A federal election was held on 9 October 2004 to elect members of the 41st Parliament of Australia. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in
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Mark Latham 2004 debate cropped
The Liberal-National coalition focused heavily on Latham's inexperience during the campaign (in Australia, yellow "L-plates" are attached to cars driven by learner drivers).
Officials of the Australian Electoral Commission conduct a blind ballot to determine the order of candidates on the House of Representatives ballot paper in the Division of Melbourne Ports, 17 September 2004
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John Winston Howard is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year
2004 Australian federal election
…were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by John Anderson defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mark Latham. Both…
Young Howard, 1940s
Howard in 1974, the year of his first election to parliament
Howard in June 1997, just over a year after becoming prime minister