National Swing To ALP Currently 3.17%; Swings To ALP In Every State And Territory

On current figures, the national swing to the ALP in the federal election is 3.17%.

There were swings to the ALP in every State and Territory. However, the Coalition currently leads the national two-party-preferred vote with 50.32% to the ALP’s 49.68%.

The Coalition won a majority of the two-party vote in three states. Its best result was in Western Australia (54.58%), following by Queensland the New South Wales.

The ALP won three states and both territories. Its best result was in the ACT (60.60%), followed by the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

There were swings to the ALP in 120 of the 150 House of Representatives seats. Another 16 seats recorded swings to the Coalition, all but 3 of which were already held by the Coalition.

There were a 14 non Coalition-Labor contests. Five involved the Greens (4 ALP-Greens, 1 Lib-Greens). Three involved the Nick Xenophon Team, whilst another five involved independents and Bob Katter. There was one seat (Murray) that moved from the Liberal Party to The Nationals.

• An Explanation of the Two-Party-Preferred Vote
• National & State-by-State Two-Party-Preferred Figures Since 1984

NOTE: All the figures on this page are correct, as of July 13, 2016. They will change slightly as counting is finalised. The full counting of ALP v Coalition in all 150 seats has not been finalised. In 14 seats, the two-party count involves other parties. This page will be updated when final figures are known.