2001 House of Representatives elections

10 November 2001
All 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	94.3%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Liberal John Howard 37.08% 68 +4 Labor Kim Beazley 37.84% 65 −2 National John Anderson 5.61% 13 −3 Country Liberal Denis Burke 0.32% 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after John Howard Coalition John Howard Coalition

2001 Australian federal election
Candidates
National results
House of Representatives Senate
State and territory results
New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory
Elected House of Representative members Elected Senate members

The following tables show results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 2001 federal election held on 10 November 2001. The parliament increased from 148 to 150 seats, with a new seat in Western Australia and a new seat in the Northern Territory.

Australia

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

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	4,254,072	37.08	+3.19	68	4
		National	643,926	5.61	+0.32	13	3
		Country Liberal	36,961	0.32	–0.00	1	1
	Liberal–National coalition		4,934,959	42.92	+3.41	82	2
	Labor		4,341,420	37.84	−2.26	65	2
	Democrats		620,197	5.41	+0.28	0
	Greens		569,074	4.96	+2.82	0
	One Nation		498,032	4.34	−4.09	0
	Independents		332,118	2.89	+1.00	3	2
Total			11,474,074			150	2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Coalition		5,655,791	51.03	+2.01	82	2
	Labor		5,427,569	48.97	−2.01	65	2
Invalid/blank votes			580,362	4.81	+1.04
Turnout			12,054,455	95.39
Registered voters			12,636,631
Source: AEC Tally Room

Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter

States

New South Wales

2001 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)

10 November 2001
All 50 New South Wales seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Kim Beazley Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 27 seats 22 seats Seats won 28 seats 20 seats Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 1,621,580 1,380,822 Percentage 42.80% 36.45% Swing 4.41 3.67 TPP 52.14% 47.86% TPP swing 3.68 3.68

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[1]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,272,208	33.58	3.09	21	3
		National	349,372	9.22	1.32	7	2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,621,580	42.80	4.41	28	1
	Labor		1,380,822	36.45	–3.67	20	2
	One Nation		180,812	4.77	–4.19
	Greens		180,079	4.75	2.09
	Democrats		160,706	4.24	0.08
	Independent		148,042	3.91	3.02	2	1
	Christian Democrats		46,059	1.22	0.19
	Unity		24,653	0.65	–0.90
	Against Further Immigration		12,033	0.32
	Save the ADI Site		6,029	0.16
	Citizens Electoral Council		5,746	0.15
	No GST		4,858	0.13
	Progressive Labour		4,467	0.12
	Lower Excise Fuel		3,098	0.08
	HEMP		2,193	0.06
	Non-Custodial Parents		0,769	0.02
	Fishing Party		0,720	0.02
Total			3,788,459			50
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,811,019	52.14	+3.68	28	1
	Labor		1,662,190	48.46	–3.68	20	2
Invalid/blank votes			217,024	5.42	+1.41
Turnout			4,005,483	95.27
Registered voters			4,204,383
Source: AEC Tally Room

Victoria

2001 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

10 November 2001
All 37 Victoria seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kim Beazley John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 19 seats 16 seats Seats won 20 seats 15 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,230,757 1,245,542 Percentage 41.65% 42.15% Swing 2.72 2.35 TPP 53.05% 46.95% TPP swing 1.65 1.65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in Victoria § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[2]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,154,493	39.07	1.99	15	1
		National	91,049	3.08	0.36	2
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,245,542	42.15	2.35	17	1
	Labor		1,230,757	41.65	–2.72	20	1
	Democrats		184,582	6.25	0.23
	Greens		174,399	5.90	3.81
	Independents		60,801	0.02
	One Nation		37,811	1.28	–2.44
	Citizens Electoral Council		6,692	0.23	0.08
	Christian Democrats		6,188	0.21	0.08
	No GST		5,104	0.17
	Liberals for Forests		1,960	0.07
	Lower Excise Fuel		1,194	0.04
Total			2,955,031			37
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,540,614	52.14	–1.39	20	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,414,417	46.47	+1.39	17	1
Invalid/blank votes			122,525	3.68	+0.47
Turnout			2,955,031	95.61
Registered voters			3,218,746
Source: AEC Tally Room

Queensland

2001 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

10 November 2001
All 27 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Kim Beazley Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 18 seats 8 seats Seats won 19 seats 7 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 960,410 730,920 Percentage 45.60% 34.70% Swing 4.74 1.40 TPP 53.05% 46.95% TPP swing 1.65 1.65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in Queensland § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	767,959	36.46	5.60	15	1
		National	192,451	9.14	–0.86	4	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		960,410	45.60	+4.74	19
	Labor		730,920	34.70	–1.40	7	1
	One Nation		148,930	7.07	–7.28	0
	Independent		148,620	7.06		1	1
	Democrats		90,679	4.31	0.29
	Greens		73,467	3.49	1.11
	Citizens Electoral Council		2,849	0.14
	HEMP		1,084	0.05
	Outdoor Recreation		485	0.02
Total			2,106,255			28
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal		1,110,905	53.05	+1.65	19	1
	Labor		919,867	46.95	–1.65	7	1
Invalid/blank votes			106,976	4.83	+1.50
Turnout			2,213,231	95.42
Registered voters			2,319,481
Source: AEC Tally Room

Western Australia

2001 Australian federal election
(Western Australia)

10 November 2001
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 Kim Beazley Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 7 seats 7 seats Seats won 8 seats 7 seats Seat change 1 Popular vote 449,036 402,927 Percentage 41.39% 37.14% Swing 3.24 0.29 TPP 51.62% 48.38% TPP swing 1.08 1.08

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[4]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	449,036	41.39	+3.24	8	1
	Labor	402,927	37.14	-0.29	7
	One Nation	67,992	6.27	-3.01
	Greens	64,939	5.99	+0.93
	Democrats	50,581	4.66	+0.70
	Liberals for Forests	13,116	1.21
	Christian Democrats	12,792	1.18
	National	11,052	1.02
	Independent	6,957	0.64
	Citizens Electoral Council	2,907	0.27
	Curtin Labor Alliance	2,496	0.23
Total		1,084,795			15	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal	559,926	51.62	1.08	8	1
	Labor	524,869	48.38	-1.08	7

South Australia

2001 Australian federal election
(South Australia)

10 November 2001
All 12 South Australian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Kim Beazley Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 9 seats 3 seats Seats won 9 seats 3 seats Seat change Popular vote 430,442 316,362 Percentage 45.90% 33.75% Swing 3.85 0.74 TPP 54.08% 45.92% TPP swing 0.97 0.97

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in South Australia § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[5]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	430,442	45.90	3.85	9
	Labor	316,362	33.74	-0.74	3
	Democrats	98,849	10.54	0.40
	One Nation	44,574	4.75	-5.05
	Greens	34,141	3.64	3.15
	Independents	7,921	0.80
	No GST	4,202	0.42	+0.42
	Communist	0,672	0.07
Total		937,708			12
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal		45.92	-0.97	9
	Labor		54.08	0.97	3

Tasmania

2001 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

10 November 2001
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kim Beazley John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 5 seats 0 seats Seats won 5 seats 0 seats Seat change Popular vote 145,305 114,283 Percentage 47.17% 37.10% Swing 1.73 1.07 TPP 57.32% 42.68% TPP swing 0.41 0.41

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Overall results.[edit]

Turnout 99.60% (CV) — Informal 3.40%^[6]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	145,305	47.17	–1.73	5
	Liberal	114,283	37.10	–1.07	0
	Greens	24,052	7.81	+2.25
	Democrats	13,785	4.48	+1.22
	One Nation	8,847	2.87	+0.42
	Liberals for Forests	966	1.59	+1.59
	Tasmania First	621	1.02	–0.89
	Citizens Electoral Council	159	0.26	+0.26
Total		308,018			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		57.73	+0.41	5
	Liberal		42.27	–0.41	0

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

2001 Australian federal election
(Australian Capital Territory)

10 November 2001
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 Kim Beazley John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 2 seats 0 seats Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 95,215 65,651 Percentage 46.98% 32.39% Swing 3.66 1.87 TPP 61.08% 38.93% TPP swing 1.36 1.36

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in territories § Australian Capital Territory.[edit]

Turnout 96.48% (CV) — Informal 3.52%^[7]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	95,215	46.98	–3.66	2
	Liberal	65,651	32.39	1.87	0
	Democrats	16,266	8.03	0.63
	Greens	14,335	7.07	2.89
	One Nation	5,576	2.75	–2.33
	Christian Democrats	5,623	2.77	0.60
Total		202,666			2
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		61.08	–1.36	2
	Liberal		38.92	1.36	0

Northern Territory

2001 Australian federal election
(Northern Territory)

10 November 2001
All 2 Northern Territory seats in the Australian House of Representatives and all 2 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Kim Beazley John Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 1 seat 0 seats Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 39,111 36,961 Percentage 42.90% 40.54% Swing 0.60 0.94 TPP 50.57% 49.43% TPP swing 1.92 1.92

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2001 Australian federal election in territories § Northern Territory.[edit]

Turnout 95.36% (CV) — Informal 4.54%^[8]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	39,111	42.90	0.60	1
	Country Liberal	36,961	40.54	0.94	1	1
	Democrats	4,795	5.26	0.14
	Greens	3,665	4.02	0.99
	One Nation	3,486	3.82	-4.31
	Independents	3,143	3.45	2.33
Total		91,161			2	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		52.49	1.92	1
	Country Liberal		47.51	–1.92	1	1

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