The 2007 general election for the Parliament of Australia is expected to take place in November or early December, with 33 to 68 days' notice.^[1] Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... This article is about the political process. ... Image File history File links Vote. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Image File history File links John_Howard_May_2006. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... The main entrance to Parliament House in Canberra, with the flag mast visible. ...

The opposition centre-left Australian Labor Party, currently led by Kevin Rudd and deputy leader Julia Gillard, will be the main challenger to the incumbent centre-right coalition government in power since the 1996 election, currently led by the Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, John Howard, and his coalition partner the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party of Australia, Mark Vaile. The Opposition in Australia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. ... In politics, the term centre-left is commonly used to describe and denote political parties or organisations that stretch from the centre to the left or are moderately left-wing, as opposed to extreme left wing beliefs such as communism. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... This article has been selected as the current Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote political parties or organizations (such as think tanks) that stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Hon Mark Vaile Eric William Day (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, is the leader of the Nationals and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Following the 2004 election outcome, Labor, with 60 seats, requires 16 additional seats in the 150-member House of Representatives to form a majority government. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... In the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. ...

The Australian Greens, Family First Party, and the Australian Democrats amongst other parties and candidates will be vying for the balance of power in the Senate. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Family First Party (FFP/F1) is a political party in Australia, with policies that generally mirror socially conservative and family values. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... Balance of power refers to the division, distribution, or separation of powers within a national political system. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...

Election date

Under the provisions of the Constitution, the next general election must be held by 19 January 2008. No federal election has ever been held in January. There must be a minimum of 33 days and a maximum of 68 days between the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the day of the election. is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Prime Minister of the day (currently John Howard) chooses the election date and advises the Governor-General to dissolve the House and issue the writs for the election. John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ...

With a minimum 33 days notice, taking practical considerations such as the Christmas season into account, and noting that no federal election has ever been held later than 19 December (the 1931 election), the latest day an election can be called is as follows: For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 19, 1931. ...

• October 8 for November 10
• October 15 for November 17
• October 22 for November 24
• October 29 for December 1
• November 5 for December 8
• November 12 for December 15.

Howard has ruled out a 2008 election, stating that it will be held "between now and very early December,"^[2] and will be announced at "the appropriate time."^[3] A late November or early December election appears most likely, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting approximately A$7 million worth of Liberal Party advertising has been booked with the three commercial TV networks from early October to the end of November.^[4] Liberal sources have also confirmed that there are plans to delay the election as long as possible, declaring parliament may resume in late October, with the election as late as December.^[5] Liberal sources are also suggesting that a long 6-week election campaign is being planned in attempts to peg back ground in the polls.^[6] ... This article describes, in detail, all of the Australian television channels. ...

At a social breakfast on September 29, 2007 Treasurer Peter Costello either intentionally or unintentionally let slip that the election could be on 24 November, the last Saturday in November. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957) is an Australian politician. ...

Hughes: "What are you talking about, the election or the grand final?"

Costello: "They all culminate together this time of year, of course, the last day of September, and the last day of November, isn't it?"

However, Costello quickly corrected himself:

"Some time between now and Christmas — and it won't be Christmas Day."

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Polling

Two party preferred polling by Newspoll, ACNielsen, Roy Morgan and Galaxy since the previous election.

Roy Morgan, Newspoll, ACNeilsen and Galaxy timegraph polling shows Labor leading the coalition in responses to a number of key poll questions since mid-2006, with Labor consolidating its lead after Rudd assumed the Labor leadership, at which point Rudd also assumed the polling position on the question of preferred Prime Minister. Image File history File links Pollchart-tpp. ... Image File history File links Pollchart-tpp. ... The Mackerras Pendulum was invented by Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of measuring the swings to and from political parties in a legislature such as the Australian House of Representatives which is comprised of single-member electorates. ... Newspoll Market Research is an Australian company providing opinion polling and other market research services. ... ACNielsens Logo ACNielsen is an international marketing research firm, based in Schaumburg, Illinois. ... Roy Morgan Research Corporate Logo Roy Morgan Research is an Australian market research company based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Galaxy Research is an Australian market researching company which has recently expanded into providing opinion polling for State and Federal politics. ...

ACNielsen polling in March 2007 showed 53% of respondents preferred Rudd as Prime Minister compared with Howard on 39%, and Labor on 61% of the two-party preferred (2PP) vote to the Coalition's 39%. Rudd's personal approval rating of 67% makes him the most popular opposition leader in the poll's 35-year history,^[8] with Newspoll (News Limited) 2PP polling the highest in its history. The largest 2PP election result for the ALP in it's history was at the 1943 election on an estimate of 58.2 percent. ACNielsens Logo ACNielsen is an international marketing research firm, based in Schaumburg, Illinois. ... When the single transferable vote voting system is applied to a single-winner election it is sometimes called instant-runoff voting (IRV), as it is much like holding a series of runoff elections in which the lowest polling candidate is eliminated in each round until someone receives majority vote. ... Newspoll Market Research is an Australian company providing opinion polling and other market research services. ... News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on August 21, 1943. ...

Howard's poll numbers were in the 30s (according to Newspoll), are the lowest the prime minister has experienced since the lead up to the 2001 election. A post-budget "bounce" did not materialise for the government, with Labor's lead increasing despite the government's tax cuts and increased spending in the federal budget. However, the Prime Minister has sinced pushed up his numbers, closing the gap with Rudd to as little as 1% in early July. Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ...

A weighted collaboration of all polling since Rudd assumed the ALP leadership shows an average Labor 2PP figure of 57% compared with the coalition's 43%, and Rudd's consistent outpolling of Howard as preferred Prime Minister, something not achieved under previous leaders Kim Beazley, Mark Latham, or Simon Crean. For Kim Beazleys father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), a former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... Simon Findlay Crean (born 26 February 1949) an Australian politician, was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level, from November 2001 to 2 December 2003. ...

Possums Pollytics states that due to the uneven nature of the swings, where safe Liberal seats are swinging up to 14.6% with safe Labor seats swinging around only 4.1%, the Labor party stands to end up with 106 of the 150 lower house seats.^[9]

Despite polling consistently showing that the economy and national security are the Coalition's strong areas, August 2007 saw Ipsos polling finding 39% of voters thought Labor was the better economic manager, compared with 36% for the coalition, while 25% were undecided.^[10]

Issues

The most comprehensive changes to Australia's industrial relations system since federation, known as WorkChoices, were enacted by the Howard Liberal government in December 2005, and came in to effect in March 2006.

Electoral advertising shown on Australian free-to-air and pay TV in 2004 by the Liberal Party indicating, despite five interest rate rises since the October 2004 federal election, the commitment of a Howard Liberal government to "keep interest rates at record lows". In response, Mr Howard stated^[11] "[Rudd] can scour every transcript, and I will make them available, of every interview that I gave during that election campaign and he will find no such commitment."

Roy Morgan polling in June 2007 revealed WorkChoices as the biggest reason behind the Labor vote, with a negative perception of unions as the biggest reason behind the coalition vote.^[12] Attempts by the Liberals to have business groups fund advertisements to counter union-backed anti-WorkChoices advertisements suggest that industrial relations will be a key battleground at the 2007 election.^[13] The share of voters concerned about industrial relations grew from 31% to 53% in the two years to June 2006, with almost half of voters backing Labor's ability to handle the issue.^[14] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A Boeing employee speaks at a trade union rally The field of industrial relations looks at the relationship between management and workers, particularly groups of workers represented by a union. ... WorkChoices, or the Workplace Relations Act 1996 as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Workchoices) Act 2005, came into effect in March 2006. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... An interest rate is the price a borrower pays for the use of money he does not own, and the return a lender receives for deferring his consumption, by lending to the borrower. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... WorkChoices, or the Workplace Relations Act 1996 as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Workchoices) Act 2005, came into effect in March 2006. ...

A Newspoll released in June 2006 identified health and Medicare as the most important issue for voters, with 83% of respondents rating it "very important". Other key issues included education (79%), the economy (67%), the environment (60%) and national security (60%). Taxation and interest rates, key issues in previous campaigns, were rated very important by 54% and 51% respectively. Immigration, a key issue in 2001, scored 43%. The poll showed that voters considered Labor better-placed to handle health and education, albeit by a small margin, but gave the government strong backing on the economy and national security.^[14] Medicare is Australias publicly-funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ...

The environment, in particular climate change and water management, will likely be a major issue. Labor's pledge to spearhead construction of a $4.7 billion fibre-to-the-node broadband network suggests that infrastructure could also figure prominently on the campaign trail.^[15] Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 450,000 years For current global climate change, see Global warming. ...

On 7 June in a speech promoting the government's handling of the economy, Treasurer Peter Costello recalled the notorious learner driver slogan of the 2004 election: "This [the economy] is like a highly engineered racing car and I tell you what, I wouldn't be putting an L-plate driver in the cockpit at the moment".^[16] August 2007 saw a 0.25% interest rate rise to 6.5%, the fifth rise since the last election.^[17] this photo was taken by me, User:Adam Carr, and is released by me into the public domain This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Adam Carr. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... An interest rate is the price a borrower pays for the use of money he does not own, and the return a lender receives for deferring his consumption, by lending to the borrower. ...

Electoral prospects: House of Representatives

See also: Candidates of the Australian general election, 2007

Though the government enjoys a comfortable majority of 24 in the 150-seat Australian House of Representatives, 23 of its MPs will be defending two-party-preferred (2PP) margins of 6% or less in 2007. Labor requires a gain of 16 seats to form a majority government in the lower house, which corresponds to a uniform swing of 4.8%. This article provides details on candidates preselected for the 2007 Australian federal election. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... In the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. ... The Mackerras Pendulum was invented by Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of measuring the swings to and from political parties in a legislature such as the Australian House of Representatives which is comprised of single-member electorates. ...

A gain of 15 seats, however, would put a Labor win beyond doubt. Labor would have as many seats as the combined total of Coalition and independents, so making one of the independents Speaker would give it a majority on the floor. Regardless of their inclinations, there would be nothing the independents could do to give the Coalition a majority.

High-profile candidates

Labor will field a number of high-profile candidates in 2007. Broadcaster Maxine McKew will challenge John Howard in his electorate of Bennelong.^[18] Union boss Bill Shorten, touted as a future prime minister during the Beaconsfield mine collapse drama, will contest the safe Labor seat of Maribyrnong. Former New South Wales attorney-general Bob Debus will contest the marginal seat of Macquarie. ACTU Secretary Greg Combet has been announced as the ALP's candidate for Charlton, a safe seat in New South Wales. The assistant secretary of the ACTU Richard Marles will contest the Victorian seat of Corio, which Labor currently holds by a 5.7% margin. Nicole Cornes, a journalist for the Sunday Mail and the wife of media personality and ex-footballer Graham Cornes is the ALP's candidate for Boothby, a South Australian seat which Liberal MP Andrew Southcott currently holds by a margin of 5.4%. The ALP have also recruited Mia Handshin, a journalist for The Advertiser and a small business operator, to contest another South Australian seat, Sturt. Sturt is currently represented by Government minister Christopher Pyne who holds the seat by a 6.8% margin. ^[19] Another ALP recruit, former Australian military lawyer Mike Kelly will contest the marginal seat of Eden-Monaro in regional NSW. Maxine McKew (born 1953) is an Australian Labor parliamentary candidate and former journalist. ... The Division of Bennelong is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Bill Shorten William Richard Shorten (born 1967), Australian trade union official, is National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), one of Australias oldest and largest unions. ... Location of Beaconsfield The Beaconsfield mine collapse occurred on April 25, 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. ... The Division of Maribyrnong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Bob Debus (born Ryde, New South Wales, 1943,) is an Australian politician. ... The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ... Greg Combet speaking at the Your Rights at Work rally in Melbourne, 15 November 2005 Greg Combet speaking in November 2005, shortly after the Government introduced its WorkChoices legislation Gregory Ivan Combet AM (born 28 April 1958) is an Australian trade unionist and has been Secretary of the Australian Council... The Division of Charlton is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Richard Marles (born 13 July 1967), Australian trade unionist, is the endorsed Australian Labor Party candidate for the Victorian federal seat of Corio, based on Geelong, for the 2007 federal election. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Nicole Cornes is an Australian politician. ... The Advertiser is the only local daily newspaper published in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Graham S. Cornes OAM, SANFL Hall of Fame, SANFL League Life Member, (born March 31, 1948 in South Australia) is a former Australian rules football player and coach, as well as a media personality. ... The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... Dr Andrew Southcott Dr Andrew John Southcott (born 15 October 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia. ... The Advertiser is the only local daily newspaper published in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The Division of Sturt is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... Hon Christopher Pyne Christopher Maurice Pyne (born 13 August 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Sturt, South Australia. ... Colonel Mike Kelly, Australian politician, is a former Australian military lawyer turned politician, contesting the marginal seat of Eden-Monaro in the 2007 Australian Federal election for the Australian Labor Party. ... The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...

The ALP has received criticism from some quarters regarding their recent recruitments, especially the trend of placing union bosses in safe seats while leaving "star" candidates to contest seats held by the Liberal Party. Greg Combet's selection, in particular, has received criticism and anger from Kelly Hoare, the MP he replaces, and others within the New South Wales Labor Party. ^[20] Kelly Hoare Kelly Joy Hoare (born 1 July 1963), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Charlton, New South Wales. ...

Redistribution

An electoral redistribution completed in September 2006 by the Australian Electoral Commission will increase the size of the Queensland delegation by one, at the expense of New South Wales. The western New South Wales seat of Gwydir will be abolished and a new seat of Flynn, based around Gladstone, created in its place. Both the old seat and the new are safe for the National Party. The term redistribution is used in Australia to mean a redrawing of electoral boundaries. ... The Mackerras federal election pendulum, 2006 shows the state of the major political parties ahead of the Australian general election, 2007. ... AEC logo The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. ... The Division of Gwydir is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... For other uses, see Gladstone (disambiguation). ...

The other major change sees boundaries shift for Liberal-held Macquarie and Labor-held Parramatta: both are now notionally held by the opposing party. A number of other seats were also substantially changed, including Parkes, Farrer, Calare, Greenway and Hughes. The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Parkes is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division, centred on the regional city of Albury, New South Wales. ... The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Greenway is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Hughes is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...

Marginal seats

Labor and the Coalition each hold 23 marginal seats: seats with 2PP margins of 6% or less. Since the 2006 redistribution, Labor-held Parramatta is notionally a Liberal marginal and Liberal-held Macquarie is notionally a Labor marginal. A marginal seat is a district or constituency held with a particularly small majority in a Parliamentary election conducted under a non-proportional electoral system. ...

The marginal seats of Makin (South Australia) and Cowan (Western Australia), held on 2PP margins of less than 1% by the Liberals and Labor respectively, will be especially closely-watched, with sitting MPs Trish Draper and Graham Edwards retiring at the election. In the south-eastern New South Wales seat of Eden-Monaro, Liberal Gary Nairn will be defending the so-called bellwether electorate for the government with a 2PP margin of 3.3%. The Liberal electorate of Lindsay, with a 2PP margin of 2.9% will be another seat which will be hotly contested due to popular member Jackie Kelly's announcement that she will not be recontesting the seat. The Division of Makin is located in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. ... Trish Draper Patricia Trish Draper (born 2 April 1959), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Makin, South Australia. ... Graham Edwards Graham John Edwards (born 18 July 1946), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Cowan, Western Australia. ... The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Hon Gary Nairn Gary Roy Nairn (born 3 January 1951), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Eden-Monaro, New South Wales. ... In politics, a bellwether (often, incorrectly, bellweather or bellwhether) is a region whose political tendencies match in microcosm what occurs in a wider area. ... The Division of Lindsay is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Jacqueline Marie Jackie Kelly (born 18 February 1964), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Lindsay, New South Wales. ...

Currently polling indicates that the two Tasmanian marginal seats of Bass and Braddon, both in the state's north, are likely to return to the ALP at this election. Both seats were lost by the ALP to the government at the last election, with commentators associating this with Mark Latham's forestry policy and its lack of popularity in these seats. Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114... The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division northern Tasmania, Australia. ... The Division of Braddon is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. ...

In the table below, based on the Mackerras electoral pendulum, marginal seats are shown in the order they would fall, assuming a uniform swing. A uniform swing to Labor would deliver the party seats on the left-hand side. A uniform swing to the Coalition would deliver seats to the Liberals and Nationals on the right-hand side. The Mackerras federal election pendulum, 2006 shows the state of the major political parties ahead of the Australian general election, 2007. ...

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Bill Shorten outside Woods Boronia electoral office during the Dec1st anti-WorkChoices rally Jason Wood (born 24 May 1968), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of La Trobe, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Gavan OConnor Gavan Michael OConnor (born 2 December 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Corio, Victoria. ... The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division situated in southeast Queensland. ... Cameron Paul Thompson (born 1 October 1960), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Blair, Queensland. ... The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Wayne Swan Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to March 1996 and again since October 1998, representing the Division of Lilley, Queensland. ... The Division of Page is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Hon Ian Causley Ian Raymond Causley (born 19 October 1940),Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996 representing the Division of Page, New South Wales. ... The Division of Brand is an Australian Electoral Division located south of Perth, Western Australia and including the towns of Mandurah and Rockingham. ... For Kim Beazleys father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... Dr Andrew Southcott Dr Andrew John Southcott (born 15 October 1967), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia. ... The Division of Jagajaga is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 29 December 1953), is an Australian politician. ... Corangamite is an federal electoral Division in Victoria, Australia. ... Stewart McArthur Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 27 October 1937), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since February 1984, representing the Division of Corangamite, Victoria. ... The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Archibald Ronald Arch Bevis (born 10 April 1955), Australian politician, has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1990, representing the Division of Brisbane, Queensland. ... The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of McMillan, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. ... The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Kirsten Livermore Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland. ... The Division of Deakin is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Phillip Barresi Phillip Anthony Barresi (born 8 August 1955), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Deakin, Victoria. ... Melbourne Ports is an Australian federal electoral division in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Michael Danby Michael David Danby (born 16 February 1955), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Melbourne Ports, Victoria. ... The Division of Dobell is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Ken Ticehurst Kenneth Ticehurst (born 22 January 1945), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Dobell, New South Wales. ... The Division of Lyons is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. ... Godfrey Harry Dick Adams (born 29 April 1951), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyons, Tasmania. ... The Division of Bennelong is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Division of Bruce is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Alan Griffin Alan Peter Griffin (born 23 February Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Corinella, Victoria 1993_96 and the Division of Bruce, Victoria, since 1996. ... The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Hon Gary Nairn Gary Roy Nairn (born 3 January 1951), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Eden-Monaro, New South Wales. ... Banks is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Daryl Melham Daryl Melham (born 27 November 1954), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Banks, New South Wales. ... The Division of Lindsay is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Jacqueline Marie Jackie Kelly (born 18 February 1964), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Lindsay, New South Wales. ... The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Craig Emerson Dr Craig Anthony Emerson (born 15 November 1954), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the seat of Rankin, Queensland. ... The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Hon Gary Hardgrave Gary Douglas Hardgrave (born 5 January 1960), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Moreton, Queensland. ... The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... John Paul Murphy (born 31 May 1950), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Lowe, New South Wales. ... The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. ... Dave Tollner David Tollner (born 31 January 1966), Australian politician, has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Solomon, Northern Territory. ... The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Anna Burke Anna Burke (born 1 January 1966), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Chisholm, Victoria. ... The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division northern Tasmania, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian politician. ... The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966), Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Ballarat, Victoria for the Australian Labor Party. ... Location in Sydney The Federal Division of Wentworth is a foundation division of the Australian Parliament, created at the Federation of the Australian Colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954), Australian politician, is the Federal Minister for Environment and Water Resources. ... The Division of Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Anthony Byrne Anthony Michael Byrne (born 1 December Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Holt, Victoria. ... Stirling is an Australian federal electoral division in the inner northern and beachside suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. ... Michael Keenan (born 19 March 1972), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Stirling, Western Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. ... The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Ann Corcoran Ann Kathleen Corcoran (born 21 September 1951), an Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2000 representing the Division of Isaacs, Victoria. ... The Division of Hasluck is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. ... Stuart Henry (born 21 June 1946), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Hasluck, Western Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. ... The Division of Richmond is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Justine Elliot (born 29 July 1967), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. ... The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Julie Owens (born 17 October 1958), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 2004, representing the Division of Parramatta, New South Wales. ... 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Electoral prospects: Senate

A total of 36 senators are not up for re-election: 19 from the Coalition, 14 from Labor, two Australian Greens and one Family First. The Coalition needs to win 20 of the 40 contested Senate seats to maintain its Senate majority, while Labor would need to win 25 seats to have a Senate majority in its own right. A Labor majority would require a preferred vote of over 57% in five of the six states; this would be a record for Labor, surpassing the 55.09% it recorded in the 1943 election. Given the current Senate majority of one in favour of the Coalition, it is likely that the balance of power will revert to the minor parties.^[21] The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on August 21, 1943. ...

The Australian Democrats, who were the minor party with the most Senators from 1978 to 2005, now face electoral oblivion. All four Democrat seats are up for re-election, and two incumbents, Andrew Murray and Natasha Stott Despoja, have indicated that they will not seek a fresh term. The loss of Stott Despoja, arguably the nation's highest-profile Democrat, will complicate the party's efforts to resuscitate its electoral appeal. The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based... Andrew James Marshall Murray (born 29 January 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing Western Australia. ... Natasha Stott Despoja Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja (born 9 September 1969), Australian politician, has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate for South Australia since November 1995. ...

The minor parties with a chance of holding the balance of power are the Australian Greens and Family First. With the exception of Greens Senator Bob Brown who is likely to receive sufficient first preference votes (14.3%) in Tasmania to secure re-election, each party's success will largely depend on securing favourable preference flows from the major parties and assorted micro-parties. While the Coalition is expected to preference Family First ahead of the Greens, the battle to secure Labor's preferences will be fierce. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... For other uses, see Bob Brown (disambiguation). ... Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114...

Government senators Paul Calvert, Rod Kemp, Sandy Macdonald and Kay Patterson; and Labor senator Robert Ray will not contest the 2007 election. The Hon. ... Charles Roderick Rod Kemp (born 21 December 1944), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1990, representing Victoria. ... John Alexander Lindsay Sandy Macdonald (born 10 May 1954), Australian politician, has been a National Party of Australia member of the Australian Senate since July, 1993, representing the state of New South Wales. ... Kay Patterson Kay Christine Lesley Patterson (born November 21, 1944) has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since 1987, representing the state of Victoria. ... Robert Francis Ray (born 8 April 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate since July 1981, representing the state of Victoria. ...

High-profile candidates

Independent Peter Andren, the Member for Calare in NSW, had originally decided to contest the Senate following the substantial changes to the boundaries of his electorate. This would have created significant interest to the senate election in his state. However, following his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on 10 August 2007, Andren decided to not stand for re-election.^[22] Peter James Andren (born 28 August 1946), is an Australian politician. ... The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumour within the pancreatic gland. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

Andrew Wilkie has been pre-selected as second on the ticket for the Tasmanian Greens behind Senator Bob Brown. He is a former intelligence officer who resigned from the Office of National Assessments (ONA) over his concerns about government use of intelligence information in building a case for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In the 2004 election he polled 16% for the Greens in Prime Minister John Howard's electorate of Bennelong. Andrew Wilkie resigned from the Australian intelligence services in March 2003 in opposition to the misuse of intelligence during the Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... The Tasmanian Greens are a political party who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the building of the Franklin Dam. ... For other uses, see Bob Brown (disambiguation). ... An intelligence officer is a person employed by an organisation to collect, compile and analyse information (known as intelligence) which is of use to that organisation. ... The Office of National Assessments (ONA) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for the analysis of intelligence. ... The subject of this article is the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Division of Bennelong is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ...

Former Queensland politician Pauline Hanson announced recently that she will be standing for the Senate in Queensland. ^[23] Pauline Lee Hanson (née Seccombe; born May 27, 1954) is an Australian politician who was the leader of One Nation Party, a party with a populist, anti-immigration platform. ...

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See also

• Mackerras federal election pendulum, 2006
• Candidates of the Australian general election, 2007
• List of political parties in Australia

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External links

• ABC Online: 2007 Federal Election
• The Crikey Guide to the 2007 Election
• AustralianPolitics.com: 2007 Federal Election
• The Poll Bludger - Federal Election 2007
• OzPolitics - Australian Federal Election 2007
• Adam Carr's Guide to the 2007 Federal Election
• Possums Pollytics
• Parliament of Australia - Election Timetable
• Australian Electoral Commission
• OzPolitics Polling
• Simon Jackman's 2007 Election Analysis
• Antony Green's Election Guide - 2007 Federal Election, ABC