2004 Australian federal election

2004 Australian federal election
9 October 2004 (2004-10-09)
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
Registered13,098,461 3.07%
Turnout12,354,983 (94.32%)
(0.53 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Howard Mark Latham
Party Liberal/National coalition Labor
Leader's seat Bennelong (NSW) Werriwa (NSW)
Last election 82 seats 65 seats
Seats won 87 seats 60 seats
Seat change 5 5
First preference vote 5,471,588 4,408,820
Percentage 46.71% 37.63%
Swing 3.79% 0.21%
TPP 52.74% 47.26%
TPP swing 1.79% 1.79%
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition

Subsequent Prime Minister

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition

The 2004 Australian federal election was 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 beat the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mark Latham.

Until the 2025 federal election, this was the last time an Australian prime minister was re-elected.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Australia's Albanese claims election victory, riding anti-Trump wave". Reuters. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Miller, Michael E. (3 May 2025). "Australia's Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, wins reelection". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Chatterjee, Rituparna (3 May 2025). "Labor wins Australia election as 'Trump factor' swings voters". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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