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2004 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)
← 2001 9 October 2004 2007 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
  Mark Latham John Howard
Leader Mark Latham John Howard
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition
Last election 5 seats 0 seats
Seats won 3 seats 2 seats
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 140,918 132,724
Percentage 44.58% 41.98%
Swing Decrease 2.59 Increase 4.88
TPP 54.19% 45.81%
TPP swing Decrease 3.54 Increase 3.54
Results by electorate

2004 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2004 federal election in the state of Tasmania.[1][2][3]

Overall results

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2004 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) § Tasmania.[edit]
Turnout 95.64% (CV) — Informal 3.59%[1]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 140,918 44.58 –2.59 3 Decrease 2
  Liberal 132,724 41.98 +4.88 2 Increase 2
  Greens 31,242 9.88 +2.07
  Family First 8,973 2.84 +2.84
  Citizens Electoral Council 1,158 0.37 +0.32
  Socialist Alliance 1,108 0.35 +0.35
Total 316,123 5
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 171,294 54.19 –3.54 3 Decrease 2
  Liberal/National Coalition 144,829 45.81 +3.54 2 Increase 2

Labor to Liberal: Bass Braddon

Tasmania bucked the national trend against Labor. The party still lost two seats but maintained a primary vote of 44.6%. The Liberal party saw its primary vote jump 5.9% to 42.0%, and the Greens saw their strongest nationwide results capturing 9.9% of the vote.[4]

Results by division

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Bass

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 2004.[edit]
2004 Australian federal election: Bass[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ferguson 30,678 49.13 +7.68
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 24,491 39.22 −3.60
Greens Jeremy Ball 5,059 8.10 +1.86
Family First Christine Bergman 1,145 1.83 +1.83
Citizens Electoral Council Caroline Larner 847 1.36 +1.10
Socialist Alliance Meredith de Landelles 219 0.35 +0.35
Total formal votes 62,439 96.10 +0.37
Informal votes 2,534 3.90 −0.37
Turnout 64,973 95.63 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Ferguson 32,860 52.63 +4.69
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 29,579 47.37 −4.69
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.69

Braddon

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 2004.[edit]
2004 Australian federal election: Braddon[3][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Baker 30,681 47.36 +8.19
Labor Sid Sidebottom 27,893 43.05 −5.35
Greens Michelle Foale 3,632 5.61 +0.13
Family First Wayne de Bomford 2,581 3.98 +3.98
Total formal votes 64,787 96.39 −0.28
Informal votes 2,426 3.61 +0.28
Turnout 67,213 96.04 −0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mark Baker 33,127 51.13 +7.09
Labor Sid Sidebottom 31,660 48.87 −7.09
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.09

Denison

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 2004.[edit]
2004 Australian federal election: Denison[3][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Duncan Kerr 31,602 49.51 −1.87
Liberal Erick Pastoor 20,782 32.56 +0.97
Greens Helen Burnet 9,318 14.60 +4.15
Family First Gino Papiccio 1,578 2.47 +2.47
Socialist Alliance Kamala Emanuel 544 0.85 +0.85
Total formal votes 63,824 96.90 −0.19
Informal votes 2,045 3.10 +0.19
Turnout 65,869 95.26 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Duncan Kerr 40,397 63.29 −0.97
Liberal Erick Pastoor 23,427 36.71 +0.97
Labor hold Swing −0.97

Franklin

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 2004.[edit]
2004 Australian federal election: Franklin[3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Quick 29,938 46.42 +0.57
Liberal Henry Finnis 24,936 38.67 +1.11
Greens Mathew Woolley 7,207 11.18 +1.45
Family First Marc Mumford 2,063 3.20 +3.20
Socialist Alliance Glenn Shields 345 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 64,489 96.60 −0.40
Informal votes 2,270 3.40 +0.40
Turnout 86,759 95.65 −0.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 37,139 57.59 −0.45
Liberal Henry Finnis 27,350 42.41 +0.45
Labor hold Swing −0.45

Lyons

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This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyons § 2004.[edit]
2004 Australian federal election: Lyons[3][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Adams 26,994 44.56 −2.70
Liberal Ben Quin 25,647 42.33 +6.52
Greens Glenn Millar 6,036 9.95 +2.91
Family First Marie Papiccio 1,606 2.65 +2.65
Citizens Electoral Council Saul Jenkins 311 0.51 +0.51
Total formal votes 60,584 96.05 −0.41
Informal votes 2,494 3.95 +0.41
Turnout 63,078 95.66 −0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Adams 32,519 53.68 −4.49
Liberal Ben Quin 28,065 46.32 +4.49
Labor hold Swing −4.49

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 First preference votes for Tasmania". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "2004 Tasmanian division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2004 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2004" (PDF). Research Brief 13. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1832-2883.
  5. ^ "2004 Bass". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2004 Braddon". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "2004 Denison". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2004 Franklin". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "2004 Lyons". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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