2007 Australian Federal Election
Howard loses Bennelong24 November 2007 · The Howard era · 150 seats
A federal election was held in Australia on 24 November 2007. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
John Howard
Liberal/National coalition
Prime Minister after
Kevin Rudd
Labor
Largest force
Labor
83 of 150 seats
Turnout
94.7%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kevin Rudd | 83 | +23 | — | 43.4% | +5.7 | |
| Liberal–National Coalition | John Howard | 65 | -22 | — | 42.1% | -4.6 |
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.