2013 Australian federal election

The 2013 Australian federal election to elect the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia took place on 7 September 2013. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott of the Liberal Party of Australia and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia, led by Warren Truss, beat the incumbent centre-left Labor Party government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

2013 Australian federal election

7 September 2013
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority 40 (of the 76) seats in the Senate
Opinion polls
Registered	14,723,385
Turnout	93.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tony Abbott Kevin Rudd Christine Milne Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Greens Leader's seat Warringah (NSW) Griffith (Qld.) Senator for Tasmania Last election 72 seats, 43.32% 72 seats, 37.99% 1 seat, 11.76% Seats won 90 seats 55 seats 1 seat Seat change 18 17 Popular vote 5,882,818 4,311,365 1,116,918 Percentage 45.55% 33.38% 8.65% Swing 1.93 4.61 3.11 TPP 53.49% 46.51% TPP swing 3.61 3.61
Prime Minister before election Kevin Rudd Labor Subsequent Prime Minister Tony Abbott Liberal/National coalition

The 44th Parliament of Australia opened on 12 November 2013, with the members of the House of Representatives and territory senators sworn in. The state senators were sworn in by the next Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on 7 July 2014, with their six-year terms commencing on 1 July.