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Australian federal election, 2004

Election NameAustralian federal election, 2004
CountryAustralia
Typeparliamentary
Ongoingno
Previous ElectionAustralian federal election, 2001
Previous Year2001
Next ElectionAustralian federal election, 2007
Next Year2007
Seats For ElectionAll 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority in the House
40 (of the 76) seats in the Australian Senate
Election Date9 October 2004
Leader1John Howard
Leader Since130 January 1995
Party1Liberal/National coalition
Leaders Seat1Bennelong
Last Election181 seats
Seats187 seats
Seat Change1(+)5
Popular Vote16,179,130
Percentage152.74%
Swing1(+)1.71
Leader2Mark Latham
Leader Since22 December 2003
Party2Australian Labor Party
Leaders Seat2Werriwa
Last Election265 seats
Seats260 seats
Seat Change2(-)5
Popular Vote25,536,002
Percentage247.26%
Swing2(-)1.71
TitlePrime Minister
Before ElectionJohn Howard
Before PartyLiberal/National coalition
After ElectionJohn Howard
After PartyLiberal/National coalition

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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 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 Mark Latham.

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Senate (STV GV) - 2005 � 08 - Turnout 94.82% (CV) - Informal 3.75%
  Australian Labor Party 4,186,715 35.02 +0.70 16 28
Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) 3,074,952 25.72 +1.85 6
  Liberal Party of Australia 2,109,978 17.65 +1.96 13 33
  Australian Greens 916,431 7.67 +2.73 2 4
  Australian Democrats 250,373 2.09 −5.16 0 4
  Family First Party 210,567 1.76 * 1 1
  One Nation 206,455 1.73 −3.81 0 0
  National Party of Australia 163,261 1.37 −0.55 1 5
  Christian Democratic Party 140,674 1.18 +0.06 0 0
  liberals for forests 107,130 0.90 +0.15 0 0
  Democratic Labor Party 58,042 0.49 −0.08 0 0
  The Fishing Party 50,356 0.42 +0.18 0 0
  Country Liberal Party 41,923 0.35 +0.00 1 1
  Help End Marijuana Prohibition 41,501 0.35 −0.20 0 0
  Ex-Service, Service and Veterans Party 25,277 0.21 * 0 0
  Citizens Electoral Council 24,663 0.21 +0.14 0 0
  Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party 19,156 0.16 −0.04 0 0
  Australian Progressive Alliance 18,856 0.16 * 0 0
  Progressive Labour Party 18,424 0.15 −0.50 0 0
  The Aged and Disability Pensioners Party 17,401 0.15 * 0 0
  Outdoor Recreation Party 13,822 0.12 * 0 0
  Socialist Alliance 13,305 0.11 * 0 0
  Non-Custodial Parents Party 12,207 0.10 +0.06 0 0
  Australians Against Further Immigration 11,508 0.10 −0.08 0 0
  New Country Party 11,040 0.09 * 0 0
  No GST Party 9,713 0.08 −0.35 0 0
  The Great Australians 6,984 0.06 * 0 0
  Republican Party of Australia 4,168 0.03 −0.06 0 0
  Save the ADI Site Party 3,281 0.03 * 0 0
  Hope Party Australia 2,938 0.02 −0.01 0 0
  Nuclear Disarmament Party 2,163 0.02 −0.02 0 0
Other 180,385 1.51 +1.13 0 0
Total 11,953,649 40 76

Seats changing hands :
Party Member Margin Margin Member Party
Adelaide, SA   Liberal Trish Worth 0.62 1.95 1.33 Kate Ellis Labor  
Bass, Tas   Labor Michelle O'Byrne 2.06 4.69 2.63 Michael Ferguson Liberal  
Bonner, Qld   Labor Hon Con Sciacca* 1.89 2.40 0.51 Ross Vasta Liberal  
Braddon, Tas   Labor Sid Sidebottom 5.96 7.09 1.13 Mark Baker Liberal  
Cunningham, NSW   Greens Michael Organ 2.17 12.82 10.65 Sharon Bird Labor  
Greenway, NSW   Labor Frank Mossfield 3.11 3.69 0.58 Louise Markus Liberal  
Hasluck, WA   Labor Sharryn Jackson 1.78 3.60 1.82 Stuart Henry Liberal  
Hindmarsh, SA   Liberal Christine Gallus 0.96 1.02 0.06 Steve Georganas Labor  
Kingston, SA   Labor David Cox 1.35 1.42 0.07 Kym Richardson Liberal  
Parramatta, NSW   Liberal Ross Cameron 1.15 1.92 0.77 Julie Owens Labor  
Richmond, NSW   National Hon Larry Anthony 1.68 1.87 0.19 Justine Elliot Labor  
Stirling, WA   Labor Jann McFarlane 1.58 3.62 2.04 Michael Keenan Liberal  
Wakefield, SA   Labor Martyn Evans* 1.26 1.93 0.67 David Fawcett Liberal  

The effect of preference deals on House of Representatives and national outcomes :
Minor party Total votes % to Liberal/National Coalition % to Labor
Christian Democratic Party 72,241 74.63 25.37
Citizens Electoral Council 42,349 47.83 52.17
Socialist Alliance 14,155 25.55 74.45
New Country Party 9,439 59.16 40.84
liberals for forests 8,165 60.18 39.82
No GST 7,802 38.11 61.89
Ex-Service, Service and Veterans Party 4,369 52.69 47.31
Progressive Labour Party 3,775 19.36 80.64
Outdoor Recreation Party 3,505 44.37 55.63
Save the ADI Site Party 3,490 33.12 66.88
The Great Australians 2,824 61.47 38.53
The Fishing Party 2,516 45.15 54.85
Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party 2,007 52.96 47.04
Democratic Labor Party 1,372 58.53 41.47
Non-Custodial Parents Party 1,132 26.86 73.14
HEMP 787 41.93 58.07
Nuclear Disarmament Party 341 20.82 79.18
Aged and Disability Pensioners Party 285 45.96 54.04

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