Media Release 2008: 2008 Gippsland by-election payment of public funding to political parties

22 July 2008

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has authorised the public funding payment to political parties for votes received at the 2008 Gippsland by-election.

The total of the payment is $178 174.26. All five parties who contested the election were eligible for payment.

Payments are calculated using an indexed sum per first preference vote. At the 2008 Gippsland by-election, each first preference vote was worth 214.018 cents.

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

The breakdown of payment for the 2008 Gippsland by-election is as follows:

Party Name	Amount ($)
National Party of Australia – Victoria	70 563.87
Australian Labor Party	50 619.54
Liberal Party of Australia	36 915.96
The Australian Greens – Victoria	12 545.74
Liberty and Democracy Party	7 529.15
Total	178 174.26

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Phil Diak
Director Media and Communications Strategy
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