Australia 2007 federal election
What was the result of the 2007 federal election in Australia?
Australian Labor Party won 83 of 150 seats with 43.4% of the vote. 94.8% 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 : Australian Labor Party won 83 of 150 seats with 43.4% of the vote; 94.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.4 points on 2004.
- Australian Labor Party 83 +23 seats 43.4% +5.8 points
- Liberal Party of Australia 55 −19 seats 36.3% −4.2 points
- Australian Greens 0 0 seats 7.8% +0.6 points
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 10 −2 seats 5.5% −0.4 points
- Family First Party 0 0 seats 2.0% 0.0 points
- 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 2004 federal election, party by party.
- Australian Labor Party83
- Liberal Party of Australia55
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia10
- Independents2
Key numbers
43.4%
Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party won 83 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+23 seats
Seats gained by Australian Labor Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Liberal Party of Australia lost 19 seats.
94.8%
Voter turnout
Up 0.4 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 83 | +23 | 43.4 | +5.8 | 5,388,184 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 55 | −19 | 36.3 | −4.2 | 4,506,302 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | +0.6 | 967,789 |
| National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia | 10 | −2 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 682,424 |
| Independents | 2 | −1 | 3.7 | −0.3 | 465,734 |
| Family First Party | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 246,798 |
± is the change against the Australia 2004 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Australian Labor Party 5,388,184
- Liberal Party of Australia 4,506,302
- Australian Greens 967,789
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 682,424
- Independents 465,734
- Family First Party 246,798
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?
94.8% of the 13,646,539 registered voters cast a ballot (12,930,814 ballots), up 0.4 points on 2004. 12,419,992 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Australian Labor Party43.4% of votes55.3% of seats
- Liberal Party of Australia36.3% of votes36.7% of seats
- National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia5.5% of votes6.7% of seats
- Australian Greens7.8% of votes0.0% of seats
- Family First Party2.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Australian Labor Party led Liberal Party of Australia by 7.1 points of the vote.
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