2007 Federal Election Funding Payments
Total election public funding paid for the 2007 federal election was $49,002,638.51.
An initial payment of $46,536,277.23 was made 17th Dec 2007. This represented 95% of the amount due based on the votes counted by 24th November. With remaining 5 per cent $2,466,361.28 payed 9th January 2008.
Candidates and Senate groups are eligible for election funding if they receive at least 4% 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 in other cases is paid direct to the candidate or Senate group (or their agent).
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.
The total amount of election funding paid to candidates and Senate groups in respect of the 2007 election is as follows:
| Name | Interim Payment 17-December-2007 |
Final Payment 9-January-2008 |
Total Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parties | |||
| Australian Labor Party | $20,922,325.51 | $1,108,135.31 | $22,030,460.82 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | $17,222,359.78 | $911,285.29 | $18,133,645.07 |
| National Party of Australia | $3,076,663.58 | $163,042.79 | $3,239,706.37 |
| Northern Territory Country Liberal Party | $160,719.91 | $8,458.94 | $169,178.85 |
| Australian Greens | $4,148,615.11 | $222,305.09 | $4,370,920.20 |
| Pauline's United Australia Party | $202,440.72 | $10,654.77 | $213,095.49 |
| Family First | $133,965.51 | $7,050.82 | $141,016.33 |
| Independent Candidates | |||
| Nick XENOPHON | $296,672.70 | $15,824.37 | $312,497.07 |
| Antony Harold Curties WINDSOR | $105,217.86 | $5,537.78 | $110,755.64 |
| Robert Carl KATTER | $64,919.66 | $3,416.82 | $68,336.48 |
| Gavin James PRIESTLEY | $37,979.71 | $1,998.93 | $39,978.64 |
| Timothy James HORAN | $34,114.90 | $1,795.52 | $35,910.42 |
| Caroline Marcelle HUTCHINSON | $21,141.74 | $1,112.72 | $22,254.46 |
| Gavan Michael O'CONNOR | $21,010.05 | $1,105.79 | $22,115.84 |
| Noel Stephen BRUNNING | $19,800.93 | $1,042.15 | $20,843.08 |
| Aaron Anthony BUMAN | $12,655.91 | $666.10 | $13,322.01 |
| Bernard James QUIN | $12,155.10 | $639.74 | $12,794.84 |
| Cathryn MOLLOY | $11,125.55 | $585.56 | $11,711.11 |
| Ramon MCGHEE | $8,759.18 | $461.01 | $9,220.19 |
| Robert James BRYANT | $8,727.25 | $457.23 | $9,184.48 |
| Timothy Eric WILLIAMS | $8,270.34 | $435.28 | $8,705.62 |
| Jamie Robert HARRISON | $6,636.23 | $349.27 | $6,985.50 |
| TOTAL ELECTION FUNDING PAID | $46,536,277.23 | $ 2,466,361.28 | $ 49,002,638.51 |
