Australia

House of Representatives

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The Australian Labor Party (ALP), now led by Mr. Anthony Albanese, won an outright majority in the 151-member House of Representatives (see note), thereby regaining power after nearly 10 years in opposition. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition reduced its share of seats from 77 to 58 in the House of Representatives. However, it remained the largest force (known as Coalition (Opposition)) in the 76-member Senate, with 32 seats against the 26 seats held by the ALP. The Greens now hold a record 12 Senate seats, up from 9 previously.

A record 58 women (38.41%) were elected to the House of Representatives, up from 46 (30.67%) in 2019. In 2022, 60 per cent of the 40 candidates elected to the Senate were women. That increased the overall percentage of women in the Senate from 48.68 per cent to 56.58 per cent, the world’s highest percentage for upper chambers. On 22 May, Mr. Albanese was sworn in as the new Prime Minister by Governor-General David Hurley. On 1 June, his Cabinet, including a record 13 women, took office.

During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the economy, job creation, better Medicare and affordable childcare.

Note:

The Election Commission decision in July 2020 proposed, amongst others, to decrease the number of seats allotted to the Northern Territory from two to one, which would have reduced the statutory number of the House of Representatives from 151 to 150. However, that decision was repealed by amendments to electoral law, adopted by Parliament in December 2020. Consequently, the statutory number of the House of Representatives remained at 151.
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 51.0%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Australian Labor Party (ALP)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Australian Labor Party (ALP)	77
Liberal National coalition	58
The Greens	4
Centre Alliance	1
Katter's Australian Party (KAP)	1
Independents	10

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 93
Number of women elected: 58
Percentage of women elected: 38.4%
Women Directly Elected: 58
Sources: Parliament of Australia (28.06.2022, 04.07.2022)

Australian Electoral Commission (04.07.2022)

https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDownloadsMenu-27966-Csv.htm

https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/Downloads/HouseNominationsByGenderDownload-27966.csv

https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDefault-27966.htm

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate

https://www.aec.gov.au/media/2020/07-03.htm?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news

https://alp.org.au/policies

https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan

https://www.abc.net.au

https://www.voanews.com/

https://www.smh.com.au

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 93
Total number of women after the election: 58
Percentage of women after the election: 38.4%
First-term parliamentarians: 35
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 23.2%
Date of the first session: 26 Jul 2022

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Milton Dick (Male)
Date of birth: 21 Jul 1972
Political party: Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Date of election: 26 Jul 2022

Australia

House of Representatives

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout