Media Release 2004: 2004 Federal Election funding payments

9 December 2004

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced today that the second stage of payments of election funding are now being made for the 2004 federal election.

Election funding is paid after each federal election with payments being made in two stages. The first payment is 95 per cent of the amount due based on the number of votes counted as at the 20th day after the election. The second payment is the remainder due once vote counting is finalised and verified.

A total of $41 926 158.91 is being paid in two stages. The first stage of payments totalled $39 815 891.18 with the balance of $2 110 267.73 being paid in the second stage.

Candidates and Senate groups are eligible for election funding if they receive at least 4 per cent of the formal first preference votes in the election they contested. Election funding is paid to the party where the candidate or Senate group is endorsed by a registered political party and to the appointed 'agent' for other candidates and Senate groups.

The rate of election funding for the 2004 federal election was 194.397 cents per formal first preference vote received.

The total amount of election funding paid to candidates and Senate groups in respect of the 2004 election is as follows:

Name	Amount
Liberal Party of Australia	$17 956 326.48
Australian Labor Party	$16 710 043.43
Australian Greens	$3 316 702.48
National Party of Australia	$2 966 531.27
Northern Territory Country Liberal Party	$158 973.97
Family First Party	$158 451.04
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	$56 215.73
Australian Democrats	$8 491.26
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)	$6 572.56
No Goods and Services Tax Party	$5 995.20
Pauline Hanson	$199 886.77
Antony (Tony) Windsor	$89 562.59
Peter Andren	$79 413.12
Robert (Bob) Katter	$63 544.49
Peter King	$25 730.39
Brian Deegan	$24 449.31
Lars Hedberg	$19 400.82
Graeme Campbell	$12 935.18
Robert (Rob) Bryant	$12 120.65
Robert Dunn	$11 761.02
Margarent F Menzel	$10 977.60
Darren Power	$9 980.34
Bruce Haigh	$7 381.25
Jeanette (Jen) Sackley	$7 365.70
Samir (Sam) Bargshoon	$7 346.26
TOTAL	$41 926 158.91

Further information:

Nicole Lawley
A/g Director
Funding and Disclosure
Ph: (02) 6271 4413