2010 Australian Federal Election Result

2010 Australian Federal Election Result.

The Australian 2010 Federal Election was held on 21st August 2010, just 2 years and 9 months after the last Federal election.

The population of Australia at the time of this election is estimated to be: 22,467,101

The number of Australians enrolled to vote in this election is: ~~13,869,021~~. This has increased to 14,088,260 electors, following a few changes to rules.

About 1.6 million of those had voted during the week before, using the “early vote provisions”.

Provision is made for pre-poll (an early vote cast in person), postal and absent voting for electors who are unable to vote at their local polling place on election day. http://www.aec.gov.au/FAQs/Elections.htm

Anyone who submitted a correctly completed enrolment form before 8:00pm on Monday 26th July 2010, will be entitled to vote at the 21st August 2010 federal election.

Voting is compulsory in Australia, and those without a valid reason to not vote would have received a fine for not voting.

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Final Results

FIRST PREFERENCES BY PARTY (shortlist)

5,370,295 Liberal/National Coalition
4,711,363 Australian Labor Party
1,458,998 The Greens

TWO PARTY PREFERRED

6,216,445 Australian Labor Party win by 30,527 votes. (50.12%)
6,185,918 Liberal/National Coalition. (49.88%)

Seats By Party 2010 Federal Election.

77 Seats Liberal/National Coalition (51.33%)
73 Seats Australian Labor Party (48.67%)

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The Players

The House of Representatives:

Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party
Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated
Australian Democrats
Australian Greens
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Australian Sex Party
Building Australia Party
Carers Alliance
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Citizens Electoral Council of Australia
Communist Alliance
Country Labor Party
Country Liberals (Northern Territory)
Democratic Labor Party (DLP) of Australia
Family First Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal National Party of Queensland
Liberal Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia – N.S.W.
National Party of Australia (S.A.) Inc.
Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)
One Nation
Secular Party of Australia
Senator On-Line
Shooters and Fishers Party
Socialist Alliance
Socialist Equality Party
The Australian Greens – Victoria
The Climate Sceptics
The Greens (WA) Inc

Full House of Representatives Results:

Votes	Party
4,711,363	Australian Labor Party
5,370,295	Liberal and National Coalition
1,458,998	The Greens
279,330	Family First
83,009	CDP Christian Party
22,376	Democrats
38,335	Country Liberals
27,184	One Nation
8,017	Citizens Electoral Council
24,262	Liberal Democrats (LDP)
9,348	Socialist Alliance
5,212	DLP – Democratic Labor Party
11,160	Socialist Equality Party
3,670	Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated
11,263	Australian Sex Party
1,497	Building Australia Party
1,458	Carers Alliance
656	Communist Alliance
2,835	Non-Custodial Parents Party
12,752	Secular Party of Australia
4,339	The Climate Sceptics
312,496	Independent
2,508	Non Affiliated

Out of the total 13,131,667 votes, only 12,402,363 were classed as valid votes, with 729,304 being classed as “Informal” due either to errors on the voting card, or deliberate actions by the voter to invalidate their vote.

Many people who do not want to vote, will turn up at the voting booth and make marks on the card in such a way that their vote is not included, but so that they are not fined for not voting.

14,086,869 Australians were enrolled to vote in this election, so it appears that 955,202 did not turn up to vote for various reasons. Many of these will be genuine reasons, on holiday, sick, etc, but there will be a number who have no valid reason, and will receive a fine for not voting.

House of Representatives

93.22% of the 14,086,869 enrolled to vote, are recorded as voted.

After the Two party Preferences were calculated, the Australian Labor Party won by 30,527 votes.

The vote breakdown was: