2016 Federal Election

Updated: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 3:50:55 PM AEST

First preferences by party

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This table provides the number of votes and the percentage of the first preference vote won by each of the parties in a state or territory

The data also includes the current first preferences swing by party - a comparison of the current percentage of national first preference votes for each party compared to the percentage of first preference votes received at the previous federal election.

This table is sortable by selecting column headers.

Notes:

  1. A first preference vote is where the voter has given that party's candidates a number 1 on the ballot paper.
  2. These results are final.

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National first preferences
Turnout: 91.01%
Party Votes Vote % Swing %
Liberal 3,882,905 28.67 -3.35
Liberal National Party 1,153,736 8.52 -0.40
The Nationals 624,555 4.61 +0.32
Country Liberals (NT) 32,409 0.24 -0.08
Australian Labor Party 4,702,296 34.73 +1.35
The Greens 1,385,650 10.23 +1.58
Palmer United Party 315 0.00 -5.49
Katter's Australian Party 72,879 0.54 -0.50
Family First 201,222 1.49 +0.08
Christian Democratic Party 178,026 1.31 +0.62
Australian Sex Party 12,683 0.09 -0.52
Rise Up Australia Party 68,418 0.51 +0.13
Australian Christians 43,150 0.32 -0.01
DLP - Democratic Labour Party 3,166 0.02 -0.26
One Nation 175,020 1.29 +1.12
Bullet Train For Australia 14,078 0.10 -0.05
Citizens Electoral Council 5,175 0.04 -0.04
Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated 6,895 0.05 -0.01
Socialist Alliance 3,653 0.03 -0.01
Liberal Democrats (LDP) 66,261 0.49 +0.45
Australian Country Party 7,033 0.05 +0.01
Sustainable Australia 606 0.00 -0.03
Animal Justice Party 94,516 0.70 +0.69
Non-Custodial Parents Party 3,663 0.03 +0.02
Science Party 14,988 0.11 +0.10
Voluntary Euthanasia Party 973 0.01 +0.01
Online Direct Democracy 8,511 0.06 +0.06
Australian Antipaedophile Party 1,527 0.01 +0.01
Australian Cyclists Party 846 0.01 +0.01
Australian Defence Veterans Party 4,360 0.03 +0.03
Australian Equality Party (Marriage) 3,296 0.02 +0.02
Australian Liberty Alliance 25,337 0.19 +0.19
Australian Progressives 282 0.00 +0.00
Australian Recreational Fishers 11,254 0.08 +0.08
Consumer Rights & No-Tolls 2,050 0.02 +0.02
CountryMinded 3,478 0.03 +0.03
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party 16,885 0.12 +0.12
Drug Law Reform 20,350 0.15 +0.15
Glenn Lazarus Team 10,094 0.07 +0.07
HEMP 1,143 0.01 +0.01
Mature Australia Party 5,888 0.04 +0.04
Nick Xenophon Team 250,333 1.85 +1.85
Non Affiliated 2,958 0.02 -0.02
Outdoor Recreation Party (Stop The Greens) 2,375 0.02 +0.02
Pirate Party 1,260 0.01 +0.01
Renewable Energy Party 8,642 0.06 +0.06
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 15,477 0.11 +0.11
Smokers Rights Party 1,343 0.01 +0.01
Socialist Equality Party 1,608 0.01 +0.01
The Arts Party 6,821 0.05 +0.05
Independent 380,712 2.81 +1.44
.... 0 0.00 -0.15
Formal 13,541,101 94.95 +0.86
Informal 720,915 5.05 -0.86
Total 14,262,016 91.01 -2.05

This table provides a progressive national two party preferred (TPP) count. The data includes the current national TPP swing - a comparison of the current percentage of national TPP votes for each party compared to the percentage of TPP votes received at the previous federal election.

Notes:

  1. TPP is a count of House of Representatives votes for the two major parties - Liberal/National Coalition and Australian Labor Party - without taking into account preferences for other parties.
  2. These results are final.
National two-party preferred
Turnout: 91.01%
Party / Coalition Votes Vote % Swing %
Liberal/National Coalition6,818,82450.36-3.13
Australian Labor Party6,722,27749.64+3.13