Federal Elections

These links will take you to more detailed information, documents, audio and video files, and results of federal elections.

• Number of Elections Won By Each Australian Prime Minister – detailed breakdown of which elections each prime minister has won since 1901




• 2019 – MORRISON REVIVES THE COALITION
  Scott Morrison replaces Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and nine months later leads the coalition to a surprise victory.
• 2016 – TURNBULL SURVIVES, JUST
  Following his overthrow of Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull confronts Bill Shorten in a double dissolution and returns with a majority of one and a more unruly Senate.
• 2013 – ABBOTT DISPATCHES RUDD
  Six years of Rudd-Gillard-Rudd government is brought to an end.
• 2010 – THE REAL JULIA
  The ALP dispatches Rudd and Julia Gillard stumbles into an election against Tony Abbott which results in a hung parliament.
• 2007 – KEVIN07
  The ALP returns to government under Kevin Rudd and John Howard loses his seat.
• 2004 – THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT TRUST
  Howard wins a fourth term against the ALP’s Mark Latham.
• 2001 – WE WILL DECIDE WHO COMES TO THIS COUNTRY
  John Howard increases his majority in an election dominated by the terrorism of 9/11, the Tampa and war in Afghanistan.
• 1998 – THE GST ELECTION
  Kim Beazley takes Howard to the brink of defeat but Howard clings on and the GST is introduced.
• 1996 – COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED
  John Howard defeats Keating and the coalition returns to government in a landslide.
• 1993 – THE UNLOSABLE ELECTION
  Paul Keating wipes the floor with John Hewson’s Fightback! and the GST.
• 1990 – HAWKE’S FOURTH AND FINAL VICTORY
  The environment becomes an issue and third-party preferences save the ALP.
• 1987 – JOH FOR PM
  Hawke calls a snap election to capitalise on coalition disunity and increases his majority against an opposition now led by John Howard.
• 1984 – PEACOCK SURPRISES
  Another early election, a long campaign, and Hawke’s majority is reduced.
• 1983 – THE DROVER’S DOG
  Fraser calls an early election, the ALP makes Bob Hawke leader and win a comfortable victory.
• 1980 – FRASER WEAKENED
  Under the leadership of Bill Hayden, the ALP makes up ground against the coalition.
• 1977 – WHITLAM’S LAST HURRAH
  Fraser’s coalition government is returned in a nearly identical result to 1975.
• 1975 – TURN ON THE LIGHTS
  Following Whitlam’s dismissal, Malcolm Fraser leads the coalition to the biggest election victory in federal history.
• 1974 – A FAIR GO
  Forced to an early election, Whitlam is returned to office but still without control of the Senate.
• 1972 – IT’S TIME
  Gough Whitlam becomes the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years.