Results of the 2004 Australian federal election in Tasmania

2004 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives ; and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
	Results by electorate

Last updated July 17, 2024

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2004 federal election in the state of Tasmania.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Overall results

Turnout 95.64% (CV) — Informal 3.59%^[1]
Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	140,918	44.58	–2.59	3	2
	Liberal	132,724	41.98	+4.88	2	2
	Greens	31,242	9.88	+2.07
	Family First	8,973	2.84	+2.84
	Citizens Electoral Council	1,158	0.37	+0.32
	Socialist Alliance	1,108	0.35	+0.35
Total		316,123			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	171,294	54.19	–3.54	3	2
	Liberal/National Coalition	144,829	45.81	+3.54	2	2

Labor to Liberal: Bass Braddon

Tasmania bucked the national trend against Labor. The party still lost two seats but maintained a primary vote of 44.6%. The Liberal party saw its primary vote jump 5.9% to 42.0%, and the Greens saw their strongest nationwide results capturing 9.9% of the vote.^[4]

Results by division

Bass

2004 Australian federal election: Bass ^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson	30,678	49.13	+7.68
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne	24,491	39.22	−3.60
	Greens	Jeremy Ball	5,059	8.10	+1.86
	Family First	Christine Bergman	1,145	1.83	+1.83
	Citizens Electoral Council	Caroline Larner	847	1.36	+1.10
	Socialist Alliance	Meredith de Landelles	219	0.35	+0.35
Total formal votes			62,439	96.10	+0.37
Informal votes			2,534	3.90	−0.37
Turnout			64,973	95.63	−0.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson	32,860	52.63	+4.69
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne	29,579	47.37	−4.69
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.69

Braddon

2004 Australian federal election: Braddon ^[3]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Baker	30,681	47.36	+8.19
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	27,893	43.05	−5.35
	Greens	Michelle Foale	3,632	5.61	+0.13
	Family First	Wayne de Bomford	2,581	3.98	+3.98
Total formal votes			64,787	96.39	−0.28
Informal votes			2,426	3.61	+0.28
Turnout			67,213	96.04	−0.41
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Baker	33,127	51.13	+7.09
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	31,660	48.87	−7.09
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.09

Denison

2004 Australian federal election: Denison ^[3]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	31,602	49.51	−1.87
	Liberal	Erick Pastoor	20,782	32.56	+0.97
	Greens	Helen Burnet	9,318	14.60	+4.15
	Family First	Gino Papiccio	1,578	2.47	+2.47
	Socialist Alliance	Kamala Emanuel	544	0.85	+0.85
Total formal votes			63,824	96.90	−0.19
Informal votes			2,045	3.10	+0.19
Turnout			65,869	95.26	−0.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	40,397	63.29	−0.97
	Liberal	Erick Pastoor	23,427	36.71	+0.97
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.97

Franklin

2004 Australian federal election: Franklin ^[3]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Quick	29,938	46.42	+0.57
	Liberal	Henry Finnis	24,936	38.67	+1.11
	Greens	Mathew Woolley	7,207	11.18	+1.45
	Family First	Marc Mumford	2,063	3.20	+3.20
	Socialist Alliance	Glenn Shields	345	0.53	+0.53
Total formal votes			64,489	96.60	−0.40
Informal votes			2,270	3.40	+0.40
Turnout			86,759	95.65	−0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Quick	37,139	57.59	−0.45
	Liberal	Henry Finnis	27,350	42.41	+0.45
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.45

Lyons

2004 Australian federal election: Lyons ^[3]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Adams	26,994	44.56	−2.70
	Liberal	Ben Quin	25,647	42.33	+6.52
	Greens	Glenn Millar	6,036	9.95	+2.91
	Family First	Marie Papiccio	1,606	2.65	+2.65
	Citizens Electoral Council	Saul Jenkins	311	0.51	+0.51
Total formal votes			60,584	96.05	−0.41
Informal votes			2,494	3.95	+0.41
Turnout			63,078	95.66	−0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,519	53.68	−4.49
	Liberal	Ben Quin	28,065	46.32	+4.49
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.49

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↑ "2004 Tasmanian division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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↑ Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2004" (PDF). Research Brief 13. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1832-2883.
↑ "2004 Bass". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
↑ "2004 Braddon". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
↑ "2004 Denison". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
↑ "2004 Franklin". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
↑ "2004 Lyons". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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[2004_AEC_Tas-1] 1 2 "2004 First preference votes for Tasmania". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[2] "2004 Tasmanian division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[2004_Psephos_Tas-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2004 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[Results_of_the_2004_Australian_federal_election_(House_of_Representatives)_:1-4] Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2004" (PDF). Research Brief 13. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1832-2883.

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[6] "2004 Braddon". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[7] "2004 Denison". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[8] "2004 Franklin". 2004 Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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