2019 Australian Federal Election
18 May 2019 · The modern seesaw · 151 seats, 76 for a majority
A federal election was held on 18 May 2019 to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election.
Prime Minister before
Scott Morrison
Liberal/National coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
Scott Morrison
Liberal/National coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Coalition
77 of 151 seats
Turnout
91.9%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Coalition | Scott Morrison | 77 | +1 | — | 41.4% | -0.6 | |
| Labor | Bill Shorten | 68 | -1 | — | 33.3% | -1.4 | |
| Greens | Richard Di Natale | 1 | 0 | — | 10.4% | +0.2 | |
| Katter's Australian | Bob Katter | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5% | -0.1 | |
| Centre Alliance | No leader | 1 | 0 | — | 0.3% | -1.5 |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.