At the 2013 Australian federal election on September 7,2013 members will be elected for the 44th Parliament of Australia
About Australian Parliament
The Parliament is Bicameral -
House of Representatives(Lower House)-has 150 Seats
The Senate(Upper House)-has 76 Seats
Parties Position in the Current Parliament
In the 2010 Parliament Election,Labor and Liberal/National Coalition each won 72 Seats in the 150-Seat House of Representatives, 4 seats short of the requirement for Majority Govt
One member of the Australian Greens
One member of the National Party of Western Australia and
Four Independents
held the balance of power
Labor was able to form a Minority Govt with a 76–74 margin after securing the support of One member of the Australian Greens and three independents
2013 Australian Federal Election -Key Dates
- Governor General Quentin Bryce accepted Australian PM Kevin Rudd's advice to dissolve Parliament and hold a general election - Sunday August 4,2013
- Prorogation of 43rd Parliament - 5.29 pm Monday 5 August 2013
- Dissolution of House of Representatives - 5.30 pm Monday 5 August 2013
- Issue of writs - Monday August 5,2013
- Close of rolls - 8 pm Monday August 12, 2013
- Close of candidate nominations - 12 pm Thursday August 15,2013
- Declaration of candidate nominations - 12 pm Friday August16, 2013
- Election day - Saturday September 7,2013
- Last day for the return of writs - Wednesday November 13,2013
- Deadline for first meeting of the 44th Parliament
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, and opposition leader Tony Abbott pose during the Leaders Debate, ahead of the September 7 election at the National Press Club in Canberra on Aug 11,2013
The two leading candidates made their final push on the campaign trail on Friday, with Kevin Rudd appealing to undecided voters, saying they could close the gap.
Kevin Rudd was campaigning in the New South Wales Central Coast, while Tony Abbott spoke at a guitar factory in Melbourne.
The prime minister emphasised the Labor government's economic record and said his priority was "jobs, more jobs and jobs, health, hospitals and broadband, and to keep support for cost of living pressures".
Tony Abbott said the coalition would "end the waste, stop the boats, and build roads of the 21st Century".
He also warned voters against "another hung parliament, and a weak and divided Labor-Green government".
Election Day Saturday Sep 7,2013
More than 14 million people are expected to vote in Saturday's election.All Citizens over 18 must vote by law.
Voter surveys show Tony Abbott’s Conservative coalition could be headed for a landslide victory over Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Labour Party.
Tony Abbot Wins Australian Federal Election
Abbott’s conservative Liberal party-led coalition won a crushing victory at elections Saturday Sep 7,2013 against the center-left Labour Party, which had ruled for six years
With more than 90 % of votes counted, official figures from the
Australian Electoral Commission showed the Liberals ahead 53 % to
Labour’s 47 %. The coalition was on track to win 91 seats in the
150-seat House of Representatives, and Labour 54.
According to the Australian Electoral Commission’s latest counting early Sunday Sep 8,2013 had the coalition likely to win a clear majority of 88 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives. Labour appeared likely to secure 57.
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