Media Release 2007: 2007 federal election payment to political parties and candidates

Updated: 16 November 2010

18 December 2007

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has authorised the first payment to political parties and candidates for votes received at the 2007 federal election.

The total of the first payment is $46 536 277.23. Payments have been made to seven parties and 15 independent candidates.

Payment is made in two stages. The first stage is 95 per cent of the amount due based on the number of votes counted as at the 20th day after election day. The second is the remainder due once vote counting is finalised.

Payments are calculated using an indexed sum per first preference vote. At the 2007 federal election, each first preference vote was worth 210.027 cents.

In order to obtain election funding a candidate must obtain at least 4% of the first preference vote.

At the 2004 federal election, the AEC paid out $41 926 158.91 in total to ten Parties and 15 independent candidates. The funding rate for the 2004 federal election was 194.397 cents per vote.

Below is a breakdown of the first payment of election funding for the 2007 federal election.

For more information contact:

Phil Diak
Director Media and Communications Strategy
Tel: (02) 6271 4415
Mob: 0413 452 539

AMOUNT AS AT THE END OF COUNTING ON 14 DECEMBER 2007

Name Amount ($)
Parties
Australian Labor Party 20 922 325.51
Liberal Party of Australia 17 222 359.78
Australian Greens 4 148 615.11
National Party of Australia 3 076 663.58
Pauline's United Australia Party 202 440.72
Northern Territory Country Liberal Party 160 719.91
Family First Party 133 965.51
Independent candidates
Nick Xenophon (Senate  South Australia) 296 672.70
Tony Windsor (New England) 105 217.86
Bob Katter (Kennedy) 64 919.66
Gavin Priestley (Calare) 37 979.71
Tim Horan (Parkes) 34 114.90
Caroline Hutchinson (Fisher) 21 141.74
Gavan O’Connor (Corio) 21 010.05
Noel Brunning (Forrest) 19 800.93
Aaron Buman (Newcastle) 12 655.91
Ben Quin (Lyons) 12 155.10
Cate Molloy (Wide Bay) 11 125.55
Ray McGhee (Boothby) 8 759.18
Rob Bryant (Murray) 8 727.25
Tim Williams (Macquarie) 8 270.34
Jamie Harrison (Lyne) 6 636.23
Total 46 536 277.23