Australia 2004 Legislative Election

Chamber		Senate
Date of Election		October 9 , 2004
Type of Electoral System		Proportional
Number of Seats Available		76 *
Length of Legislative Term		6 years
		Number of Seats **		Percentage of Votes
Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) / National Party of Australia (NPA)		39		45.0%
	Liberal Party of Australia (LPA)		-		17.8%
	National Party of Australia (NPA)		-		1.4%
	Combined Lists of LPA-NPA		-		25.6%
	Country Liberal Party (CLP)		-		0.3%
Australian Labor Party (ALP)		28		35.6%
Australian Greens		4		7.5%
Family First Party (FF)		1		1.8%
Australian Democrats (AD)		4		2.1%
One Nation (ON)		-		1.7%
Christian Democratic Party (CDP) Fred Nile Group		-		1.2%

* Twelve members were elected from each state, and 2 each from the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territories.
** Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution of seats.

Chamber		House of Representatives
Date of Election		October 9 , 2004
Type of Electoral System		Majority ***
Number of Seats Available		150
Length of Legislative Term		3 years
		Number of Seats		Percentage of Votes #
Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) / National Party of Australia (NPA)		87		46.4%
	Liberal Party of Australia (LPA)		74		40.4%
	National Party of Australia (NPA)		12		5.8%
	Country Liberal Party		1		0.4%
Australian Labor Party (ALP)		60		38.2%
Australian Greens		-		7.0%
Family First Party (FF)		-		2.0%
Australian Democrats (AD)		-		1.2%
One Nation (ON)		-		1.2%
Christian Democratic Party (CDP) Fred Nile Group		-		0.6%
Independents		3		2.4%

*** Preferential balloting - progressive elimination of lowest-ranked candidates with a redistribution of preferences until one candidate secures a majority.

Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections in Australia). [Internet]. 21 March 2005.