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24 May 2008 |
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate 76 House of Representatives seats needed for a majority |
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| Leader: | Julia Gillard (WON) | Tony Abbott |
| Party: | Australian Labor Party | Coalition:
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| Ideology: | Social Democracy Democratic Socialism Social Liberalism | Liberal Party of Australia: Conservatism Liberalism Liberal Conservatism National Party of Australia: Conservatism Agrarianism |
| Leader since: | 2 December 2001 | 20 May 2005 |
| Leader's seat: | Lalor | Warringah |
| Last election (seats): | 91 seats | 56 seats |
| Last election (two-party preferred percentage): | 54.5% | 45.5% |
| Seats won: | 108 seats | 39 seats |
| Seat change: | +17 | -17 |
| TPP Popular vote: | 7,153,841 | 5,266,022 |
| TPP Percentage: | 57.6% | 42.4% |
| TPP Swing: | +3.1% | -3.1% |
Last Election State and Territory Two-Party Preferred Results |
| State/Territory: | Australian Labor Party: | Coalition: |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Victoria | 56.2% | 43.8% |
| Queensland | 50.1% | 49.9% |
| Western Australia | 51.8% | 48.2% |
| South Australia | 52.8% | 47.2% |
| Tasmania | 61.4% | 38.6% |
| Australian Capital Territory includes: Norfolk Island and Jervis Bay Territory | 68.3% | 31.7% |
| Northern Territory includes: Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 59.4% | 40.6% |
Pre-Election Pendulum (Labor) |
| Seat: | Member: | Party: | Percentage: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson | Deborah O'Neill | Australian Labor Party | 0.3% |
| Paterson | Meryl Swanson | Australian Labor Party | 0.4% |
| Sturt | Mia Handshin | Australian Labor Party | 0.4% |
| Longman | Jon Sullivan | Australian Labor Party | 0.6% |
| Cowper | Paul Sekfy | Australian Labor Party | 0.6% |
| McEwen | Rob Mitchell | Australian Labor Party | 0.8% |
| Kalgoorlie | Daron Keogh | Australian Labor Party | 0.9% |
| Herbert | Cathy O'Toole | Australian Labor Party | 1.1% |
| La Trobe | Laura Smyth | Australian Labor Party | 1.4% |
| Blair | Shayne Neumann | Australian Labor Party | 1.5% |
| Page | Janelle Saffin | Australian Labor Party | 1.7% |
| Boothby | Annabel Digance | Australian Labor Party | 1.8% |
| Corangamite | Darren Cheeseman | Australian Labor Party | 1.9% |
| McMillan | Christian Zahra | Australian Labor Party | 2.2% |
| Deakin | Mike Symon | Australian Labor Party | 2.2% |
| Dobell | Craig Thomson | Australian Labor Party | 2.4% |
| Bennelong | Maxine McKew | Australian Labor Party | 3.2% |
| Eden-Monaro | Mike Kelly | Australian Labor Party | 3.9% |
| Lindsay | David Bradbury | Australian Labor Party | 4.3% |
| Moreton | Graham Perrett | Australian Labor Party | 4.4% |
| Solomon | Damian Hale | Australian Labor Party | 4.4% |
| Bass | Jodie Campbell | Australian Labor Party | 4.6% |
| Wentworth | George Newhouse | Australian Labor Party | 4.6% |
| Stirling | Jann McFarlane | Australian Labor Party | 5.2% |
| Hasluck | Sharryn Jackson | Australian Labor Party | 5.4% |
| Parramatta | Julie Owens | Australian Labor Party | 6.1% |
| Braddon | Sid Sidebottom | Australian Labor Party | 6.1% |
| Makin | Tony Zappia | Australian Labor Party | 6.3% |
| Wakefield | Nick Champion | Australian Labor Party | 6.5% |
| Bonner | Kerry Rea | Australian Labor Party | 6.6% |
| Kingston | Amanda Rishworth | Australian Labor Party | 7.1% |
| Hindmarsh | Steve Georganas | Australian Labor Party | 7.3% |
| Swan | Kim Wilkie | Australian Labor Party | 7.3% |
| Macquarie | Bob Debus | Australian Labor Party | 7.7% |
| Cowan | Anne Aly | Australian Labor Party | 8.0% |
| Bendigo | Steve Gibbons | Australian Labor Party | 8.2% |
| Adelaide | Kate Ellis | Australian Labor Party | 8.5% |
| Richmond | Justine Elliot | Australian Labor Party | 8.7% |
| Isaacs | Mark Dreyfus | Australian Labor Party | 8.7% |
| Holt | Anthony Byrne | Australian Labor Party | 8.7% |
| Ballarat | Catherine King | Australian Labor Party | 9.4% |
| Chisholm | Anna Burke | Australian Labor Party | 9.9% |
| Rankin | Craig Emerson | Australian Labor Party | 10.2% |
| Lowe | John Murphy | Australian Labor Party | 10.3% |
| Banks | Daryl Melham | Australian Labor Party | 10.5% |
| Bruce | Alan Griffin | Australian Labor Party | 10.7% |
| Lyons | Dick Adams | Australian Labor Party | 10.9% |
| Melbourne Ports | Michael Danby | Australian Labor Party | 10.9% |
| Capricornia | Kirsten Livermore | Australian Labor Party | 11.0% |
| Brisbane | Arch Bevis | Australian Labor Party | 11.2% |
| Jagajaga | Jenny Macklin | Australian Labor Party | 11.6% |
| Brand | Gary Gray | Australian Labor Party | 11.9% |
| Lilley | Wayne Swan | Australian Labor Party | 12.6% |
| Corio | Richard Marles | Australian Labor Party | 12.8% |
| Perth | Stephen Smith | Australian Labor Party | 13.9% |
| Prospect | Chris Bowen | Australian Labor Party | 14.1% |
| Werriwa | Chris Hayes | Australian Labor Party | 14.3% |
| Oxley | Bernie Ripoll | Australian Labor Party | 14.4% |
| Hotham | Simon Crean | Australian Labor Party | 14.6% |
| Barton | Robert McClelland | Australian Labor Party | 14.8% |
| Franklin | Julie Collins | Australian Labor Party | 14.8% |
| Lingiari | Warren Snowdon | Australian Labor Party | 14.9% |
| Fremantle | Melissa Parke | Australian Labor Party | 15.0% |
| Calwell | Maria Vamvakinou | Australian Labor Party | 15.4% |
| Charlton | Greg Combet | Australian Labor Party | 15.6% |
| Griffith | Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party | 15.7% |
| Kingsford Smith | Peter Garrett | Australian Labor Party | 15.8% |
| Newcastle | Sharon Grierson | Australian Labor Party | 15.9% |
| Lalor | Julia Gillard | Australian Labor Party | 16.0% |
| Shortland | Jill Hall | Australian Labor Party | 16.5% |
| Maribyrnong | Bill Shorten | Australian Labor Party | 16.7% |
| Canberra | Annette Ellis | Australian Labor Party | 16.8% |
| Hunter | Joel Fitzgibbon | Australian Labor Party | 18.4% |
| Cunningham | Sharon Bird | Australian Labor Party | 18.9% |
| Reid | Laurie Ferguson | Australian Labor Party | 19.2% |
| Chifley | Roger Price | Australian Labor Party | 19.3% |
| Port Adelaide | Mark Butler | Australian Labor Party | 20.1% |
| Denison | Duncan Kerr | Australian Labor Party | 20.5% |
| Fraser | Bob McMullan | Australian Labor Party | 20.5% |
| Fowler | Julia Irwin | Australian Labor Party | 20.7% |
| Throsby | Stephen Jones | Australian Labor Party | 21.1% |
| Watson | Tony Burke | Australian Labor Party | 21.8% |
| Scullin | Harry Jenkins Jr. | Australian Labor Party | 22.0% |
| Gorton | Brendan O'Connor | Australian Labor Party | 22.1% |
| Gellibrand | Nicola Roxon | Australian Labor Party | 22.2% |
| Blaxland | Jason Clare | Australian Labor Party | 22.5% |
| Wills | Kelvin Thomson | Australian Labor Party | 24.1% |
| Sydney | Tanya Plibersek | Australian Labor Party | 24.5% |
| Melbourne | Lindsay Tanner | Australian Labor Party | 28.3% |
| Batman | Martin Ferguson | Australian Labor Party | 28.5% |
| Grayndler | Anthony Albanese | Australian Labor Party | 28.5% |
Pre-Election Pendulum (Coalition) |
| Seat: | Member: | Party: | Percentage: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gippsland | Peter McGauran | National Party of Australia | 0.5% |
| Flynn | Glenn Churchill | National Party of Australia | 0.7% |
| Petrie | Teresa Gambaro | Liberal Party of Australia | 0.7% |
| Higgins | Peter Costello | Liberal Party of Australia | 1.6% |
| Hinkler | Paul Neville | National Party of Australia | 1.6% |
| Hughes | Danna Vale | Liberal Party of Australia | 1.6% |
| Bowman | Andrew Laming | Liberal Party of Australia | 1.7% |
| Dickson | Peter Dutton | Liberal Party of Australia | 1.9% |
| Dunkley | Bruce Billson | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.2% |
| Canning | Don Randall | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.3% |
| Gilmore | Joanna Gash | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.3% |
| Kooyong | Petro Georgiou | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.6% |
| Goldstein | Andrew Robb | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.8% |
| North Sydney | Joe Hockey | Liberal Party of Australia | 2.8% |
| Dawson | De-Anne Kelly | National Party of Australia | 3.0% |
| Leichhardt | Warren Entsch | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.1% |
| Ryan | Michael Johnson | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.2% |
| Forrest | Nola Marino | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.3% |
| Menzies | Kevin Andrews | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.5% |
| Moore | Mal Washer | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.6% |
| Greenway | Louise Markus | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.8% |
| Macarthur | Pat Farmer | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.9% |
| Flinders | Greg Hunt | Liberal Party of Australia | 3.9% |
| Warringah | Tony Abbott | Liberal Party of Australia | 4.1% |
| Casey | Tony Smith | Liberal Party of Australia | 4.2% |
| Tangney | Dennis Jensen | Liberal Party of Australia | 4.6% |
| Berowra | Philip Ruddock | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.0% |
| Wide Bay | Warren Truss | National Party of Australia | 5.0% |
| Wannon | David Hawker | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.2% |
| Pearce | Judi Moylan | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.7% |
| Hume | Alby Schultz | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.7% |
| Forde | Kay Elson | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.8% |
| Fisher | Peter Slipper | Liberal Party of Australia | 5.8% |
| Aston | Chris Pearce | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.0% |
| Fairfax | Alex Somlyay | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.1% |
| Mayo | Alexander Downer | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.4% |
| Cook | Scott Morrison | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.5% |
| Grey | Rowan Ramsey | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.6% |
| McPherson | Karen Andrews | Liberal Party of Australia | 6.8% |
| Lyne | Mark Vaile | National Party of Australia | 6.9% |
| Curtin | Julie Bishop | Liberal Party of Australia | 7.4% |
| Fadden | Stuart Robert | Liberal Party of Australia | 8.1% |
| Farrer | Sussan Ley | Liberal Party of Australia | 8.2% |
| Mackellar | Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal Party of Australia | 8.3% |
| Indi | Sophie Mirabella | Liberal Party of Australia | 9.1% |
| Bradfield | Brendan Nelson | Liberal Party of Australia | 10.3% |
| Parkes | John Cobb | National Party of Australia | 11.6% |
| Groom | Ian Macfarlane | Liberal Party of Australia | 11.8% |
| Moncrieff | Steven Ciobo | Liberal Party of Australia | 12.7% |
| Barker | Patrick Secker | Liberal Party of Australia | 12.7% |
| O'Connor | Wilson Tuckey | Liberal Party of Australia | 13.2% |
| Riverina | Kay Hull | National Party of Australia | 13.5% |
| Mitchell | Alex Hawke | Liberal Party of Australia | 13.5% |
| Maranoa | Bruce Scott | National Party of Australia | 13.8% |
| Murray | Sharman Stone | Liberal Party of Australia | 16.9% |
| Mallee | John Forrest | National Party of Australia | 17.6% |
Pre-Election Pendulum (Crossbench) |
| Seat: | Member: | Party: | Percentage: |
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| Kennedy | Bob Katter | Independent | 3.3% vs. ALP |
| Calare | Peter Andren | Independent | 15.1% vs. LIB |
| New England | Tony Windsor | Independent | 21.4% vs. NAT |
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