Australian federal election, 2001

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10 November 2001 (2001-11-10)

→ 2004

All 150 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority in the House 40 (of the 76) seats in the Australian Senate

Registered	12,054,664
Turnout	94.9%
	First party	Second party

Leader	John Howard	Kim Beazley
Party	Liberal/National coalition	Labor
Leader since	30 January 1995 (1995-01-30)	19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
Leader's seat	Bennelong	Brand
Last election	80 seats	67 seats
Seats won	82 seats	65 seats
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	5,846,289	5,627,785
Percentage	50.95%	49.05%
Swing	1.93	1.93

Prime Minister before election

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition

Subsequent Prime Minister

John Howard
Liberal/National coalition

Federal elections were 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.

Independents: Peter Andren, Tony Windsor, Bob Katter

The following table indicates seats that changed hands from one party to another at this election. It compares the election results with the previous margins, taking into account redistributions in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and both territories. As a result, it includes the seats of Macarthur and Parramatta, which were held by Liberal members but had notional Labor margins. The table does not include the new seat of Hasluck (retained by Labor); the abolished Northern Territory, which was divided into Lingiari (retained by Labor) and Solomon (retained by the CLP); or Paterson, a Labor seat made Liberal by the redistribution

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