The table on this page shows the seats that changed hands in the 2004 House of Representatives election.
A total of 15 seats changed hands. A new seat was created in Queensland (Bonner) and a South Australian seat (Bonython) was abolished. A number of seats had notional majorities for one side or the other, due to redistributions.
The ALP won 60 seats, a net loss of 5. It lost 8 seats to the Coalition (including the new and notionally ALP seat of Bonner) but won 4 back. The South Australian seat of Bonython was abolished in a redistribution and its sitting member transferred to the notionally Labor seat of Wakefield, but was defeated. The ALP also regained Cunningham, lost in a 2002 by-election to the Greens.
The Coalition won 87 seats, a net gain of 5. It won 9 seats from the ALP but also lost 4 to the ALP. The Coalition’s parliamentary majority was an overall 24 seats. It was the Howard government’s 4th consecutive election win and the second in a row in which the government increased its majority.
The three independents from the previous parliament all retained their seats: Peter Andren (Calare), Bob Katter (Kennedy) and Tony Windsor (New England).
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Summary of Seats Changing Hands – 2004 Federal Election | ||||
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Party/Group | 2007 Seats | Seats Won | Seats Lost | 2010 Total |
ALP | ||||
Coalition (Liberal, Nationals & Country Liberals) | ||||
Independent | (Calare, Kennedy, New England) |
In the following table, the names of retiring sitting members are shown in italics, followed by the name of the new candidate for that party.
SEATS CHANGING HANDS AT THE 2004 FEDERAL ELECTION | ||||||
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No. | Seat | State/ Territory |
Member/ Candidate |
HELD BY | Member | WON BY |
Cunningham | Michael Organ | Greens | Sharon Bird | ALP | ||
Greenway | Frank Mossfield Ed Husic |
ALP | Louise Markus | Liberal | ||
Parramatta | Ross Cameron | Liberal | Julie Owens | ALP | ||
Richmond | Larry Anthony | National | Justine Elliot | ALP | ||
McMillan | Christian Zahra | ALP (nominally Liberal) | Russell Broadbent | Liberal | ||
Bonner | Con Sciacca | ALP (nominally ALP) | Ross Vasta | Liberal | ||
Bowman | Con Sciacca Donna Webster |
ALP (nominally Liberal) | Andrew Laming | Liberal | ||
Hasluck | Sharryn Jackson | ALP | Stuart Henry | Liberal | ||
Stirling | Jann McFarlane | ALP | Michael Keenan | Liberal | ||
Adelaide | Trish Worth | Liberal | Kate Ellis | ALP | ||
Hindmarsh | Christine Gallus Simon Birmingham |
Liberal | Steve Georganas | ALP | ||
Kingston | David Cox | ALP | Kym Richardson | Liberal | ||
Wakefield | Martyn Evans (ex-Bonython – abolished) |
ALP (nominally ALP) | David Fawcett | Liberal | ||
Bass | Michelle O’Byrne | ALP | Michael Ferguson | Liberal | ||
Braddon | Sid Sidebottom | ALP | Mark Baker | Liberal |