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Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The conservative coalition of the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister John Howard and the National Party of Australia led by John Anderson was elected to a third three-year term, defeating the Australian Labor Party led by Kim Beazley. Beazley resigned after the elections, his second defeat as Labor leader.
National summary of votes and seats
House of Representatives
Party Votes % Change Seats
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Liberal Party 4,291,033 37.1 (+02.9) 69 (+5)
National Party of Australia 643,924 05.6 (+00.3) 13 (-3)
Australian Labor Party 4,341,419 37.8 (-02.3) 65 (-4)
Australian Democrats 620,248 05.4 (+00.3) -
Australian Greens 569,075 04.3 (+02.4) -
Pauline Hanson's One Nation 498,028 05.0 (-04.1) -
Others 510,366 04.4 3 (+2)
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Total 11,474,093 150
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Senate
Party Votes % Change Seats
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Liberal / National Party 4,863,227 41.8 (+04.5) 20
Australian Labor Party 3,990,997 34.2 (-03.7) 14
Australian Democrats 843,130 07.2 (-01.4) 4 (-1)
Australian Greens 570,509 04.9 (+02.2) 2 (+1)
Pauline Hanson's One Nation 644,364 05.5 (-03.5) -
Others 715,488 06.1 -
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Total 11,627,715 40
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In Senate elections the Liberal and National parties run joint tickets
in some states.
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