2001 Australian Federal Election
Tampa election10 November 2001 · The Howard era · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
A federal election was 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.
Prime Minister before
John Howard
Coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
John Howard
Coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Coalition
82 of 150 seats
Turnout
94.8%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Coalition | John Howard | 82 | +2 | — | 42.9% | +3.4 | |
| Labor | Kim Beazley | 65 | -2 | — | 37.8% | -2.3 |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.