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unusual facts about 2007 federal election



Adoption in Australia

The bill was due to be introduced in the spring 2007 session of parliament, but has been taken off the agenda following the 2007 federal election.

Albert Hall, Canberra

In the lead-up to the 2007 Federal Election, the Labor Senator Kate Lundy committed $500,000 to the restoration of the Albert Hall.

Australian Labor Party leadership spill, 2010

Gillard had been the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party since 4 December 2006, and had been appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia after Labor's landslide victory in the 2007 federal election.

Bernie Banton

In October 2007, in the midst of the 2007 federal election campaign, Banton expressed his disgust at Minister for Health Tony Abbott, calling him "a gutless creep" for not attending an arranged meeting at his electorate office in Sydney to be presented with a petition to include a mesothelioma drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Chatsworth state by-election, 2005

It was believed that Forrester would be chosen as Labor's candidate for the seat of Bonner at the 2007 federal election instead.

Christopher Pyne

Pyne came close to losing Sturt at the 2007 federal election to Labor candidate Mia Handshin, after suffering a primary vote swing of 4.5 percent and a two-party swing of 5.9 percent, to finish with 50.9 percent of the two-party vote.

Clarence state by-election, 2011

Eight candidates contested the by-election including Nationals candidate Chris Gulaptis who previously contested the federal seat of Page at the 2007 federal election, and Labor candidate Peter Ellem.

David Hawker

After the 2007 federal election, Labor member Harry Jenkins succeeded Hawker as Speaker of the House, and took office on 12 February 2008.

Ermington, New South Wales

Prior to the 2007 federal election Ermington was the eastern most suburb in the federal electoral division of Parramatta.

Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia

At the 2007 federal election, it was claimed by the Liberal Party that George Newhouse, the high-profile Australian Labor Party candidate for the seat of Wentworth, was ineligible to stand for parliament under sub-section v of Section 44.

Sue Page

At the 2007 federal election, Page was the endorsed National Party candidate for the electorate of Richmond in northern New South Wales where she took a strong stance on environmental issues including nuclear power.

Taj El-Din Hilaly

Following his comments on social and legal issues and in the lead-up to the 2007 Federal election, Hilaly proposed to form a political party to represent Islamic interests in the national Parliament.

Ulrich Schlüer

He was the mayor of Flaach 1994-1998, and member of the Swiss National Council 1995 to 2007, when he lost his mandate in the 2007 federal election.


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