Australian Federal Election, 2079 (The Realignment)

The 2079 Australian Federal Election was a parliamentary election that took place on 9 September 2079, and was won by the incumbent Australian Nationalist party, led by the new leader, Russel Brown, following the death of Andrew Burges.

As a result of Burges' death in 2076, Russel Brown, the then Deputy Prime Minister, was selected as the clear successor to the former leader. However, his handeling of the Oil Depression, and the failure of a number of reforms to "open" the economy, resulted in the first major economic collapse in the nation since the late-2050's. However, a more successful election campaign managed to break even with the opposition, resulting in a 2 seat "majority" over the opposition.