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August 16, 2013
Record Number of Candidates to Contest 2013 Election
A record number of candidates are set to contest both the House of Representatives and the Senate on 7 September.
A record 1,188 candidates will contest the House and 529 the Senate. The tables below summarise the nominations in both chambers.
Code | Party Name | 2013 | 2010 | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALP | Labor Party (4 Country Labor) | 150 | 150 | .. |
LIB | Liberal Party | 108 | 109 | -1 |
LNP | Liberal National | 30 | 30 | .. |
NAT | National Party | 20 | 16 | +4 |
CLP | Country Liberal Party | 2 | 2 | .. |
GRN | Greens | 150 | 150 | .. |
PUP | Palmer United Party | 150 | .. | +150 |
FFP | Family First | 93 | 108 | -15 |
RUA | Rise Up Australia | 77 | .. | +77 |
IND | Independents | 68 | 82 | -14 |
KAP | Katter’s Australian Party | 63 | .. | +63 |
CDP | Christian Democratic Party | 48 | 42 | +6 |
ASXP | Australian Sex Party | 36 | 6 | +30 |
DLP | Democratic Labour Party | 33 | 7 | |
ACP | Australian Christians | 31 | .. | +31 |
CEC | Citizens Electoral Council | 24 | 12 | +12 |
ONP | One Nation | 15 | 21 | -6 |
BTA | Bullet Train for Australia | 12 | .. | +12 |
AFN | Australia First | 10 | 5 | +5 |
SPP | Stable Population Party | 10 | .. | +10 |
SPA | Secular Party | 9 | 19 | -10 |
CYA | Country Alliance | 8 | .. | +8 |
SAL | Socialist Alliance | 7 | 12 | -5 |
AIN | Australian Independents | 6 | .. | +6 |
– | Unaffiliated Candidates | 4 | 5 | -1 |
VCE | Australian Voice | 4 | .. | +4 |
DEM | Australian Democrats | 3 | 25 | -22 |
APP | Australian Protectionist Party | 3 | .. | +3 |
NCP | Non-Custodial Parents Party | 3 | 2 | +1 |
FNPP | Australian First Nationas Party | 2 | .. | +2 |
FUT | Future Party | 2 | .. | +2 |
LDP | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 22 | -21 |
SPRT | Australian Sports Party | 1 | .. | +1 |
UNP | Uniting Australia Party | 1 | .. | +1 |
VEP | Voluntary Euthanasia Party | 1 | .. | +1 |
SOL | Senator On-Line | 1 | .. | +1 |
SEP | Socialist Equality Party | .. | 10 | -10 |
TCS | The Climate Sceptics | .. | 7 | -7 |
BAP | Building Australia | .. | 3 | -3 |
CA | Carers Alliance | .. | 3 | -3 |
COM | Communist Alliance | .. | 1 | -1 |
Total Candidates | 1188 | 849 | +269 | |
Number of Electorates | 150 | 150 | ||
Average candidates per seat | 7.9 | 5.7 |
Notes: Of the Labor candidates, 146 nominated as Australian Labor Party, and four as Country Labor. The four seats contested by Country Labor are Cowper, Hume, New England and Parke. There are ten seats where there are three cornered contests with both the Liberal and National Parties nominating candidates. These seats are Throsby in New South Wales, Bendigo, Corangamite and Mallee in Victoria, Barker in South Australia and Canning, Durack, Forrest, O’Connor and Pearce in Western Australia.
Nominations | 2013 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 | 1996 | 1993 | 1990 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 candidates | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
3 candidates | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 |
4 candidates | .. | 33 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 39 |
5 candidates | 12 | 43 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 38 | 28 | 31 |
6 candidates | 24 | 26 | 42 | 29 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 38 |
7 candidates | 33 | 24 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
8 candidates | 28 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
9 candidates | 27 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
10 candidates | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
11 candidates | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | 4 | .. |
12 candidates | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
13 candidates | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
14 candidates | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 Candidates | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
No. of Electorates | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 148 |
Total Candidates | 1188 | 849 | 1054 | 1091 | 1039 | 1109 | 908 | 942 | 782 |
Average per Electorate | 7.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
There are 12 candidates in Corangamite, Deakin and Mallee, 13 in Bendigo and McMillan, and 16 candidate in Melbourne.
State | Nominations | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT |
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2013 | Columns | 45 | 40 | 36 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 12 |
Candidates | 110 | 97 | 82 | 62 | 73 | 54 | 27 | 24 | |
2010 | Columns | 33 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
Candidates | 84 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
2007 | Columns | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Candidates | 79 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 11 | |
2004 | Columns | 30 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Candidates | 78 | 65 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 11 | |
2001 | Columns | 24 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Candidates | 65 | 52 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 13 | |
1998 | Columns | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Candidates | 69 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 11 | |
1996 | Columns | 19 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Candidates | 63 | 44 | 48 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | |
1993 | Columns | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Candidates | 66 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 4 | |
1990 | Columns | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Candidates | 62 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 6 | |
1987 | Columns | 13 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Candidates | 50 | 52 | 36 | 31 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 9 | |
1984 | Columns | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Candidates | 40 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
Note: There are a record number of candidates in every state.