November 24, 2007
The 2007 Federal Election brought to end nearly twelve years of coalition government under the prime ministership of John Howard. Howard won four elections (1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004) and left office as the second-longest serving Prime Minister since Federation.
The ALP was led by Kevin Rudd, who had been elected a year earlier in place of Kim Beazley. Beazley, in turn, had replaced Mark Latham, who resigned three months after the 2001 election.
Rudd ran a presidential-style campaign with the slogan, Kevin07. From the beginning of 2007, Howard’s government struggled and it became clear that the electoral cycle was turning. Howard’s controversial industrial relations policy, WorkChoices, led to a significant campaign against the government by the union movement.
Rudd secured a 5.4% two-party swing. The ALP made a net gain of 23 seats and secured a 16-seat majority. John Howard became the second prime minister to lose his seat as well as the election.
State of the Parties
House of Representatives Elections 2007 | ||||||||
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Election Statistics
- Federal Election Results 1901-2014 – a Parliamentary Library research paper with detailed statistics on elections since 1901.
- Seats Changing Hands at the 2007 Federal Election
Archived Posts
- Jan 23, 2007: Rudd Calls For An “Education Revolution”
- Jan 24, 2007: ALP Launches Rudd TV Advertisement for Australia Day
- Feb 26, 2007: Maxine McKew To Contest Bennelong For ALP
- Mar 01, 2007: Rudd Defends Himself Over Meetings With Burke
- Mar 08, 2007: Kevin Rudd Commits To Emissions Trading Regime
- Mar 09, 2007: Kelvin Thomson Resigns From Shadow Ministry Over Mokbel Reference
- Mar 11, 2007: Downer And Costello Maintain Personal Attacks On Rudd
- Mar 21, 2007: Rudd Launches Broadband Policy; Abandons Opposition To Telstra Sale
- Mar 21, 2007: Howard Admits Mistakes But Defends Iraq Commitment
- Mar 23, 2007: Howard Says He’s Not Going Anywhere
- Mar 31, 2007: Hicks To Serve 9 Months In Australian Jail; Released After Election
- Apr 10, 2007: Howard Announces Additional Troops To Afghanistan
- May 08, 2007: Budget Gives Tax Cuts; Targets Education, Childcare, Aged, Environment
- May 08, 2007: Costello Delivers Howard Government’s 12th Budget
- May 08, 2007: ALP Attacks Howard Over Broadband Policy
- May 24, 2007: Kevin Rudd Discusses His Wife’s Business Interests
- Jun 03, 2007: Howard Announces Carbon Trading Scheme By 2012
- Jun 21, 2007: Howard And Brough Announce Northern Territory Intervention
- Jun 21, 2007: Leaked Mark Textor Documents Show Coalition’s Devastating Electoral Position
- Aug 08, 2007: Howard And Costello Respond To Interest Rate Increase
- Aug 15, 2007: Costello And Howard Comment On Leadership Claims By Michael Brissenden
- Aug 28, 2007: Rudd And Gillard Announce Industrial Relations Policy
- Sep 05, 2007: APEC: John Howard and George Bush Joint Press Conference
- Sep 06, 2007: John Howard Speech To APEC Forum In Sydney
- Sep 07, 2007: Kevin Rudd On Discussion With Chinese President Hu
- Sep 10, 2007: Beattie Retires; Kevin Rudd Comments On Queensland Policies
- Sep 11, 2007: Howard And Rudd Speak At Luncheon For Canadian Prime Minister Harper
- Sep 12, 2007: Howard Survives Party-Room Meeting Without Challenge
- Sep 12, 2007: I’ll Retire During Next Term: Howard
- Sep 23, 2007: Howard Government Announces 2020 Clean Energy Target
- Sep 26, 2007: “Don’t Risk Rudd” – Roadside Billboard In La Trobe
- Oct 10, 2007: Liberal Party Website Hacked
- Oct 11, 2007: John Howard’s Speech On Reconciliation
- Oct 14, 2007: November 24: Howard Announces Federal Election
- Oct 14, 2007: Howard Fails Vision For Australia Say Greens
- Oct 14, 2007: Rudd Offers “New Leadership”
- Oct 14, 2007: “Australia’s Choice”: Howard Attempts To Frame The Election
- Oct 14, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Timetable
- Oct 15, 2007: Howard And Costello Offer Tax Cuts Package
- Oct 23, 2007: MPs Retiring At The 2007 Federal Election
- Oct 25, 2007: Over 13.6 Million Australians Enrolled To Vote In 2007 Election
- Nov 07, 2007: Reserve Bank Lifts Interest Rates By 0.25%
- Nov 07, 2007: Liberal Party Campaigns On Economic Management
- Nov 18, 2007: Coalition Best Placed To Govern: Sunday Mail Election Editorial
- Nov 18, 2007: It’s Time, But Not For Labor: Sunday Herald-Sun Election Editorial
- Nov 18, 2007: Why Kevin Deserves A Chance: Sunday Telegraph Election Editorial
- Nov 20, 2007: Liberal Party Climate Change Policy: 1990 vs 2007
- Nov 23, 2007: It’s Not Time To Change Government: Advertiser Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: Two Directions One Decision: The Age Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: Time To Think About The Future: The Australian Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: We Stand Behind A Man Of Our State And Our Times: Courier-Mail Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: Prosperity And Growth: Herald-Sun Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: Time For A Change: Hobart Mercury Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: We Can’t Afford The Luxury Of A Long Goodbye: Sydney Morning Herald Election Editorial
- Nov 23, 2007: Rudd Right Man For New Times: Daily Telegraph Election Editorial
- Nov 24, 2007: The Compelling Case For Change: Canberra Times Election Editorial
- Nov 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election: Brave Predictions
- Nov 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Night Reports
- Nov 25, 2007: Costello To Quit Politics; Won’t Seek Leadership
- Nov 25, 2007: Costello To Quit Politics; Will Not Seek Or Accept Liberal Leadership
- Nov 25, 2007: The Morning After: ABC Radio News Reports The 2007 Federal Election
- Nov 25, 2007: Prime Minister-Elect Rudd Holds Press Conference
- Nov 25, 2007: Malcolm Turnbull First To Declare In Race For Liberal Leadership
- Nov 26, 2007: Nationals Mark Vaile Quits Party Leadership
- Nov 26, 2007: McKew Wins Bennelong
- Nov 27, 2007: Rudd Pays Tribute To Bernie Banton At Brisbane Press Conference
- Nov 28, 2007: Abbott Withdraws From Liberal Leadership Contest
- Nov 29, 2007: Brendan Nelson Elected Liberal Party Leader In Close Vote
- Nov 29, 2007: Rudd Announces New Labor Government Ministry
- Dec 03, 2007: Kevin Rudd Sworn In As Australia’s 26th Prime Minister
- Dec 03, 2007: The Rudd Ministry: Who Does What
- Dec 03, 2007: The First Rudd Ministry
- Dec 04, 2007: Oppositions Do Win Elections: Gartrell Analyses ALP Election Victory
- Dec 06, 2007: Coalition Shadow Ministry From December 6, 2007
- Dec 06, 2007: Nelson Announces Shadow Ministry
- Dec 07, 2007: Labor Lead Dwindling; Majority Of 16 Likely; 8 Seats Still Undecided
- Dec 07, 2007: 2007 Election: Update On Doubtful Seats
- Dec 08, 2007: ALP Wins McEwen By 7 Votes
- Dec 10, 2007: ALP Lead In McEwen Now Only 6 Votes
- Dec 12, 2007: Bennelong Declaration Ends Howard’s Political Career
- Dec 13, 2007: 3-2-1 Split In Tasmanian Senate Poll
- Dec 19, 2007: Liberal Party Director Analyses Election Defeat
- Dec 20, 2007: Seats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
- Jan 09, 2008: Election Funding Payments: 2007 Federal Election
- Feb 13, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Speech On The Apology To The Stolen Generations
- Feb 13, 2008: Rudd Government Faces First Question Time
- Feb 19, 2008: “Partially Treated Sewage Sandwich” From Julie Bishop
- Mar 20, 2008: Clare O’Neil: Howard’s Terrifying Lack Of Reflection
- Apr 21, 2009: Informal Voting In The 2007 Federal Election
- Jul 18, 2010: Wilson Tuckey TV Advertisement
- Nov 24, 2012: Government And Opposition Reflect On Five Years Of Rudd/Gillard
- Jul 17, 2014: Federal Election Results 1901-2014
- Apr 01, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949