Just over 78% of the nation turned out for Saturday’s vote. When it came to first preferences, the Australian Labor Party received 34.80% of the primary vote, enjoying a +2.22% improvement. As two-party preferred, those preferences boosted Labour to 54%, with the coalition trailing on 45%. Nationwide, Labor seats jumped from 77 to 90 while the Lib/Nat coalition fell from 58 to 43. Hardest hit appears to be the Greens, at the time of writing they appear to have lost all four of their House of Representatives seats. 

Back at home, the Farrer Two party preferred vote saw 55.2% to Ley and 44.8