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ISSUES The September 11 Terrorist Attacks and the MS Tampa were strong influences in the minds of voters at this election, focusing debate around the issues of Asylum Seekers and National Security . The Howard Government also alleged during the campaign that asylum seekers had thrown persons overboard from one of their vessels and this claim later became known as the Children Overboard Affair . NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS House of Representatives Party Votes % Change Seats -- Liberal Party 4,291,033 37.1 (+02.9) 69 (+5) National Party Of Australia 643,924 05.6 (+00.3) 13 (-3) Australian Labor Party 4,341,419 37.8 (-02.3) 65 (-4) Australian Democrats 620,248 05.4 (+00.3) - Australian Greens 569,075 04.3 (+02.4) - Pauline Hanson 's One Nation 498,028 05.0 (-04.1) - Others 510,366 04.4 3 (+2) -- Total 11,474,093 150 -- Senate Party Votes % Change Seats Holdovers Total Liberal / National Party 4,863,227 41.8 (+04.5) 20 17 35 Australian Labor Party 3,990,997 34.2 (-03.7) 14 17 29 Australian Democrats 843,130 07.2 (-01.4) 4 (-1) 4 8 Australian Greens 570,509 04.9 (+02.2) 2 (+1) - 2 Pauline Hanson's One Nation 644,364 05.5 (-03.5) - 1 1 Others 715,488 06.1 - 1 1 Total 11,627,715 40 40 76 In Senate elections the Liberal and National parties run joint tickets in some states. The total number of Senators is 76, but the four Territory Senators are all elected at each election, so that 40 Senators are elected at each half-Senate election. Holdovers are those seats won at the previous half-senate election in 1998. SOURCE |
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