September 7, 2013
The 2013 Federal Election ended a tumultuous period in Australian politics. The year of three prime ministers begin with Julia Gillard but then saw Kevin Rudd overthrow the woman who had herself deposed him in 2010. It ended with the defeat of the two-term Labor government and the election of the Coalition led by Tony Abbott.
By the end of the year, both Rudd and Gillard were gone from the Parliament.
The Coalition’s decisive victory gave it 90 seats in the House. The ALP lost 17 seats to hold 55. The Greens member for Melbourne, Adam Bandt was re-elected, as was the independent member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie. Bob Katter narrowly held on in Kennedy, whilst Clive Palmer snatched Fairfax from the LNP in Queensland.
The only incumbent Liberal MP to lose her seat was Sophie Mirabella in Indi. She lost to the independent, Cathy McGowan, who waged an insurgent grass-roots campaign in a traditionally safe Liberal seat.
State of the Parties
This table shows the final result in the House of Representatives.
House of Representatives Elections 2013 | ||||||||||
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ALP | LIB | NPA | LNP | CLP | GREENS | KAP | PUP | IND | Total | |
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(+7) |
(+3) |
(-2) |
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(-3) |
(+3 -1) |
(+1) |
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(-2) |
(+2 -1) |
(+1) |
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(+1) |
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(+1) |
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(-3) |
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(-17) |
(+15 -1) |
(+3 -1) |
(+2 -1) |
(+1) |
(+1 -2) |
Election Statistics
- Federal Election Results 1901-2014 – a Parliamentary Library research paper with detailed statistics on elections since 1901.
- Seats Changing Hands at the 2013 Federal Election
- 2013 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- Nov 27, 2013: Election Funding Payments
Archived Posts
- April 17, 2012: Alby Schultz Announces Retirement From Hume
- July 18, 2012: Sharon Grierson Announces Retirement As Member For Newcastle
- July 26, 2012: Former Speaker Harry Jenkins To Retire At Next Election
- November 27, 2012: Labor MP Kirsten Livermore To Retire At 2013 Election
- December 2, 2012: Gillard And Abbott Appear On Sunday Talk Shows
- December 6, 2012: 2013 Election Advertising Underway Already: Greg Bickley In Bendigo
- January 1, 2013: 2013 – Election Year!
- January 2, 2013: When Will The 2013 Federal Election Be Held?
- January 3, 2013: Julia Gillard’s Place Amongst The List Of Australian Prime Ministers
- January 7, 2013: Who Will Win The 2013 Federal Election?
- January 9, 2013: Tony Abbott Fights Fires Around Nowra
- January 10, 2013: Eva Cox: Abbott A Confused, Conservative Sexist, But Not A Misogynist
- January 13, 2013: Gillard And Swan Look To The Election
- January 16, 2013: Gillard Announces Agreement With Social Networking Sites Over Cyberbullying
- January 17, 2013: Kevin Rudd’s Plans For 2013
- January 22, 2013: Gillard Chooses Nova Peris For ALP NT Senate Seat; Crossin Dumped
- January 24, 2013: Tony Abbott Briefs Liberal Party Candidates
- January 25, 2013: Bodyline, The Economy And A Republic: Wayne Swan Joins The Dots
- January 27, 2013: “Our Plan” – Tony Abbott Releases Coalition Policy Document
- January 29, 2013: Robert McClelland Announces Retirement As Member For Barton
- January 30, 2013: GILLARD ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER 14 FEDERAL ELECTION
- January 30, 2013: Gillard Uses National Press Club Speech To Announce September 14 Election
- January 30, 2013: Why Has Gillard Picked September 14?
- January 31, 2013: Tony Abbott’s Address To The National Press Club
- February 13, 2013: Combet: Tony Abbott Is Australia’s Biggest Bullshit Artist
- February 15, 2013: Tony Abbott State Of The Nation Address To CEDA
- February 16, 2013: Grist To The Sky News Mill
- February 17, 2013: Kevin Rudd Interview On Sky News Australian Agenda
- February 17, 2013: “A Plan For Australian Jobs” – Gillard Launches Industry And Innovation Statement
- February 18, 2013: Gillard: I Don’t Comment On Polls
- February 18, 2013: Julie Owens Rebukes Media Over Coverage Of Opinion Polls And Leadership
- February 18, 2013: Julia Gillard’s Speech To The Australian Workers’ Union National Conference
- February 19, 2013: In Barton, Tony Abbott Promises Home-Grown Policy With A Strong Australian Accent
- February 19, 2013: Greens End Agreement With Gillard Government
- February 19, 2013: Wayne Swan’s Speech To The AWU National Conference
- February 23, 2013: Zed Seselja Topples Gary Humphries For ACT Liberal Senate Preselection
- March 3, 2013: Gillard Takes Action On Gangs
- March 3, 2013: Gillard’s Five Pledges To Western Sydney
- March 4, 2013: Gillard Offers Western Sydney Motorway Funding With Conditions
- March 6, 2013: John Forrest, Nationals Member For Mallee, Announces Retirement
- March 15, 2013: Abbott: Indigenous Issues Will Be At The Heart Of A Coalition Government In Word And Deed
- March 21, 2013: Gillard Calls Leadership Ballot For 4.30pm Today
- March 21, 2013: ALP Leadership Spill: Live Blog
- March 22, 2013: Chris Bowen Resigns From Gillard Ministry
- March 22, 2013: Martin Ferguson Resigns From Gillard Ministry; Second Departure Today
- March 22, 2013: Senator Kim Carr Resigns From Gillard Ministry; Third Departure Today
- March 25, 2013: Gillard Reshuffles Ministry; Supporters Promoted; Four New Ministers
- April 29, 2013: Gillard Confirms $12 Billion Budget Shortfall
- May 8, 2013: Tony Abbott And Women Of Calibre: What Did He Actually Say?
- May 13, 2013: A Scenario For Tony Abbott And A Motion Of No-Confidence
- May 25, 2013: Would A Double Dissolution In Early 2014 Be Unconstitutional?
- May 27, 2013: The Power And The Passion – A Personal View
- June 2, 2013: 2013 Federal Election: How Many Seats Will Labor Lose?
- June 13, 2013: John Young: Gillard Politicises Abortion
- June 22, 2013: The Age Newspaper Calls On Julia Gillard To Resign
- June 26, 2013: KEVIN RUDD WINS ALP LEADERSHIP BALLOT
- June 27, 2013: Kevin Rudd Sworn In For Second Time As Prime Minister Of Australia
- June 27, 2013: ALP National Secretary Pays Tribute To Gillard
- June 27, 2013: Kevin Rudd’s First Question Time After Returning As Prime Minister
- June 27, 2013: Stephen Smith Announces His Retirement From Parliament
- June 28, 2013: Rudd Holds First Full-Scale Press Conference After Returning As Prime Minister
- June 29, 2013: Greg Combet To Leave Parliament
- July 1, 2013: The Second Rudd Ministry
- July 2, 2013: Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate Steady At 2.75%
- July 3, 2013: Where Are The Seats Rudd Needs To Win?
- July 4, 2013: Rudd Announces Federal ALP Intervention To Clean Up Corruption In NSW Branch
- July 5, 2013: Credit Where Credit Is Due
- July 7, 2013: ALP Launches Kevin Rudd Television Advertisement
- July 8, 2013: Rudd Announces Historic Reform To ALP Leadership Election; Party Members To Have 50% Say
- July 11, 2013: Classic Interview: Lisa Clutterham, Lalor ALP Preselection Candidate
- July 11, 2013: Kevin Rudd’s National Press Club Address: The Australian Economy In Transition
- July 12, 2013: Enrol To Vote
- July 14, 2013: Liberal Party Launches Television Advertisements
- July 19, 2013: Rudd’s Boat People Policy: All Asylum Seekers To Be Sent To PNG
- July 20, 2013: Alternative Universes And The PNG Solution
- July 20, 2013: Full Text Of The Asylum Seekers Agreement With Papua New Guinea
- August 1, 2013: Young Australian Of The Year Urges Students To Enrol To Vote
- August 2, 2013: Government Releases Updated Economic Outlook; Deficit Up, Growth Slows, $17bn Of Budget Cuts
- August 3, 2013: Rudd Announces Asylum Deal With Nauru
- August 4, 2013: Rudd To Call September 7 Election Today, Reports Say
- August 4, 2013: RUDD CALLS FEDERAL ELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER 7
- August 4, 2013: A New Way: Kevin Rudd Says Election Is About Who To Trust With The Future
- August 4, 2013: Greens Leader Christine Milne Responds To Election Announcement
- August 4, 2013: Choose Real Change: Tony Abbott Responds To September 7 Election Announcement
- August 4, 2013: Liberals Propose One Debate And Two Forums During Election
- August 4, 2013: A New Way: ALP Launches First Election Campaign Ad
- August 4, 2013: 2013 Federal Election Timetable
- August 5, 2013: Murdoch News Corporation Newspaper Leads Attack On Rudd
- August 5, 2013: Embarrassing Interview With Jaymes Diaz, Liberal Candidate For Greenway
- August 5, 2013: 2013 Federal Election: Day 1 Media Statements
- August 6, 2013: Reserve Bank Cuts Interests Rates By 0.25% To 2.5%; Lowest In Half A Century
- August 6, 2013: Bowen And Hockey Spar Over Interest Rate Decision
- August 11, 2013: Kevin Rudd And Tony Abbott National Press Club Debate
- August 18, 2013: ALP Launches Anti-Abbott Television Advertisement
- August 19, 2013: It’s Over: Defeat Looms For The Rudd Government
- August 21, 2013: Rudd And Abbott Meet In Leaders’ Forum
- August 24, 2013: Searching For The Nation’s Soul: Greens Launch Campaign For Federal Election
- August 25, 2013: Trust Us, Join Us: Tony Abbott Launches Liberal Party Election Campaign
- August 27, 2013: Rudd On Foreign Policy: Prosperity Linked To Our Place In The World
- August 28, 2013: Bowen And Hockey Debate The Economy At National Press Club
- August 28, 2013: Rudd And Abbott Meet In Second Leaders’ Forum At Rooty Hill RSL
- August 29, 2013: New Liberal Party Advertisement: Labor Connections
- August 29, 2013: Government Humiliated By Treasury And PBO On Coalition Costings
- September 1, 2013: Jobs And Cuts: Rudd’s Pitch At ALP Election Campaign Launch
- September 2, 2013: Tony Abbott’s Pre-Election National Press Club Address
- September 2, 2013: Into The Final Straight, Rudd Interrogated On Q&A
- September 3, 2013: Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rates On Hold
- September 4, 2013: What Happens To Donkey Votes?
- September 5, 2013: Kevin Rudd’s Pre-Election Address To The National Press Club
- September 5, 2013: Hockey And Robb Release Liberal Party Election Costings
- September 5, 2013: Medicare 30th Anniversary
- September 6, 2013: Newspaper Editorials Overwhelmingly Favour Abbott
- September 6, 2013: Can Bill Glasson Topple Kevin Rudd In Griffith?
- September 6, 2013: Final Day Of Election Campaign Wraps Up
- September 6, 2013: Abbott Promises No Change To GST, No Cuts To Education, Health, Pensions, ABC Or SBS
- September 6, 2013: Australian Greens 2013 Federal Election Platform
- September 7, 2013: How To Cast A Formal Vote Today
- September 7, 2013: How Are Votes Counted?
- September 7, 2013: 2013 Federal Election Count – Twitter LIVE BLOG
- September 7, 2013: Abbott Leads Coalition To Decisive Victory; Rudd Saves The Furniture And Quits ALP Leadership; Labor Loses 14 Seats With Lowest Primary Vote Since 1931
- September 9, 2013: Of Votes And Bodies: The Labor Party’s Election Defeat
- September 9, 2013: Transition To Abbott Government Begins; Shorten, Albanese Vie For ALP Leadership As Recriminations Start; Mirabella Struggling In Indi; Palmer Takes Fairfax; Micro Parties Descend On Senate
- September 10, 2013: Federal Election: Latest Results In Key Seats
- September 12, 2013: Coalition Edging Towards 90 Seats As Election Counting Continues
- September 12, 2013: Shorten Announces Candidacy For ALP Leadership
- September 13, 2013: ALP Vote Deteriorating In Final Stages Of Counting; 55 Seats May Be 53 When All Votes Are In
- September 13, 2013: A Labor Leader Departs: Kevin Rudd’s Address To The ALP Parliamentary Caucus
- September 13, 2013: Albanese Enters Contest For ALP Leadership; Rank And File Ballot In Coming Weeks
- September 13, 2013: Anthony Albanese Announces His Candidacy For The ALP Leadership
- September 13, 2013: Bill Shorten Says ALP Leadership Contest Should Be Civil And Focus On Big Ideas
- September 16, 2013: ALP Back In Lead In McEwen; McGowan And Palmer Leads Narrow
- September 17, 2013: Why Is Kevin Rudd Still Prime Minister?
- September 17, 2013: 2013 Federal Election Analysis: Kerry O’Brien
- September 18, 2013: Tony Abbott Sworn In As Australia’s 28th Prime Minister
- September 18, 2013: Sophie Mirabella Concedes Defeat In Indi; Palmer Falls Behind In Fairfax
- September 23, 2013: Christine Milne And Adam Bandt Re-Elected To Lead Greens
- September 25, 2013: Palmer United Party Wins Senate Seat In Tasmania
- September 25, 2013: Positioning Labor For The Future: Bill Shorten’s Leadership Pitch
- October 1, 2013: Palmer Wins By 7 Votes, Triggering Recount; Final Senate Results Now On Way
- October 2, 2013: Greens Seek Recount After Scott Ludlam Loses Western Australian Senate Seat
- October 3, 2013: The New Senate Numbers And The Abbott Government
- October 3, 2013: Electoral Commission Refuses Request For Senate Recount In W.A. – Greens To Appeal
- October 4, 2013: AEC Defers Declaration Of W.A. Senate Poll To Consider Recount Request
- October 10, 2013: Electoral Commissioner Orders Senate Recount In Western Australia
- October 15, 2013: Orientation Day For New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- October 23, 2013: Bob Carr Resigns From The Senate, Abandons Promise To Beat Strom Thurmond
- October 23, 2013: Brian Loughnane: Liberal Party’s 2013 Federal Election Analysis
- October 29, 2013: George Wright: ALP’s 2013 Federal Election Analysis
- October 30, 2013: Deborah O’Neill Appointed To Fill Bob Carr’s Casual Senate Vacancy
- October 31, 2013: Seats Changing Hands At The 2013 Federal Election
- October 31, 2013: AEC Loses 1,375 Votes In WA Senate Count; Mick Keelty To Investigate
- October 31, 2013: Clive Palmer Wins Fairfax By 53 Votes After Recount
- November 1, 2013: 2013 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- November 1, 2013: Fairfax Poll Declared; Palmer Praises Democracy
- November 2, 2013: Greens And Sports Party Prevail In WA Senate Count; Next Stop Court Of Disputed Returns
- November 4, 2013: W.A. Senate Result Declared
- November 4, 2013: Governor-General’s Proclamation Summoning Parliament
- November 6, 2013: Keelty Begins Inquiry Into Missing Senate Votes
- November 8, 2013: Abbott Government Outlines Legislative Program For First Parliamentary Sittings
- November 8, 2013: Missing W.A. Senate Votes Would Have Produced A One-Vote Turnaround
- November 10, 2013: Credit Julia: Gillard And Windsor Speak At Victorian Women’s Trust Tribute
- November 11, 2013: Mick Keelty Discusses Investigation Into Missing WA Senate Ballot Papers
- November 13, 2013: Kevin Rudd Resigns From Parliament
- November 14, 2013: Keating: Rudd Preserved Labor As A Fighting Force
- November 15, 2013: Electoral Commission Asks Court Of Disputed Returns To Void W.A. Senate Result
- November 18, 2013: Full Text Of A.E.C. Election Petition Regarding W.A. Senate Election
- November 22, 2013: Rudd Formally Resigns As Member For Griffith
- November 27, 2013: Election Funding Payments: 2013 Federal Election
- November 27, 2013: AEC Finalises $58 Million Of Election Funding To Candidates In Federal Election
- November 28, 2013: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2013 Election With 3.61% Swing
- December 6, 2013: Keelty Report On Lost Senate Votes Inconclusive But Says No Evidence Of Wrong-Doing
- January 9, 2014: Rudd Redux: Victory And Defeat
- February 18, 2014: High Court Voids Western Australian Senate Election; New Poll Looms
- February 20, 2014: High Court Formally Voids WA Senate Result; No Date Yet On New Poll
- February 21, 2014: Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn Resigns; WA Electoral Officer Also Goes; Casualties Of Senate Debacle
- April 6, 2014: Liberals Clinging To Three Seats In WA Senate Election; Labor Thrashed As Greens Triumph And Palmer Surges
- April 24, 2014: ALP Submission To JSCEM Review Of 2013 Federal Election
- April 29, 2014: W.A. Senate Election Result Now Finalised; Liberal 3, ALP 1, Greens 1, PUP 1
- May 9, 2014: Changes To Senate Voting Methods Recommended; Liberals, ALP And Greens Agree To Stamp Out Preference Gaming
- June 16, 2014: Another Season Of Valedictory Speeches As Twelve Senators Depart
- June 20, 2014: ALP Releases 2013 Election Campaign Review
- July 7, 2014: Senators Sworn In; New Balance Of Power As 2013 Federal Election Finally Complete
- July 17, 2014: Federal Election Results 1901-2014
- September 8, 2014: Federal Election 2013 – Statistics Paper
- February 16, 2015: Electoral Pocketbook – 2015
- March 5, 2015: Senator Ricky Muir (AMEP-Vic) – Maiden Speech
- April 3, 2015: Quiz: 2013 Federal Election
- June 11, 2016: A Cautionary Tale: Senate Votes In The 2013 Federal Election
- April 1, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949