22 July 2008

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has authorised the public funding payment to political parties for votes received at the 2008 Gippsland by-election.

The total of the payment is $178 174.26.  All five parties who contested the election were eligible for payment.

Payments are calculated using an indexed sum per first preference vote.  At the 2008 Gippsland by-election, each first preference vote was worth 214.018 cents.

In order to obtain public funding a candidate must obtain at least 4% of the first preference vote.

The breakdown of payment for the 2008 Gippsland by-election is as follows:

Party Name	Amount ($)
National Party of Australia - Victoria	70 563.87
Australian Labor Party	50 619.54
Liberal Party of Australia	36 915.96
The Australian Greens - Victoria	12 545.74
Liberty and Democracy Party	7 529.15
Total	178 174.26

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Phil Diak
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