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Australia 2016 federal election

What was the result of the 2016 federal election in Australia?

Australian Labor Party won 69 of 150 seats with 34.7% of the vote. 91.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Australian Labor Party won 69 of 150 seats with 34.7% of the vote; 91.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.3 points on 2013.

  • Australian Labor Party 69 +14 seats 34.7% +1.4 points
  • Liberal Party of Australia 45 −13 seats 28.7% −3.4 points
  • Australian Greens 1 0 seats 10.2% +1.6 points
  • Liberal National Party of Queensland 21 −1 seat 8.5% −0.4 points
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 10 +1 seat 4.6% +0.3 points
  • Nick Xenophon Team 1 1.9%
  • Family First Party 0 0 seats 1.5% +0.1 points
  • Christian Democratic Party 0 1.3%
  • Katter's Australian Party 1 0 seats 0.5% −0.5 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Australia 2013 federal election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 34.7%

    Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party

    Australian Labor Party won 69 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +14 seats

    Seats gained by Australian Labor Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2013. Liberal Party of Australia lost 13 seats.

  3. 91.0%

    Voter turnout

    Down 2.3 points on 2013.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Australian Labor Party69+1434.7+1.44,702,296
Liberal Party of Australia45−1328.7−3.43,882,905
Australian Greens1010.2+1.61,385,650
Liberal National Party of Queensland21−18.5−0.41,153,736
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia10+14.6+0.3624,555
Independents202.8+1.4380,712
Nick Xenophon Team11.9250,333
Family First Party001.5+0.1201,222
Christian Democratic Party01.3178,026
One Nation01.3175,020
Katter's Australian Party100.5−0.572,879

± is the change against the Australia 2013 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Australian Labor Party 4,702,296
  • Liberal Party of Australia 3,882,905
  • Australian Greens 1,385,650
  • Liberal National Party of Queensland 1,153,736
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 624,555
  • Independents 380,712
  • Nick Xenophon Team 250,333
  • Family First Party 201,222
  • Christian Democratic Party 178,026
  • One Nation 175,020
  • Katter's Australian Party 72,879

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

91.0% of the 15,676,659 registered voters cast a ballot (14,262,016 ballots), down 2.3 points on 2013. 13,541,101 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1955 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Australian Labor Party34.7% of votes46.0% of seats
  • Liberal Party of Australia28.7% of votes30.0% of seats
  • Liberal National Party of Queensland8.5% of votes14.0% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia4.6% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Australian Greens10.2% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Nick Xenophon Team1.9% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Katter's Australian Party0.5% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Australian Labor Party led Liberal Party of Australia by 6.1 points of the vote.

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