Prime Minister of Australia from 23rd Nov 2007 to 24th June 2010 and again from 27th June 2013
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Kevin Michael Rudd, born Nambour, Queensland on 21 September 1957.
This Resource Super Profits Tax does seem to be a bit confusing, although in some ways it should be very simple.
If a company makes excess profits selling material that is the property of every Australian, (ie: our Land) then what is wrong with that company giving some of that … Read the rest
A word for word quote by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, on the ABC’s 7.30 Report on 17th May 2010:
“I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say, but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was … Read the rest
South Australia went to the Polls, with the ALP expecting a swing against them, but even with a smaller vote count than the Liberals, the ALP still won the election after winning 25 seats.
As at midnight on Election day, 72.9% of the vote … Read the rest
Tasmania goes to the Polls, with the ALP expecting a swing against them.
As at midnight on Election day, 84.2% of the vote had been counted, with ALP getting 37.1% and Liberals a higher figure of 39.1%, with 21.3% going to the Greens.
Votes| Votes | Party | % of Vote | Seats | % of Seats | 424,715 | Australian Labor Party | 45.22% | 28 | 59.6% | 319,041 | Liberal Party of Australia | 33.97% | 15 | 31.9% | 60,949 | SA Greens | 6.49% | 0 | 55,192 | Family First Party | 5.88% |
The New South Wales state election was held on 24th March 2007, with theincumbentLabor partyretaining power as the electedGovernmentof the day.
| Votes | Party | % of Vote | Seats | % of Seats | 1,384,748 | Australian Labor Party | 35.15% | 50 | 53.8% | 151,112 | Country Labor | 3.84% | 2 | 2.2% | 1,061,269 |
2001 Queensland State Election – February 17, 2001
Seats won
66 Australian Labor Party
14 Liberal National Party
3 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
6 Independents
Total 89
2,276,044 Total Enrolment
2,106,350 Total Votes
47,840 Informal votes (wasted) 2.27%
2,058,510 Votes Counted 92.54% of total enrolled
Primary Vote allocation
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The Australian 2007 Federal Election was held on 24th November 2007
There were 13,646,539 eligible voters on the day, and 12,930,814 (or 94.76%) of them voted.
Voting is compulsory in Australia, and those without a valid reason to not vote would have received a … Read the rest
The Australian 2004 Federal Election was held on 9th October 2004.
The main party Leaders were:
John Howard – Liberal/Nationals
Mark Latham – Australian Labor Party
There were 13,098,461 eligible voters on the day, and 12,354,983 (or 94.32%) of them voted.
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