The Australian Electoral Commission has announced an increase in the election funding rate from January 1, 2013.
The new rate is 247.316 cents per vote. It is payable to all parties and candidates polling at least 4% of the primary vote in House of Representatives and Senate elections.
Election funding was introduced by the Hawke government and was introduced at the 1984 federal election. The rate is indexed every six months in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index.
| Federal Election Funding Rates | |
|---|---|
| Year | Rate (cents/vote) |
|
1984 Federal Election
|
House: 61.2 cents
Senate: 30.6 cents |
|
1987 Federal Election
|
House: 76.296 cents
Senate: 38.148 cents |
|
1990 Federal Election
|
House: 91.223 cents
Senate: 45.611 cents |
|
1993 Federal Election
|
House: 100.787 cents
Senate: 50.393 cents |
|
1996 Federal Election
|
157.594 cents
|
|
1998 Federal Election
|
162.210 cents
|
|
2001 Federal Election
|
179.026 cents
|
|
2004 Federal Election
|
194.397 cents
|
|
2007 Federal Election
|
210.027 cents
|
|
2010 Federal Election
|
231.191 cents
|
|
Jan 1 – June 30, 2013
|
247.316 cents
|
