Tony Abbott may have lost the Prime Ministership and his ministerial cabinet, but he's the proud new owner of a second-hand refrigerator.

After leaving all his old white goods back at Kirribilli House, Mr Abbott and his wife Margie turned to classifieds website Gumtree in search of a fridge just in time for Christmas.

The former owner of the kitchen appliance, Emily Hastings told Buzzfeed that she had posted the fridge on Gumtree because she needed to get rid of it before she moved overseas.

With a winning bid of $300, Gumtree user Margie claimed the 320 litre fridge.