July 2, 2016
The Liberal-Nationals coalition government, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, was narrowly re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution election, suffering a net loss of 14 seats.
The Turnbull government was defending a majority of 30 seats in the House of Representatives (LNP 90, ALP 55, Greens 1, PUP 1, Katter 1, Independent 2). It was re-elected with 76 seats, a majority of one after providing a Speaker.
The government lost 16 seats in the election: 15 to the ALP and one to the Nick Xenophon Team.
The government lost 7 seats in NSW (Barton, Dobell, Eden-Monaro, Lindsay, Macarthur, Macquarie and Paterson), 2 in Queensland (Herbert and Longman), 1 in Western Australia Cowan), 2 in South Australia (Hindmarsh to the ALP, Mayo to the Nick Xenophon Team), 3 in Tasmania (Bass, Braddon and Lyons) and 1 in the Northern Territory (Solomon). It won the Victorian seat of Chisholm from the ALP and regained the Queensland seat of Fairfax. It failed to win the new, notionally Liberal, seat of Burt, in Western Australia.
The ALP won 15 seats from the Coalition and lost one, to finish with 69. It won Burt but lost one seat in NSW (Charlton), due to a redistribution.
The coalition was returned with 76 seats, the ALP 69, the Greens 1, Katter’s Australian Party 1, Nick Xenophon Team 1, Independents 2. The government’s overall majority will be 2. After providing a Speaker, it’s majority on the floor of the House will be 1.
A challenge to the result in Herbert may eventuate. The ALP won the seat from the LNP by 37 votes.
A reformed voting system was in operation in the Senate. Legislation passed in early 2016 abolished the use of group voting tickets and introduced optional preferential voting above and below the line. Senate counting has not yet finished.
The government lost 3 seats in the Senate, finishing with 30. The ALP increased by 1 to 26, whilst the Greens lost 1 to finish with 9. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation secured 4, the Nick Xenophon Team 3, with 4 others. The crossbench increased in size from 18 to 20 members.
The election was the seventh double dissolution since 1901. It was the second election held in July – the other, in 1987, was also a double dissolution.
Election Information
Candidates
- House and Senate Nominations – a sortable table of all candidates nominating for the House and Senate
- House of Representatives Nominations – Statistical Breakdown
- Parties and Groups Contesting the 2016 Senate Election
Election Results – House of Representatives
This table shows the composition of the House of Representatives, following the 2016 election.
House of Representatives Elections 2016 | ||||||||
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ALP | LIB | LNP | NPA | CLP | GREENS | OTHERS | Total | |
- Seats Changing Hands At the 2016 Federal Election
- House of Representatives Primary Votes: State-by-State Breakdown
- House of Representatives Primary Votes Since 1901
- Final Two-Party-Preferred Statistics
- 2016 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- MPs Who Won Their Seats On Primary Votes
- Informal Voting Declines In 2016 Federal Election
- New Members of the House of Representatives
- The Oncers Who Became Twicers – the first-term MPs from 2013 and their fate in 2016
- The Performance of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
- Women in the 45th Parliament (2016)
Election Results – Senate
The table below shows the final Senate numbers for the 2016 federal election.
Senate Results – 2016 Federal Election | |||||||||
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Nick Xenophon Team | |||||||||
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Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party | |||||||||
Family First | |||||||||
Jacqui Lambie Network | |||||||||
TOTAL |
- Aug 22, 2016: Senate Votes: Higher But Fragmented Vote For Minor and Micro Parties
- Aug 21, 2016: The New Senate: The Defeated, The Retired, The New and The Returning
- Aug 12, 2016: Government, ALP Agree On Senate Terms
- Detailed Information on Senate Results:
Election Funding
2016 How-to-Vote Cards
- Jun 15, 2016: Marriage Equality – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Family First: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Australian Christians: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Sex Party – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: ALP Victoria: Statewide How-To-Vote Guide
- Jun 12, 2016: ALP – Cowper (NSW) How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 12, 2016: Election Gets Willing As Preference Deals Announced; Turnbull Says Libs Will Put Greens Last
2016 Election Advertisements
- Jul 09, 2016: GetUp! Lauds Its Election Campaign; Liberals Disagree
- Jun 26, 2016: “Be Sure, Vote Liberal” – Government Readies For Final Campaign Blitz
- Jun 26, 2016: Minutes After Turnbull Launch, ALP Releases Its Election Costings
- Jun 25, 2016: Get To Know Bill: ALP Election Advertisement
- Jun 25, 2016: Liberal Party Free Time Advertisements: 2016 Federal Election
- Jun 24, 2016: Greens Commercial: Vision For Western Australia
- Jun 24, 2016: Liberal Party Ad: What Do We Know About Bill Shorten And Labor?
- Jun 23, 2016: Cathy McGowan: I Voted With Government 90% Of The Time But Opposed Devastating Cuts
- Jun 19, 2016: New Liberal Ad: Stick With The Current Mob For A While
- Jun 19, 2016: ALP Ad: Labor’s Positive Plan For The Economy
- Jun 18, 2016: Another Medicare Advertisement From The ALP
- Jun 16, 2016: Liberals Maintain Focus On Boats
- Jun 15, 2016: Bob Katter Advertisement Raises Eyebrows
- Jun 15, 2016: The Greening Of Labor: Liberals Step Up Attack On Greens Influence
- Jun 14, 2016: Stand Up For What Matters: Greens Television Advertisement
- Jun 12, 2016: Bob Hawke Does Medicare Advertisement For ALP Campaign
- Jun 08, 2016: Jobs And Growth: Liberal Party ABC Free Time Advertisement
- May 13, 2016: Liberal Advertisement: What Do Shorten And Rudd Have In Common?
- May 09, 2016: “Our Policy Is Clear” – Liberals Pounce On ALP’s Border Protection Dissension
- May 08, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First ALP TV Advertisement
- May 08, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First Liberal Party TV Advertisements
Archived Posts
- Jul 14, 2017: Scott Ludlam Resigns From The Senate; Victim Of Section 44 Dual Citizenship Rule
- May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
- Apr 01, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
- Feb 03, 2017: Culleton Ineligible To Nominate For Senate, High Court Rules; Recount Likely To Elect Peter Georgiou
- Sep 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
- Aug 30, 2016: Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove’s Speech Opening The 45th Parliament
- Aug 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
- Aug 27, 2016: Turnbull Addresses LNP Conference In Brisbane
- Aug 24, 2016: Bill Shorten Address To The National Press Club
- Aug 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
- Aug 22, 2016: 2016 Senate Votes: A Higher But Fragmented Vote For Minor And Micro Parties
- Aug 21, 2016: The New Senate: The Defeated, The Retired, The New And The Returning
- Aug 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
- Aug 19, 2016: 2016 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- Aug 17, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- Aug 17, 2016: Seats Changing Hands At The 2016 Federal Election
- Aug 12, 2016: Government And ALP Agree On Senate Terms; First Elected To Get 6 Years
- Aug 10, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The 2016 Federal Election?
- Aug 08, 2016: Writs Returned And The 2016 Federal Election Is Officially Over
- Aug 07, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The Oncers Who Have Become Twicers
- Aug 06, 2016: Summoning Parliament: Turnbull’s Timing And The Historical Experience
- Aug 04, 2016: Getting Things Done In The New Senate
- Aug 04, 2016: One Nation Wins Another Seat In NSW; Coalition Loses One More, Leyonhjelm Returns; Crossbench Grows To 20
- Aug 04, 2016: One Nation Wins Two Queensland Senate Seats; Coalition Loses Ground; ALP And Greens Unchanged
- Aug 03, 2016: Victorian Senate Results Finalised; Liberals Gain 1, Greens Keep 2, Hinch Elected
- Aug 02, 2016: South Australian Senate Results Finalised; Xenophon Soars As Liberals, ALP And Greens Lose Ground; Bob Day Re-Elected
- Aug 01, 2016: ACT Senate Results Finalised: One-All, No Change
- Aug 01, 2016: Western Australian Senate Results Finalised; One Nation Wins Second Seat
- Jul 31, 2016: New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- Jul 31, 2016: ALP Wins Herbert By 37 Votes; Turnbull Government Re-Elected With Barest Majority Of 76 Seats
- Jul 27, 2016: Tasmanian Senate Results Finalised; ALP, Liberals, Greens And Lambie Take All 12 Seats
- Jul 27, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- Jul 25, 2016: Northern Territory Senate Results Finalised: One Each To ALP And CLP
- Jul 19, 2016: Herbert Heads For Recount With ALP 8 Votes Ahead
- Jul 15, 2016: LNP Lead Slips To 12 Votes In Herbert; Current Preference Flows Suggest ALP Win By 55 Votes (…Or Perhaps Not)
- Jul 15, 2016: Bill Shorten Re-Elected Unopposed As Federal ALP Leader
- Jul 14, 2016: Herbert Still Too Close To Call; LNP Leads By 44 Votes
- Jul 14, 2016: The 120 Seats That Swung To The ALP In The Federal Election
- Jul 14, 2016: Seats That Swung To The Coalition In The 2016 Federal Election
- Jul 13, 2016: ALP Claims Hindmarsh, Now Holds 68 Seats; LNP Takes Lead In Herbert, Last Undecided Seat
- Jul 13, 2016: National Swing To ALP Currently 3.17%; Swings To ALP In Every State And Territory
- Jul 12, 2016: Turnbull Seems Set For Floor Majority Of Three In 45th Parliament
- Jul 11, 2016: Coalition Secures Absolute Majority Of 76; Labor Claims Cowan; Just Two Seats Still Undecided
- Jul 11, 2016: Governor-General Acts On Prime Minister Turnbull’s Advice; Caretaker Period Ends
- Jul 11, 2016: Is Melbourne Ports Going To Be The Surprise Result In The Election?
- Jul 10, 2016: As Turnbull Claims Election Victory, Coalition Seems On Track For 76 Seats
- Jul 10, 2016: Bill Shorten Concedes Defeat In Federal Election
- Jul 10, 2016: Informal Vote Declines In Federal Election; Sydney Again Records Highest Rates
- Jul 09, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The Federal Election?
- Jul 09, 2016: GetUp! Lauds Its Election Campaign; Liberals Disagree
- Jul 08, 2016: Government’s Victory Assured But Still No Definite Results In Key Seats
- Jul 07, 2016: Turnbull Government Returned To Office, But Majority Or Minority Status Still Not Clear
- Jul 07, 2016: Which Seats Have Changed Hands So Far In The Federal Election?
- Jul 06, 2016: Undecided Seats: Turnbull Edges Towards Narrow Victory
- Jul 05, 2016: Update On Undecided Seats – Hung Parliament Looks Most Likely
- Jul 03, 2016: House Of Representatives Undecided Seats: Latest Figures
- Jul 03, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
- Jul 03, 2016: What The Electoral Commission Is Doing Today
- Jul 03, 2016: Turnbull Likely To Win Narrowly As Voters Punish Coalition; ALP Secures Nationwide Swing Of 3.18% But Falls Short
- Jun 30, 2016: As Close Election Looms, Turnbull Appears At National Press Club
- Jun 26, 2016: “Be Sure, Vote Liberal” – Government Readies For Final Campaign Blitz
- Jun 26, 2016: Minutes After Turnbull Launch, ALP Releases Its Election Costings
- Jun 26, 2016: Malcolm Turnbull Launches Liberal Party Election Campaign
- Jun 25, 2016: Get To Know Bill: ALP Election Advertisement
- Jun 25, 2016: Liberal Party Free Time Advertisements: 2016 Federal Election
- Jun 24, 2016: Greens Commercial: Vision For Western Australia
- Jun 24, 2016: Liberal Party Ad: What Do We Know About Bill Shorten And Labor?
- Jun 24, 2016: In Wake Of Brexit, Turnbull Says No Cause For Alarm; Stresses Need For Strong Majority Government
- Jun 23, 2016: Cathy McGowan: I Voted With Government 90% Of The Time But Opposed Devastating Cuts
- Jun 20, 2016: Coalition Releases ‘Smart Cities’ Policy
- Jun 19, 2016: New Liberal Ad: Stick With The Current Mob For A While
- Jun 19, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Policy Speech At Penrith Campaign Launch
- Jun 19, 2016: ALP Ad: Labor’s Positive Plan For The Economy
- Jun 18, 2016: Another Medicare Advertisement From The ALP
- Jun 17, 2016: Facebook Leaders’ Debate: Turnbull And Shorten
- Jun 16, 2016: Liberals Maintain Focus On Boats
- Jun 15, 2016: Marriage Equality – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 15, 2016: Bob Katter Advertisement Raises Eyebrows
- Jun 15, 2016: The Greening Of Labor: Liberals Step Up Attack On Greens Influence
- Jun 15, 2016: Official Guide To The 2016 Election: Australian Electoral Commission
- Jun 14, 2016: Family First: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Australian Christians: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Sex Party – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 14, 2016: Stand Up For What Matters: Greens Television Advertisement
- Jun 14, 2016: ALP Victoria: Statewide How-To-Vote Guide
- Jun 13, 2016: Bill Shorten Appears On QandA
- Jun 13, 2016: We Cannot Be Complacent: Malcolm Turnbull On Orlando Shootings
- Jun 12, 2016: ALP – Cowper (NSW) How-To-Vote Card
- Jun 12, 2016: Election Gets Willing As Preference Deals Announced; Turnbull Says Libs Will Put Greens Last
- Jun 12, 2016: Bob Hawke Does Medicare Advertisement For ALP Campaign
- Jun 11, 2016: A Cautionary Tale: Senate Votes In The 2013 Federal Election
- Jun 10, 2016: Parties And Groups Contesting The Senate In The 2016 Federal Election
- Jun 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
- Jun 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
- Jun 08, 2016: Jobs And Growth: Liberal Party ABC Free Time Advertisement
- Jun 08, 2016: Election Polling: A ReachTel Robocall
- Jun 07, 2016: Fact Checking Mr. Windsor: Only One Majority Parliament In The First 20 Years Of Federation?
- May 31, 2016: Labor’s Foreign Policy: Tanya Plibersek Speech To Lowy Institute
- May 28, 2016: Liberal Candidate For McEwen, Chris Jermyn, Chased By Media
- May 27, 2016: Treasurers Debate: Scott Morrison And Chris Bowen At The National Press Club
- May 25, 2016: David Feeney’s ALP Talking Points Document
- May 21, 2016: Electoral Enrolment Closes 8.00pm Monday, May 23
- May 16, 2016: 2016 Federal Election Timetable
- May 13, 2016: Liberal Advertisement: What Do Shorten And Rudd Have In Common?
- May 13, 2016: High Court Unanimously Dismisses Challenge To Senate Voting Changes
- May 09, 2016: “Our Policy Is Clear” – Liberals Pounce On ALP’s Border Protection Dissension
- May 09, 2016: Australian Parliament Dissolved; Governor-General’s Official Secretary Reads Proclamation
- May 08, 2016: Government House Releases Double Dissolution Documents
- May 08, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First ALP TV Advertisement
- May 08, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First Liberal Party TV Advertisements
- May 08, 2016: Double Disappointment Day: Greens React To Election Announcement
- May 08, 2016: Shorten’s Response To July 2 Election Announcement: “We Have Positive Plans”
- May 08, 2016: Malcolm Turnbull Formally Announces July 2 Double Dissolution Election
- May 07, 2016: After July 2, When Will The Next Election Be Held?
- May 07, 2016: Caretaker Conventions During The Federal Election
- May 05, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Budget Reply Speech As 44th Parliament Ends
- May 04, 2016: Clive Palmer Announces He Will Not Contest Fairfax
- May 03, 2016: Scott Morrison Budget Speech 2016-17
- May 03, 2016: Philip Ruddock (Lib-Berowra) – Valedictory Speech
- May 03, 2016: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%; First Reduction In A Year
- Apr 27, 2016: ALP Releases Climate Change Policy
- Apr 16, 2016: Bronwyn Bishop Defeated In Liberal Party Mackellar Preselection; Jason Falinski Ends 29-Year Parliamentary Career
- Apr 16, 2016: Duncan McGauchie Wins Liberal Party Preselection For Murray
- Apr 16, 2016: Julian Leeser Wins Liberal Preselection For Berowra; Succeeds Philip Ruddock
- Apr 16, 2016: Bob Baldwin, Liberal Member For Paterson, Announces Retirement
- Apr 15, 2016: Parliament Prorogued; New Session Starts On Monday
- Apr 15, 2016: Three New Political Parties Registered With Electoral Commission
- Apr 15, 2016: High Court To Hear Challenge To Senate Voting Reforms On May 2
- Apr 15, 2016: Written Submissions Lodged For High Court Challenge To Senate Voting Reforms
- Apr 11, 2016: Revised Parliamentary Sitting Times Released
- Mar 26, 2016: Senator Arthur Sinodinos Denies Wrongdoing Or Illegality
- Mar 26, 2016: Sharman Stone, Liberal Member For Murray, Announces Retirement From Parliament
- Mar 24, 2016: NSW Electoral Commission Blocks Liberal Party Funding Over Failure To Disclose Donations
- Mar 21, 2016: Turnbull Recalls Parliament On April 18 And Moves Budget To May 3; Threatens Double Dissolution On July 2 If Bills Not Passed
- Mar 20, 2016: Growing Together: ALP Releases Policy Agenda For Tackling Inequality
- Mar 19, 2016: Tim Wilson Wins Liberal Party Preselection For Goldstein
- Mar 18, 2016: Senate Voting Reforms Passed By Both Houses
- Mar 18, 2016: Senate Adjournment Motion Amended To Prevent Early Recall
- Mar 17, 2016: Gary Gray: “I Am Made Sad By My Party’s Position”
- Mar 09, 2016: Teresa Gambaro Announces Retirement At Next Election
- Mar 01, 2016: Senator Joe Bullock Announces Resignation Over ALP Policy On Same-Sex Marriage
- Mar 01, 2016: Conroy Says Senate Voting Reform Would Give Coalition A Blocking Majority
- Feb 28, 2016: Jill Hall, Labor Member For Shortland, Announces Retirement; Clears Log-Jam For Seats
- Feb 27, 2016: John Cobb, Nationals MP, To Retire From Calare
- Feb 26, 2016: Mal Brough To Quit Parliament
- Feb 25, 2016: Who Were The Youngest And Oldest Prime Ministers?
- Feb 24, 2016: Party Discipline Trumps Policy Commitment: Gary Gray Supports Senate Voting Reform But Will Vote Against It
- Feb 22, 2016: Turnbull Announces Senate Voting Reforms; Group Voting Tickets Abolished
- Feb 18, 2016: Turnbull’s New Ministers Sworn In; Joyce Now Deputy PM
- Feb 16, 2016: Gray Gray, ALP Member For Brand, To Retire From Parliament At Election
- Feb 13, 2016: Turnbull Reshuffles Ministry
- Feb 13, 2016: Mal Brough Resigns From Turnbull Ministry
- Feb 13, 2016: ALP Releases Policy To Cut Back Negative Gearing
- Jan 28, 2016: Your Child, Our Future: ALP Releases Education Policy
- Jan 28, 2016: Anthony Albanese To Run Again In Grayndler
- Jan 24, 2016: Tony Abbott To Stand Again In Warringah
- Jan 22, 2016: Melissa Parke To Retire From Parliament At Next Election