Australia 2001 federal election
What was the result of the 2001 federal election in Australia?
Liberal Party of Australia won 68 of 150 seats with 37.1% of the vote. 94.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Australia- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Party of Australia won 68 of 150 seats with 37.1% of the vote; 94.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.1 points on 1998.
- Australian Labor Party 65 −2 seats 37.8% −2.3 points
- Liberal Party of Australia 68 +4 seats 37.1% +3.2 points
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 13 −3 seats 5.6% +0.3 points
- Australian Democrats 0 0 seats 5.4% +0.3 points
- Australian Greens 0 0 seats 5.0% +2.4 points
- One Nation 0 0 seats 4.3% −4.1 points
- Country Liberal Party 1 0.3%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Australia 1998 federal election, party by party.
- Liberal Party of Australia68
- Australian Labor Party65
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia13
- Independents3
- Country Liberal Party1
Key numbers
37.1%
Share of the vote won by Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia won 68 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+4 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Party of Australia
The largest gain in seats compared with 1998. National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia lost 3 seats.
94.9%
Voter turnout
Down 0.1 points on 1998.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 65 | −2 | 37.8 | −2.3 | 4,341,420 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 68 | +4 | 37.1 | +3.2 | 4,254,071 |
| National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia | 13 | −3 | 5.6 | +0.3 | 643,926 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | +0.3 | 620,225 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | +2.4 | 569,074 |
| Independents | 3 | +2 | 4.4 | +0.2 | 510,365 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | −4.1 | 498,032 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0.3 | 36,961 |
± is the change against the Australia 1998 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Australian Labor Party 4,341,420
- Liberal Party of Australia 4,254,071
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 643,926
- Australian Democrats 620,225
- Australian Greens 569,074
- Independents 510,365
- One Nation 498,032
- Country Liberal Party 36,961
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
94.9% of the 12,708,837 registered voters cast a ballot (12,054,665 ballots), down 0.1 points on 1998. 11,474,074 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1987 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Liberal Party of Australia37.1% of votes45.3% of seats
- Australian Labor Party37.8% of votes43.3% of seats
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia5.6% of votes8.7% of seats
- Country Liberal Party0.3% of votes0.7% of seats
- Australian Democrats5.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Australian Greens5.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- One Nation4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Australian Labor Party led Liberal Party of Australia by 0.7 points of the vote.
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