The House of Representatives

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See all 151 seats in alphabetical order

See all 151 seats in pendulum order

At the election of 18 May 2019, the House of Representatives had 151 members. At that election the Liberal-National Coalition government led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison won 77 seats, a net gain of one seat. The opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bill Shorten won 68 seats, a net loss of one. The Australian Greens, Katter's Australian Party and the Centre Alliance (formerly the Nick Xenophon Team) each won one seat, and three independent members were elected. Thus, after providing a Speaker, the Coalition government was left with 76 seats, while the combined non-government members totalled 74 members.

In 2021 there were redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. A Liberal seat in Western Australia (Stirling) was abolished, and a new Labor seat (Hawke) was created in Victoria. The redistributions therefore effectively transferred one seat from Liberal to Labor.

As a result, at the 2022 election, the Coalition will go into the election with a notional total of 76 seats (including the Speaker's seat), while Labor will have a notional 69 seats. There will be six seats held by cross-bench members. Labor will thus need to gain seven seats to have a majority. The Coalition will need to hold all its seats to form a majority government after providing a Speaker. If the Coalition loses between one and six seats to Labor, the cross-bench members will hold the balance of power.

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