Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has authorised the second and final payment to political parties and candidates for votes received at the 2010 federal election.
The final payment is $752 094, bringing the total to $53 163 385.
Payment is made in two stages, with the first stage based on the number of votes counted as at the 20th day after election day. This first stage payment was announced in an AEC media release of 20 September. The second payment is the remainder due once vote counting is finalised.
Payments are calculated using an indexed sum per first preference vote. At the 2010 federal election, each first preference vote was worth 231.191 cents.
In order to obtain election funding a candidate must obtain at least four per cent of the first preference vote.
At the 2007 federal election, a total of $49 002 639 was paid. The funding rate for the 2007 federal election was 210.027 cents per vote.
Following on page two is a breakdown of the election funding for the 2010 federal election.
Election results are available.
| Parties | Interim Payment | Final Payment | Total Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | $20 935 323.18 | $290 546.78 | $21 225 869.96 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | $20 819 820.08 | $278 040.16 | $21 097 860.24 |
| Australian Greens | $7 086 053.13 | $126 870.25 | $7 212 923.38 |
| National Party of Australia | $2 441 843.88 | $43 856.28 | $2 485 700.16 |
| Family First | $403 122.45 | $4 145.92 | $407 268.37 |
| Country Liberals (Northern Territory) | $177 617.04 | $1 794.11 | $179 411.15 |
| Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | $17 407.51 | $202.31 | $17 609.82 |
| Australian Sex Party | $11 197.72 | $200.00 | $11 397.72 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | $11 116.80 | $200.00 | $11 316.80 |
| Shooters and Fishers Party | $10 527.26 | $200.00 | $10 727.26 |
| Independent candidates | Interim Payment | Final Payment | Total Payment |
| Tony Windsor (New England, NSW) | $129 099.25 | $1 327.15 | $130 426.40 |
| Robert Oakeshott (Lyne, NSW) | $91 691.26 | $926.17 | $92 617.43 |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy, Qld) | $87 383.75 | $861.85 | $88 245.60 |
| Andrew Wilkie (Denison, Tas) | $31 557.85 | $318.77 | $31 876.62 |
| Louise Burge (Farrer, NSW) | $21 400.20 | $216.16 | $21 616.36 |
| John Clements (Parkes, NSW) | $20 933.28 | $211.45 | $21 144.73 |
| John Arkan (Cowper, NSW) | $19 326.39 | $200.00 | $19 526.39 |
| Michael Johnson (Ryan, Qld) | $17 284.98 | $200.00 | $17 484.98 |
| Matthew Hogg (Riverina, NSW) | $11 710.96 | $190.75 | $11 901.71 |
| Alan Lappin (Indi, Vic) | $11 239.33 | $193.06 | $11 432.39 |
| James Purcell (Wannon, Vic) | $10 564.25 | $190.76 | $10 755.01 |
| Charles Nason (Maranoa, Qld) | $10 427.85 | $200.00 | $10 627.85 |
| Paul Blanch (Calare, NSW) | $9 364.37 | $200.00 | $9 564.37 |
| Katrina Rainsford (Wannon, Vic) | $9 200.23 | $200.00 | $9 400.23 |
| Bradley King (Blair, Qld) | $7 353.01 | $200.00 | $7 553.01 |
| Deidre Finter (Lingiari, NT) | $4 511.67 | $200.00 | $4 711.67 |
| Kenneth Lechleitner (Lingiari, NT) | $4 213.44 | $202.31 | $4 415.75 |
| Total Election Funding Paid | $52 411 291.12 | $752 094.24 | $53 163 385.36 |
Phil Diak | Director Media
AEC, Canberra
02 6271 4415
0413 452 539
