[17] McKew declined to claim victory at first, saying that the seat was on "a knife edge,"[18] while the Australian Broadcasting Corporation listed Bennelong as a Labor gain on election night, and ABC election analyst Antony Green said there was "no doubt" McKew had won. [56], During the latter part of the week union influence over the ALP was questioned after the launch of the Liberal party's first campaign ads. ", "Distribution of Preferences in Bennelong", "Bennelong too close to call, says McKew", "McKew Set to Win Howard's Seat, First Leader to Lose Since 1929", "Rudd's first ministry mixes old and new – Breaking News – National – Breaking News", "Maxine McKew claims victory in Bennelong", "Revealed: the moment John Howard accepted he was beaten", "No more follow the leader as Costello calls it quits", "Backroom deal from the west takes doctor to the top", "Don't let this fresh face fool you – National", "A great lump of irony clobbers Howard from behind – Opinion", "Nationals won't toe Libs' line: Joyce – SMH 18/9/2008", "Leader Barnaby Joyce still a maverick: The Australian 18/9/2008", "Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission regarding enrolment deadlines for the 2007 federal election", "Voters awake: Australia needs each and every one of you", "PM, Rudd trade blows as campaign begins", "John Howard narrows poll gap on Kevin Rudd", "Costello caught out on Labor's union stats", "Insiders – 21/10/2007: Treasurer Peter Costello talks to Insiders – Insiders", "Howard, Rudd outline aims for government", "Everyone a winner after leaders' debate", "Kevin Rudd forces Peter Garrett into Kyoto backflip", "Govt won't match Labor's renewable energy target", "PM rejects ALP's renewable energy target", "PM, treasurer's brother in foreign aid commitment stoush", "Foreign aid fumble shows PM out of touch: Labor", "Abbott ends tough day with 'bullshit' rebuke", "Sheepish and tardy: Abbott's sorriest day", "Bad Abbotts: insulting a dying man, late for TV, swearing", "Tony Abbott won't apologise for 'bullshit' remark", "Govt says interest rate rises out of its control", "PM moves to soften rates blow, Labor avoids promises", "Climate battle hots up in ministers' debate", "Libs to fight 2007 campaign from Brisbane launch", "Libs hope to peel away lead in banana land", "Prime Minister splurges to close poll gap", "Video shows Tony Abbott saying job protections lost", "Rort claims: PM looking down the barrel", "Candidate's husband faces expulsion over flyer scandal", "Kelly's husband linked to misleading flyers", TV ratings winners (ABC) and losers (Nine), "IR Reforms Still Driving Labor Support; Liberal Voters Afraid of Union Dominance", "PM's appeal to business shows workplace ads failed: Labor", "Importance and best party to handle major issues", "Costello warns against economic 'L-plater, "Questions without notice—Interest Rates", "Forget interest rates ad, it only ran two nights: PM", "10 ministers face wipeout: poll warning", http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/commentary4.shtml, "Ruddslide: polls shows Labor increasing its lead", "Measuring the public mood – do numbers ever lie? Taxation and interest rates, key issues in previous campaigns, were rated very important by 54 per cent and 51 per cent respectively. 105/105 (100.00%) - Eligible Voters: 22716 - Total Voting: Network Ten and SBS Television included brief updates and news bulletins through the night, but not to the other networks' extent. Four states—Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia—and one U.S. territory, the Northern Mariana Islands, elected their state or territorial legislators in 2007. It was dissolved on the same day along with the Senate (see note 1).  [79], Tim Costello, director of World Vision Australia and Peter Costello's brother, criticised Australia's ranking of 19th out of 22 OECD countries for provision of overseas aid, and for government unwillingness to increase its policy of 0.35 per cent of national GDP to match Labor's commitment of 0.5 per cent. During the controversy one criticism was that Andrews justified his decision based on "concerns raised by the community", however no official report or inquest has been tendered, leading to the conclusion that any 'concerns' were both unofficial, undocumented and most probably belonging to a racially intolerant minority. Under the provisions of the Constitution, the current House of Representatives may continue for a maximum of three years from the first meeting of the House after the previous federal election. Prime Minister Stanley Bruce and National Party leader Charles Blunt lost their seats in 1929 and 1990 respectively. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was the only organization to send foreign observers.

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