ABC calls south Melbourne seat of Macnamara for Labor, guaranteeing a Labor majority of at least 76 in the House of Representatives
will govern in majority with at least 76 seats in the House of Representatives despite a record non-major party vote and crossbench. The ABC’s election analyst Antony Green on Monday night called the south Melbourne seat of Macnamara for Labor, with the returning MP, Josh Burns, guaranteeing an ALP majority in the 151-member lower house.
On Sunday, the prime minister told Sky News he would seek to form a “constructive relationship” with the expanded crossbench, despite not having to rely on their votes to pass legislation.Two seats are still in contention: Gilmore, where Labor MP Fiona Phillips has taken a slim lead of less than 200 votes against Liberal Andrew Constance; and Deakin, where the former assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar has a buffer of almost 1,000 votes on his Labor opponent. On Saturday, the seat of Brisbane was called for the Greens’ Stephen Bates, who overtook Liberal MP Trevor Evans when Labor’s Madonna Jarrett’s preferences were distributed.have slumped to primary votes of 32.8% and 36.1%, with a record one in three Australians voting for minor parties or independents. The 47th parliament will have a record crossbench of at least 16, with at least four Greens and 12 independents or other minor party MPs. The result is particularly devastating for the Liberals with the loss of many heartland seats held by former prime ministers including Bennelong, Wentworth, Kooyong and Higgins. The Nationals retained their 16 seats but still dumped their leader Barnaby Joyce at a party room meeting on Monday.for the job. Littleproud, a Queensland MP, won, with New South Wales senator Perin Davey to serve as his deputy.
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