2016 Australian Federal Election
2 July 2016 · The modern seesaw · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
A double dissolution election was held on 2 July 2016 to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign period. It was the first double dissolution election since the 1987 election and the first under a new voting system for the Senate that replaced group voting tickets with optional preferential voting.
Prime Minister before
Malcolm Turnbull
Liberal/National coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
Malcolm Turnbull
Liberal/National coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Coalition
76 of 150 seats
Turnout
91.0%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Coalition | Malcolm Turnbull | 76 | -14 | — | 42.0% | -3.5 | |
| Labor | Bill Shorten | 69 | +14 | — | 34.7% | +1.4 | |
| Greens | Richard Di Natale | 1 | 0 | — | 10.2% | +1.6 | |
| Xenophon Team | Nick Xenophon | 1 | +1 | — | 1.9% | +1.9 | |
| Katter's Australian | Bob Katter | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5% | -0.5 |
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.