612,504	94.41
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Independents: Bob Katter

Liberal to Labor: Blair, Bonner, Forde, Leichhardt, Longman, Moreton, Petrie

National to Labor: Flynn (notional), Dawson.

Western Australia

2007 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

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All 15 Western Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
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%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	545,365	46.31	–1.82	11	1
	Labor	433,342	36.80	+2.05	4	1
	Greens	105,106	8.93	+1.26
	Christian Democrats	24,838	2.11	–0.14
	Family First	14,215	1.21	+0.97
	One Nation	13,529	1.15	–1.37
	National	13,459	1.14	+0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council	3,115	0.26	–0.34
	Liberty and Democracy Party	2,730	0.23	+0.23
	Socialist Alliance	1,141	0.10	–0.05
	What Women Want	590	0.05	+0.05
	Socialist Equality	157	0.01	+0.01
	Independents	19,950	1.69	+0.34
Total		1,177,537			15
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal	627,211	53.26	–2.14	11	1
	Labor	550,326	46.74	+2.14	4	1
Invalid/blank votes			47,152	3.85	−1.47
Registered voters/turnout			1,313,201	93.26
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Labor to Liberal: Cowan, Swan

Liberal to Labor: Hasluck.

South Australia

2007 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

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All 11 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
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%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		426,639	43.18	+6.43	6	3
		Liberal	412,621	41.76	–5.64	5	3
		National	12,420	1.26	+0.24	0
	Liberal–National coalition		425,041	43.01	−5.41	5	3
	Greens		68,640	6.95	+1.51
	Family First		40,031	4.05	–0.26
	Democrats		14,957	1.51	–0.37
	One Nation		1,643	0.17	–0.96
	Liberty and Democracy Party		1,637	0.17	+0.17
	What Women Want		1,455	0.15	+0.15
	Climate Conservatives		1,165	0.12	+0.12
	Independents		6,944	0.70	–1.34
Total			988,152			11
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		517,818	52.40	+6.76	6	3
	Liberal		470,334	47.60	–6.76	5	3
Invalid/blank votes			38,830	3.78	−1.78
Registered voters/turnout			1,076,220	95.42
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Liberal to Labor: Kingston, Makin, Wakefield.

Tasmania

2007 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

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All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kevin Rudd John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition 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
Results by electorate

Turnout 95.76% (CV) — Informal 2.92%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	139,077	42.77	–1.81	5	2
	Liberal	124,280	38.22	–3.76	0	2
	Greens	43,893	13.50	+3.62
	Family First	7,356	2.26	–0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council	1,856	0.57	+0.20
	Socialist Alliance	859	0.26	–0.09
	Liberty and Democracy Party	606	0.19	+0.19
	Independents	7,215	2.22	+2.22
Total		325,142			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	182,757	56.21	+2.02	5	2
	Liberal	142,385	43.79	–2.02	0	2
Invalid/blank votes			9,796	2.92	−0.67
Registered voters/turnout			349,753	95.76
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Liberal to Labor: Bass, Braddon.

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

2007 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)

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All 2 Australian Capital Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and all 2 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kevin Rudd John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 114,244 74,295 Percentage 51.10% 33.23% Swing 2.05 2.00 TPP 63.40% 36.60% TPP swing 1.86 1.86

Turnout 95.85% (CV) — Informal 2.31%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	114,244	51.10	+0.85	2
	Liberal	74,295	33.23	–2.00	0
	Australian Greens	29,424	13.16	+2.40
	Australian Democrats	2,509	1.12	–1.28
	Citizens Electoral Council	1,295	0.58	+0.21
	Socialist Alliance	539	0.24	–0.75
	Independents	1,275	0.57	+0.57
Total		223,581			2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	141,745	63.40	+1.86	2
	Liberal	81,836	36.60	–1.86	0
Invalid/blank votes			5,289	2.31	−1.13
Registered voters/turnout			238,786	95.85
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Northern Territory

2007 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)

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All 2 Northern Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and all 2 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kevin Rudd John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 1 seat 1 seat Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 46,794 40,298 Percentage 47.65% 41.03 Swing 3.38 2.81 TPP 55.41% 44.59% TPP swing 3.26 3.26

Turnout 86.53% (CV) — Informal 3.85%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	46,794	47.65	+3.38	2	1
	Country Liberal	40,298	41.03	–2.81	0	1
	Greens	7,903	8.05	+1.84
	Liberty and Democracy Party	358	0.36	+0.36
	Citizens Electoral Council	245	0.25	–0.01
	Independents	2,615	2.66	+0.70
Total		98,213			2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	54,418	55.41	+3.26	2	1
	Country Liberal	43,795	44.59	–3.26	0	1
Invalid/blank votes			3,936	3.85	−0.60
Registered voters/turnout			118,045	86.53
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

CLP to Labor: Solomon.

See also

• Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2007
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2007–2010
• Results of the Australian federal election, 2007 (Senate)

Notes

1. The independent members were Tony Windsor (New England, NSW) and Bob Katter (Kennedy, Qld). The independent member for Calare, Peter Andren, did not contest the election.

References

1. "Full First Preferences by state – AEC". Results.aec.gov.au. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
2. Two party preferred by state – AEC
3. "State of the Parties". ABC. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
4. ^ "Lower house results: AEC". Results.aec.gov.au. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
5. ^ "UWA election summaries". Elections.uwa.edu.au. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
6. ^ Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2007" (PDF). Research Paper 30 2007–08. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1834-9854.

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