2001 Australian federal election

2001 Australian federal election

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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
Registered12,708,837 Increase 4.56%
Turnout12,054,664 (94.85%)
(Decrease0.14 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader John Howard Kim Beazley N/A
Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Independents
Leader since 30 January 1995 (1995-01-30) 19 March 1996 (1996-03-19) N/A
Leader's seat Bennelong (NSW) Brand (WA) N/A
Last election 80 seats 67 seats 1 seats
Seats won 82 seats 65 seats 3 seats
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Increase 2
First preference vote 4,934,959 4,341,420 332,118
Percentage 42.92% 37.84% 2.89%
Swing Increase 3.41% Decrease 2.26% Increase +1.00
TPP 51.03% 48.97%
TPP swing Increase 2.01 Decrease 2.01

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 2001 Australian federal election was 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. As of 2024, this was the most recent election to feature a rematch of both major party leaders. Future Opposition Leader Peter Dutton entered parliament at this election.