Australian federal election, 2001
























Australian federal election, 2001







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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority in the House
40 (of the 76) seats in the Senate
Registered 12,054,664
Turnout 94.9%






























































 
First party
Second party
 

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Kim Beazley crop.jpg
Leader

John Howard

Kim Beazley
Party

Liberal/National coalition

Labor
Leader since
30 January 1995 (1995-01-30)
19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
Leader's seat

Bennelong (NSW)

Brand (WA)
Last election
80 seats
67 seats
Seats won

82 seats
65 seats
Seat change

Increase2

Decrease2
Popular vote

5,846,289
5,627,785
Percentage

50.95%
49.05%
Swing

Increase1.93

Decrease1.93








Prime Minister before election

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition



Subsequent Prime Minister

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition




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.




Contents






  • 1 Results


    • 1.1 House of Representatives results


    • 1.2 Senate results




  • 2 House of Representatives preference flows


  • 3 Seats changing hands


  • 4 Background


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Results



House of Representatives results





Government (82)
Coalition
     Liberal (68)
     National (13)
     CLP (1)

Opposition (65)
     Labor (65)

Crossbench (3)
     Independent (3)





The disproportionality of the lower house in the 2004 election was 8.67 according to the Gallagher Index, mainly between the Liberal and Green Parties.




The disproportionality of the lower house in the 2001 election was 9.43 according to the Gallagher Index, mainly between the Coalition and Labor Parties.












































































































































































































































































House of Reps (IRV) — 2001–04 – Turnout 94.85% (CV) — Informal 4.82%

Party

Votes

%

Swing

Seats

Change
 

Australian Labor Party
4,341,420
37.84
−2.26
65
−2
 

Coalition
 
 
 
 
 
 

Liberal Party of Australia
4,244,072
37.40
+3.18
68
+4
 

National Party of Australia
643,926
5.61
+0.32
13
−3
 

Country Liberal Party
36,961
0.32
+0.0
1
+1
 

Australian Democrats
620,197
5.41
+0.28
0
0
 

Australian Greens
569,074
4.96
+2.82
0
0
 

One Nation Party
498,032
4.34
−4.09
0
0
 

Christian Democratic Party
69,294
0.60
+0.02
0
0
 

Unity Party
24,653
0.21
−0.58
0
0
 

Citizens Electoral Council
18,352
0.16
+0.09
0
0
 

liberals for forests
16,042
0.14
*
0
0
 

No GST Party
14,164
0.12
+0.10
0
0
 

Australians Against Further Immigration
12,033
0.10
*
0
0
 

Save the ADI Site Party
6,029
0.05
*
0
0
 

Progressive Labour Party
4,467
0.04
−0.02
0
0
 

Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party
4,292
0.04
*
0
0
 

Help End Marijuana Prohibition
3,277
0.03
*
0
0
 

Curtin Labor Alliance
2,496
0.02
*
0
0
 

Non-Custodial Parents Party
769
0.01
*
0
0
 

The Fishing Party
720
0.01
*
0
0
 

Tasmania First Party
621
0.01
−0.03
0
0
 

Outdoor Recreation Party
485
0.00
*
0
0
 

Independents
311,121
2.71
+0.95
3
+2
 
Not Affiliated
20,997
0.18
+0.05
0
0
 
Total
11,474,074
 
 

150


Two-party-preferred vote
 

Liberal/National Coalition

WIN

50.95
+1.93

82
+2
 

Australian Labor Party
 
49.05
−1.93
65
-2

Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter


























































Popular Vote
Labor
37.84%
Liberal
37.40%
National
5.61%
Democrats
5.51%
Greens
4.96%
One Nation
4.34%
CLP
0.32%
Independents
2.71%
Other
1.41%
























Two Party Preferred Vote
Coalition
50.95%
Labor
49.05%





























Parliament Seats
Coalition
54.67%
Labor
43.33%
Independents
2.00%




Senate results





Government (35)
Coalition
     Liberal (31)
     National (3)
     CLP (1)

Opposition (28)
     Labor (28)

Crossbench (12)
     Democrats (8)
     Greens (2)
     One Nation (1)
     Independent (2)



































































































































































































































































































































Senate (STV GV) — 2002–05 – Turnout 95.20% (CV) — Informal 3.89%

Party

Votes

%

Swing

Seats Won

Seats Held
 

Australian Labor Party
3,990,997
34.42
-2.99
14
28
 
Liberal/National (Joint Ticket)
2,776,052
23.88
+2.00
6
 
 

Liberal Party of Australia
1,824,745
15.69
+2.06
12
31
 

Australian Democrats
843,130
7.25
-1.20
4
8
 

One Nation
644,364
5.54
-3.44
0
1
 

Australian Greens
574,543
4.94
+2.22
2
2
 

National Party of Australia
222,860
1.92
+0.06
1
3
 

Christian Democratic Party
129,966
1.12
+0.03
0
0
 

liberals for forests
87,672
0.75
*
0
0
 

Progressive Labour Party
76,150
0.65
*
0
0
 

Democratic Labor Party
66,547
0.57
+0.30
0
0
 

Help End Marijuana Prohibition
63,648
0.55
*
0
0
 

No GST Party
50,053
0.43
+0.29
0
0
 

Country Liberal Party
40,680
0.35
+0.03
1
1
 

Phil Cleary – Independent Australia
36,122
0.31
*
0
0
 

Unity Party
30,193
0.26
-0.57
0
0
 

The Fishing Party
27,591
0.24
*
0
0
 

Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party
23,767
0.20
*
0
0
 

Australians Against Further Immigration
21,012
0.18
+0.11
0
0
 

Republican Party of Australia
9,939
0.09
+0.08
0
0
 

Citizens Electoral Council
8,896
0.08
+0.00
0
0
 

Reform the Legal System
8,199
0.07
*
0
0
 

Helen Caldicott – Our Common Future
5,358
0.05
*
0
0
 

Nuclear Disarmament Party
4,596
0.04
-0.05
0
0
 

Non-Custodial Parents Party
4,071
0.04
*
0
0
 

Tasmania First Party
3,895
0.03
-0.01
0
0
 

Curtin Labor Alliance
3,494
0.03
*
0
0
 

Hope Party Australia
2,947
0.03
*
0
0
 

Advance Australia Party
1,936
0.02
*
0
0
 

Taxi Operators' Political Service
670
0.01
+0.01
0
0
 
Other
43,712
0.38
+0.08
0
0
 

Harradine Group
*
*
*
0
1
 

Shayne Murphy
*
*
*
0
1
 
Total
11,627,529
 
 
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


The following table indicates seats that changed hands from one party to another at this election. It compares the election results with the previous margins, taking into account redistributions in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and both territories. As a result, it includes the seats of Macarthur and Parramatta, which were held by Liberal members but had notional Labor margins. The table does not include the new seat of Hasluck (retained by Labor); the abolished Northern Territory, which was divided into Lingiari (retained by Labor) and Solomon (retained by the CLP); or Paterson, a Labor seat made Liberal by the redistribution









































































































































Seat
Pre-2001
Swing
Post-2001
Party
Member

Margin[1]

Margin

Member

Party

Ballarat, Vic
 
Liberal

Michael Ronaldson
2.77
5.50
2.73

Catherine King
Labor
 

Canning, WA
 
Labor

Jane Gerick
0.04
0.42
0.38

Don Randall
Liberal
 

Dickson, Qld
 
Labor

Cheryl Kernot
0.12
6.09
5.97

Peter Dutton
Liberal
 

Dobell, NSW
 
Labor
Hon Michael Lee
1.53
1.91
0.38

Ken Ticehurst
Liberal
 

Farrer, NSW
 
National

Tim Fischer
14.18
N/A
16.37

Sussan Ley
Liberal
 

Kennedy, Qld
 
National

Bob Katter
11.19
N/A
19.69

Bob Katter
Independent
 

Macarthur, NSW
 
Labor

notional
1.69
8.65
6.96

Pat Farmer
Liberal
 

New England, NSW
 
National

Stuart St. Clair
13.66
N/A
8.30

Tony Windsor
Independent
 

Parramatta, NSW
 
Labor

notional
2.49
3.64
1.15

Ross Cameron
Liberal
 

Ryan, Qld
 
Labor

Leonie Short*
0.17
8.79
8.62

Michael Johnson
Liberal
 

  • *Leonie Short was elected to Ryan in a by-election earlier in 2001.


Background




File:ABC Tampa.ogvPlay media


ABC news report of the Tampa affair and its political context, October 2001.


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.[citation needed] 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.


The September 11 attacks and the Children Overboard and Tampa affairs were strong influences in the minds of voters at this election,[citation needed] focusing debate around the issues of border protection and national security. Polls swung strongly toward the coalition after the "Tampa" controversy but before the 11 September attacks.[citation needed]


In fact voter concern with terrorism in the aftermath of September 11 was noted with the rise in the combined primary votes of the major parties of 79.61%, at the previous election in 1998, to 81.17% at this election.


There would be further increases in the combined major party primary vote in 2004 and 2007.




Another major issue was the collapse of the country's second biggest airline Ansett Australia and whether it should be given a bailout; the Coalition was opposed to the bailout because it was not the government's fault.[citation needed] However, Labor was for a bailout because the company's collapse was about to result in the biggest mass job loss in Australian history, whilst also arguing that the government was partially responsible for allowing Ansett to be taken over by Air New Zealand who had caused Ansett's failure.[2] Although the two-party preferred result was reasonably close, the ALP recorded its lowest primary vote since 1934.[3]


Political scientists[who?] have suggested that television coverage has subtly transformed the political system, with a spotlight on leaders rather than parties, thereby making for more of an American presidential-style system. In this election television news focused on international issues, especially terrorism and asylum seekers. Minor parties were largely ignored as the two main parties monopolized the camera's attention. The election was depicted as a horse race between Howard and Beazley; Howard ran ahead and was therefore given more coverage than his Labor rival.[4]


The election-eve Newspoll reported the Liberal/National Coalition on a 53 percent two-party-preferred vote.[5]



See also



  • Candidates of the Australian federal election, 2001

  • Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2001–2004

  • Members of the Australian Senate, 2002–2005



References





  1. ^ "Electoral Newsfile 97: Seat Status including notional seat status for SA, NSW, Tas, WA and NT Divisions". Australian Electoral Commission. 2001..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Tampa issue improves Coalition election prospects: ABC 7.30 report 4/9/2001". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2010-06-13.


  3. ^ "australianpolitics.com". australianpolitics.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.


  4. ^ David Denemark, Ian Ward, and Clive Bean, Election Campaigns and Television News Coverage: The Case of the 2001 Australian Election. Australian Journal of Political Science. (2007) 42#1 pp: 89-109 online


  5. ^ "Newspoll archive since 1987". Polling.newspoll.com.au.tmp.anchor.net.au. Retrieved 2016-07-30.




External links



  • Australian Electoral Commission Results


  • University of WA election results in Australia since 1890

  • AEC 2PP vote

  • AustralianPolitics.com election details

  • Preference flows – ABC










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