AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 14,088,260 Votes counted: 13,131,668 93.2 Informal votes: 729,304 05.5 +01.6 Formal votes: 12,402,364 94.5 -01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 5,408,631 43.6 +01.5 73 +08 Australian Labor Party 4,711,363 38.0 -05.4 72 -11 Australian Greens 1,458,998 11.8 +04.0 1 +01 Family First 279,330 02.3 +00.3 - Christian Democrats 83,009 00.7 -00.2 - One Nation 27,184 00.2 -00.1 - Australian Democrats 22,376 00.2 -00.5 - Others 411,473 03.3 4 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,402,364 150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is no longer possible to show separate totals for the Liberal and National parties because in Queensland they have merged to become the Liberal National Party. VOTING BY STATE AND TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,611,228 Votes counted: 4,303,081 93.3 Informal votes: 279,763 06.8 +01.9 Formal votes: 4,009,318 93.2 -01.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,470,146 36.7 +04.1 16 +01 National Party of Australia 317,867 07.9 00.0 4 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,788,013 44.6 +04.1 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,494,490 37.3 -06.9 26 -02 Australian Greens 410,405 10.2 +02.3 - Christian Democrats 54,544 01.4 -00.6 - One Nation 19,182 00.5 +00.3 - Family First 17,453 00.4 -00.5 - Australian Democrats 11,409 00.3 00.0 - Others 213,822 05.3 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,009,318 48 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberals won Bennelong and Macquarie from Labor, and an independent won Lyne from the Nationals. The Labor seat of Lowe was abolished. The Liberal seats of Gilmore, Greenway and Macarthur were changed to Labor seats, but the Liberals regained Gilmore and Macarthur. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,562,802 Votes counted: 3,329,884 93.5 Informal votes: 149,699 04.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 3,180,185 95.5 -01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,361,416 42.8 +00.5 22 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 1,159,302 36.5 -01.6 12 -02 National Party of Australia 101,419 03.2 +00.2 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,260,721 39.7 -01.4 14 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Greens 402,482 12.7 +04.5 1 +01 Family First 99,747 03.2 +00.2 - Australian Democrats 3,947 00.1 -01.1 - Others 51,872 01.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,180,185 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor won La Trobe and McEwen from the Liberals. The Greens won Melbourne from Labor. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,719,746 Votes counted: 2,521,574 92.7 Informal votes: 137,395 05.5 +01.9 Formal votes: 2,384,179 94.5 -01.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 16 +06 National Party of Australia 5 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National Party 1,130,525 47.4 +02.9 21 +08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 800,712 33.6 -09.3 8 -07 Australian Greens 260,471 10.9 +05.2 - Family First 92,794 03.9 +01.6 - One Nation 3,921 00.2 -00.2 - Others 95,756 04.0 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,384,179 30 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberals and Nationals fought the election as a single party, but their elected members will sit as Liberals or Nationals in the Parliament. The Liberals won Bonner, Brisbane, Forde, Leichhardt and Longman from Labor. The Nationals won Dawson and Flynn from Labor. The Liberals won the new seat of Wright. The Liberal seats of Dickson and Herbert were changed to Labor seats, but the Liberals regained both of them. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,362,177 Votes counted: 1,264,968 92.9 Informal votes: 60,967 04.8 +01.0 Formal votes: 1,204,001 95.2 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 566,145 47.0 +00.7 11 National Party of Australia 43,101 03.6 +02.4 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 609,246 50.6 +03.1 12 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 375,381 31.2 -05.6 3 -01 Australian Greens 158,117 13.1 +04.1 - Christian Democrats 27,833 02.3 +00.1 - Family First 20,698 01.7 +00.5 - Others 12,726 01.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,204,001 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberals won Hasluck from Labor, and lost O'Connor to the Nationals. The Liberal seat of Swan was changed to a Labor seat, but the Liberals regained it. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,105,076 Votes counted: 1,036,514 93.8 Informal votes: 56,565 05.5 +01.7 Formal votes: 979,949 94.5 -01.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 399,279 40.7 -02.5 6 Liberal Party of Australia 394,003 40.2 -02.9 5 Australian Greens 117,364 12.0 +05.0 - Family First 48,638 05.0 +01.0 - Australian Democrats 7,020 00.7 -00.8 - Others 13,645 01.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 979,949 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote is compared with the combined Liberal and National vote in 2007. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 358,567 Votes counted: 340,943 95.1 Informal votes: 13,791 04.0 +01.2 Formal votes: 327,152 96.0 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 143,796 44.0 +01.2 4 -01 Liberal Party of Australia 109,008 33.6 -04.6 - Australian Greens 55,042 16.8 +03.3 - Others 19,306 05.9 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 327,152 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An independent won Denison from Labor. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 247,659 Votes counted: 234,623 94.7 Informal votes: 10,926 04.7 +02.4 Formal votes: 223,697 95.3 -02.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 100,700 45.0 -06.2 2 Liberal Party of Australia 77,880 34.8 +01.6 - Australian Greens 42,942 19.2 +06.0 - Others 2,175 01.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 223,697 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN TERRITORY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 121,005 Votes counted: 100,081 82.7 Informal votes: 6,198 06.2 +02.3 Formal votes: 93,883 93.8 -02.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party of Australia 38,335 40.8 -00.2 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 35,589 37.9 -09.7 1 -01 Australian Greens 12,175 13.0 +04.9 - Others 7,784 08.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,883 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberals won Solomon from Labor.