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
- June 15, 2016: Marriage Equality – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Family First: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Australian Christians: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Sex Party – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: ALP Victoria: Statewide How-To-Vote Guide
- June 12, 2016: ALP – Cowper (NSW) How-To-Vote Card
- June 12, 2016: Election Gets Willing As Preference Deals Announced; Turnbull Says Libs Will Put Greens Last
2016 Election Advertisements
- July 9, 2016: GetUp! Lauds Its Election Campaign; Liberals Disagree
- June 26, 2016: “Be Sure, Vote Liberal” – Government Readies For Final Campaign Blitz
- June 26, 2016: Minutes After Turnbull Launch, ALP Releases Its Election Costings
- June 25, 2016: Get To Know Bill: ALP Election Advertisement
- June 25, 2016: Liberal Party Free Time Advertisements: 2016 Federal Election
- June 24, 2016: Greens Commercial: Vision For Western Australia
- June 24, 2016: Liberal Party Ad: What Do We Know About Bill Shorten And Labor?
- June 23, 2016: Cathy McGowan: I Voted With Government 90% Of The Time But Opposed Devastating Cuts
- June 19, 2016: New Liberal Ad: Stick With The Current Mob For A While
- June 19, 2016: ALP Ad: Labor’s Positive Plan For The Economy
- June 18, 2016: Another Medicare Advertisement From The ALP
- June 16, 2016: Liberals Maintain Focus On Boats
- June 15, 2016: Bob Katter Advertisement Raises Eyebrows
- June 15, 2016: The Greening Of Labor: Liberals Step Up Attack On Greens Influence
- June 14, 2016: Stand Up For What Matters: Greens Television Advertisement
- June 12, 2016: Bob Hawke Does Medicare Advertisement For ALP Campaign
- June 8, 2016: Jobs And Growth: Liberal Party ABC Free Time Advertisement
- May 13, 2016: Liberal Advertisement: What Do Shorten And Rudd Have In Common?
- May 9, 2016: “Our Policy Is Clear” – Liberals Pounce On ALP’s Border Protection Dissension
- May 8, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First ALP TV Advertisement
- May 8, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First Liberal Party TV Advertisements
Archived Posts
- July 14, 2017: Scott Ludlam Resigns From The Senate; Victim Of Section 44 Dual Citizenship Rule
- May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
- April 1, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
- February 3, 2017: Culleton Ineligible To Nominate For Senate, High Court Rules; Recount Likely To Elect Peter Georgiou
- September 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
- August 30, 2016: Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove’s Speech Opening The 45th Parliament
- August 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
- August 27, 2016: Turnbull Addresses LNP Conference In Brisbane
- August 24, 2016: Bill Shorten Address To The National Press Club
- August 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
- August 22, 2016: 2016 Senate Votes: A Higher But Fragmented Vote For Minor And Micro Parties
- August 21, 2016: The New Senate: The Defeated, The Retired, The New And The Returning
- August 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
- August 19, 2016: 2016 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- August 17, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- August 17, 2016: Seats Changing Hands At The 2016 Federal Election
- August 12, 2016: Government And ALP Agree On Senate Terms; First Elected To Get 6 Years
- August 10, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The 2016 Federal Election?
- August 8, 2016: Writs Returned And The 2016 Federal Election Is Officially Over
- August 7, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The Oncers Who Have Become Twicers
- August 6, 2016: Summoning Parliament: Turnbull’s Timing And The Historical Experience
- August 4, 2016: Getting Things Done In The New Senate
- August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Another Seat In NSW; Coalition Loses One More, Leyonhjelm Returns; Crossbench Grows To 20
- August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Two Queensland Senate Seats; Coalition Loses Ground; ALP And Greens Unchanged
- August 3, 2016: Victorian Senate Results Finalised; Liberals Gain 1, Greens Keep 2, Hinch Elected
- August 2, 2016: South Australian Senate Results Finalised; Xenophon Soars As Liberals, ALP And Greens Lose Ground; Bob Day Re-Elected
- August 1, 2016: ACT Senate Results Finalised: One-All, No Change
- August 1, 2016: Western Australian Senate Results Finalised; One Nation Wins Second Seat
- July 31, 2016: New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- July 31, 2016: ALP Wins Herbert By 37 Votes; Turnbull Government Re-Elected With Barest Majority Of 76 Seats
- July 27, 2016: Tasmanian Senate Results Finalised; ALP, Liberals, Greens And Lambie Take All 12 Seats
- July 27, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- July 25, 2016: Northern Territory Senate Results Finalised: One Each To ALP and CLP
- July 19, 2016: Herbert Heads For Recount With ALP 8 Votes Ahead
- July 15, 2016: LNP Lead Slips To 12 Votes In Herbert; Current Preference Flows Suggest ALP Win By 55 Votes (…Or Perhaps Not)
- July 15, 2016: Bill Shorten Re-Elected Unopposed As Federal ALP Leader
- July 14, 2016: Herbert Still Too Close To Call; LNP Leads By 44 Votes
- July 14, 2016: The 120 Seats That Swung To The ALP In The Federal Election
- July 14, 2016: Seats That Swung To The Coalition In The 2016 Federal Election
- July 13, 2016: ALP Claims Hindmarsh, Now Holds 68 Seats; LNP Takes Lead In Herbert, Last Undecided Seat
- July 13, 2016: National Swing To ALP Currently 3.17%; Swings To ALP In Every State And Territory
- July 12, 2016: Turnbull Seems Set For Floor Majority Of Three In 45th Parliament
- July 11, 2016: Coalition Secures Absolute Majority Of 76; Labor Claims Cowan; Just Two Seats Still Undecided
- July 11, 2016: Governor-General Acts On Prime Minister Turnbull’s Advice; Caretaker Period Ends
- July 11, 2016: Is Melbourne Ports Going To Be The Surprise Result In The Election?
- July 10, 2016: As Turnbull Claims Election Victory, Coalition Seems On Track For 76 Seats
- July 10, 2016: Bill Shorten Concedes Defeat In Federal Election
- July 10, 2016: Informal Vote Declines In Federal Election; Sydney Again Records Highest Rates
- July 9, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The Federal Election?
- July 9, 2016: GetUp! Lauds Its Election Campaign; Liberals Disagree
- July 8, 2016: Government’s Victory Assured But Still No Definite Results In Key Seats
- July 7, 2016: Turnbull Government Returned To Office, But Majority Or Minority Status Still Not Clear
- July 7, 2016: Which Seats Have Changed Hands So Far In The Federal Election?
- July 6, 2016: Undecided Seats: Turnbull Edges Towards Narrow Victory
- July 5, 2016: Update On Undecided Seats – Hung Parliament Looks Most Likely
- July 3, 2016: House Of Representatives Undecided Seats: Latest Figures
- July 3, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
- July 3, 2016: What The Electoral Commission Is Doing Today
- July 3, 2016: Turnbull Likely To Win Narrowly As Voters Punish Coalition; ALP Secures Nationwide Swing Of 3.18% But Falls Short
- June 30, 2016: As Close Election Looms, Turnbull Appears At National Press Club
- June 26, 2016: “Be Sure, Vote Liberal” – Government Readies For Final Campaign Blitz
- June 26, 2016: Minutes After Turnbull Launch, ALP Releases Its Election Costings
- June 26, 2016: Malcolm Turnbull Launches Liberal Party Election Campaign
- June 25, 2016: Get To Know Bill: ALP Election Advertisement
- June 25, 2016: Liberal Party Free Time Advertisements: 2016 Federal Election
- June 24, 2016: Greens Commercial: Vision For Western Australia
- June 24, 2016: Liberal Party Ad: What Do We Know About Bill Shorten And Labor?
- June 24, 2016: In Wake Of Brexit, Turnbull Says No Cause For Alarm; Stresses Need For Strong Majority Government
- June 23, 2016: Cathy McGowan: I Voted With Government 90% Of The Time But Opposed Devastating Cuts
- June 20, 2016: Coalition Releases ‘Smart Cities’ Policy
- June 19, 2016: New Liberal Ad: Stick With The Current Mob For A While
- June 19, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Policy Speech At Penrith Campaign Launch
- June 19, 2016: ALP Ad: Labor’s Positive Plan For The Economy
- June 18, 2016: Another Medicare Advertisement From The ALP
- June 17, 2016: Facebook Leaders’ Debate: Turnbull And Shorten
- June 16, 2016: Liberals Maintain Focus On Boats
- June 15, 2016: Marriage Equality – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- June 15, 2016: Bob Katter Advertisement Raises Eyebrows
- June 15, 2016: The Greening Of Labor: Liberals Step Up Attack On Greens Influence
- June 15, 2016: Official Guide To The 2016 Election: Australian Electoral Commission
- June 14, 2016: Family First: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Australian Christians: Victorian How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Sex Party – Victorian Senate How-To-Vote Card
- June 14, 2016: Stand Up For What Matters: Greens Television Advertisement
- June 14, 2016: ALP Victoria: Statewide How-To-Vote Guide
- June 13, 2016: Bill Shorten Appears On QandA
- June 13, 2016: We Cannot Be Complacent: Malcolm Turnbull On Orlando Shootings
- June 12, 2016: ALP – Cowper (NSW) How-To-Vote Card
- June 12, 2016: Election Gets Willing As Preference Deals Announced; Turnbull Says Libs Will Put Greens Last
- June 12, 2016: Bob Hawke Does Medicare Advertisement For ALP Campaign
- June 11, 2016: A Cautionary Tale: Senate Votes In The 2013 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Parties And Groups Contesting The Senate In The 2016 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
- June 8, 2016: Jobs And Growth: Liberal Party ABC Free Time Advertisement
- June 8, 2016: Election Polling: A ReachTel Robocall
- June 7, 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 9, 2016: “Our Policy Is Clear” – Liberals Pounce On ALP’s Border Protection Dissension
- May 9, 2016: Australian Parliament Dissolved; Governor-General’s Official Secretary Reads Proclamation
- May 8, 2016: Government House Releases Double Dissolution Documents
- May 8, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First ALP TV Advertisement
- May 8, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The First Liberal Party TV Advertisements
- May 8, 2016: Double Disappointment Day: Greens React To Election Announcement
- May 8, 2016: Shorten’s Response To July 2 Election Announcement: “We Have Positive Plans”
- May 8, 2016: Malcolm Turnbull Formally Announces July 2 Double Dissolution Election
- May 7, 2016: After July 2, When Will The Next Election Be Held?
- May 7, 2016: Caretaker Conventions During The Federal Election
- May 5, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Budget Reply Speech As 44th Parliament Ends
- May 4, 2016: Clive Palmer Announces He Will Not Contest Fairfax
- May 3, 2016: Scott Morrison Budget Speech 2016-17
- May 3, 2016: Philip Ruddock (Lib-Berowra) – Valedictory Speech
- May 3, 2016: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%; First Reduction In A Year
- April 27, 2016: ALP Releases Climate Change Policy
- April 16, 2016: Bronwyn Bishop Defeated In Liberal Party Mackellar Preselection; Jason Falinski Ends 29-Year Parliamentary Career
- April 16, 2016: Duncan McGauchie Wins Liberal Party Preselection For Murray
- April 16, 2016: Julian Leeser Wins Liberal Preselection For Berowra; Succeeds Philip Ruddock
- April 16, 2016: Bob Baldwin, Liberal Member For Paterson, Announces Retirement
- April 15, 2016: Parliament Prorogued; New Session Starts On Monday
- April 15, 2016: Three New Political Parties Registered With Electoral Commission
- April 15, 2016: High Court To Hear Challenge To Senate Voting Reforms On May 2
- April 15, 2016: Written Submissions Lodged For High Court Challenge To Senate Voting Reforms
- April 11, 2016: Revised Parliamentary Sitting Times Released
- March 26, 2016: Senator Arthur Sinodinos Denies Wrongdoing Or Illegality
- March 26, 2016: Sharman Stone, Liberal Member For Murray, Announces Retirement From Parliament
- March 24, 2016: NSW Electoral Commission Blocks Liberal Party Funding Over Failure To Disclose Donations
- March 21, 2016: Turnbull Recalls Parliament On April 18 And Moves Budget To May 3; Threatens Double Dissolution On July 2 If Bills Not Passed
- March 20, 2016: Growing Together: ALP Releases Policy Agenda For Tackling Inequality
- March 19, 2016: Tim Wilson Wins Liberal Party Preselection For Goldstein
- March 18, 2016: Senate Voting Reforms Passed By Both Houses
- March 18, 2016: Senate Adjournment Motion Amended To Prevent Early Recall
- March 17, 2016: Gary Gray: “I Am Made Sad By My Party’s Position”
- March 9, 2016: Teresa Gambaro Announces Retirement At Next Election
- March 1, 2016: Senator Joe Bullock Announces Resignation Over ALP Policy On Same-Sex Marriage
- March 1, 2016: Conroy Says Senate Voting Reform Would Give Coalition A Blocking Majority
- February 28, 2016: Jill Hall, Labor Member For Shortland, Announces Retirement; Clears Log-Jam For Seats
- February 27, 2016: John Cobb, Nationals MP, To Retire From Calare
- February 26, 2016: Mal Brough To Quit Parliament
- February 25, 2016: Who Were The Youngest And Oldest Prime Ministers?
- February 24, 2016: Party Discipline Trumps Policy Commitment: Gary Gray Supports Senate Voting Reform But Will Vote Against It
- February 22, 2016: Turnbull Announces Senate Voting Reforms; Group Voting Tickets Abolished
- February 18, 2016: Turnbull’s New Ministers Sworn In; Joyce Now Deputy PM
- February 16, 2016: Gray Gray, ALP Member For Brand, To Retire From Parliament At Election
- February 13, 2016: Turnbull Reshuffles Ministry
- February 13, 2016: Mal Brough Resigns From Turnbull Ministry
- February 13, 2016: ALP Releases Policy To Cut Back Negative Gearing
- January 28, 2016: Your Child, Our Future: ALP Releases Education Policy
- January 28, 2016: Anthony Albanese To Run Again In Grayndler
- January 24, 2016: Tony Abbott To Stand Again In Warringah
- January 22, 2016: Melissa Parke To Retire From Parliament At Next Election