2022 Australian Federal Election
The teal wave21 May 2022 · The modern seesaw · 151 seats, 76 for a majority
A federal election was held on 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal–National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sought to win a fourth consecutive term in office but was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese.
Prime Minister before
Scott Morrison
Liberal/National coalition
Prime Minister after
Anthony Albanese
Labor
Largest force
Labor
77 of 151 seats
Turnout
89.8%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Anthony Albanese | 77 | +9 | — | 32.6% | -0.8 | |
| Liberal–National Coalition | Scott Morrison | 58 | -19 | — | 35.7% | -5.7 | |
| Greens | Adam Bandt | 4 | +3 | — | 12.3% | +1.9 | |
| Katter's Australian | Robbie Katter | 1 | 0 | — | 0.4% | -0.1 | |
| Centre Alliance | No leader | 1 | 0 | — | 0.3% | -0.1 |
10 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.