2013 Australian Federal Election

Australian federal election, 2013

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All 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority 40 (of the 76) seats in the Australian Senate
Registered	13,726,070
Turnout	93.2%
First party Second party   Leader Tony Abbott Kevin Rudd Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Leader since 1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) Leader's seat Warringah Griffith Last election 72 seats, 49.88% 72 seats, 50.12% Seats won 90 seats 55 seats Seat change 18 17 Popular vote 5,882,818 4,311,365 Percentage 45.55% 33.38% Swing 1.93 4.61 TPP 53.49% 46.51% TPP swing 3.61 3.61   Third party Fourth party   Leader Christine Milne Clive Palmer Party Greens Palmer United Leader since 13 March 2012 (2012-03-13) 1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) Leader's seat Senator for Tasmania Fairfax (won seat) Last election 1 seat, 11.76% new party Seats won 1 seat 1 seat Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,116,918 709,035 Percentage 8.65% 5.49% Swing 3.11 5.49   Fifth party   Leader Bob Katter Party Katter's Australian Leader since 3 June 2011 (2011-06-03) Leader's seat Kennedy Last election 0 Seats won 1 seat Seat change 1 Popular vote 134,226 Percentage 1.04% Swing 1.04%
Prime Minister before election Kevin Rudd Labor Subsequent Prime Minister Tony Abbott Liberal/National coalition

Kevin Rudd
Labor

Tony Abbott
Liberal/National coalition

A federal election to determine the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia took place on 7 September 2013. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition led by then-Opposition leader Tony Abbott of the Liberal Party of Australia and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia, led by Warren Truss, defeated the incumbent centre-left Labor Party government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by a 17-seat 3.6 percentage point two-party swing. Labor had been in government since the 2007 election. Abbott was sworn in by the Governor-General, Quentin Bryce as Australia's 28th Prime Minister on 18 September 2013 along with the Abbott Ministry and the members of the House of Representatives. The 44th Parliament of Australia opened on 12 November 2013, which is taken to be the commencement of the term of members of the House of Representatives. The new senators were sworn in by the next Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on 7 July 2014, with their six-year terms commencing on 1 July.

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