Labor’s hopes for majority government are now pinned on three electorates after a fourth decrease home seat went to the Greens.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday called final weekend’s election an “outstanding consequence” for the celebration.
The fundamental parties every got fable low predominant votes, but Mr Albanese pointed to voters in passe blue ribbon seats inserting independents as predominant.
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Deakin and Macnamara in Victoria and Gilmore in NSW are the three seats that live terminate.
Labor needs 76 seats to build a majority in the decrease home of federal parliament, with the celebration sitting on 75.
Liberal MP Michael Sukkar is 655 votes sooner than Labor’s candidate Matt Gregg in Victoria’s Deakin electorate, which has recorded a roughly 4 per cent swing to Labor.
In Macnamara, incumbent Labor MP Josh Burns has taken a exiguous lead over his Greens rival Steph Hodgins-May possibly well well also simply with Liberal candidate Colleen Harkin trailing.
In NSW, sitting Labor MP Fiona Phillips is 214 votes on the aid of Liberal candidate Andrew Constance in Gilmore, with postal votes a dinky favouring Mr Constance
Even with Labor’s closing depend in Parliament Residence risky, the celebration will retain a caucus assembly on Tuesday sooner than its new ministry is sworn in on Wednesday.
The Greens accept as true with claimed victory in the Queensland seat of Brisbane, with sitting Liberal MP Trevor Evans relinquishing the seat to Stephen Bates after an correct contest between Mr Bates and Labor’s candidate.
And Nationals deputy David Littleproud launched on Saturday he’ll scoot against Barnaby Joyce for the celebration’s leadership.
Previous veterans affairs minister Darren Chester has also build his hand up for the design.
The junior coalition companion will accept as true with its first put up-election assembly on Monday the set up they’ll spill the leadership as per custom.