Labor claimed a decisive victory in the 2025 federal election, picking up several key electorates, including some long-held Coalition seats in a significant shift of power.
And in a shock result, both and lost their seats.
In a media call on Thursday, Australian Electoral commissioner Jeff Pope said: "We are in unprecedented times."
He said the delivered the largest number of ballot papers and close contests the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has ever handled.
With 98,000 counts across 150 divisions and the most three-candidate-preferred races on record, several seats remain undecided, and Australians may not know the final outcome for weeks.
One of the biggest counts is in the Victorian seat of Calwell, where 13 candidates are contesting the seat.
Here’s a breakdown of the seats that flipped, those still in question and what it all means for the political landscape.
Which seats have flipped?
Queensland
- Brisbane: Labor's Madonna Jarrett defeated Greens MP Stephen Bates.
- Dickson: Labor's defeated Liberal Peter Dutton, .
- Forde: Labor's Rowan Holzberger has picked this seat up from Liberal National Party's (LNP) Bert Van Manen.
- Bonner: Previously held by Ross Vasta from the LNP, Labor's Kara Cook has secured the seat.
- Leichhardt: Following Warren Entsch's retirement, LNP's Jeremy Neal failed to secure the seat and lost to Labor's Matt Smith.
- Griffith: Labor's Renee Coffey defeated Greens MP — the party's housing spokesperson.
- Petrie: Labor's Emma Comer claimed the seat from the LNP's Luke Howarth.
NSW
- Banks: Labor's Zhi Soon defeated Liberal MP David Coleman — the Coalition's foreign affairs spokesperson.
- Calare: Andrew Gee retained the seat for the Nationals at the 2022 federal election. He then to sit as an independent. He recontested in 2025 as an independent and won, defeating Nationals candidate Sam Farraway.
- Hughes: Labor's David Moncrieff defeated Liberal MP Jenny Ware.
Victoria
- Melbourne: Labor's Sarah Witty .
- Goldstein: The Liberals' Tim Wilson defeated independent MP Zoe Daniel to reclaim the seat after losing it to her at the 2022 federal election.
- Deakin: Labor's Matt Gregg defeated Liberal MP Michael Sukkar — the Coalition's housing spokesperson.
- Menzies: Labor's Gabriel Ng defeated Liberal MP Keith Wolahan.
Tasmania
- Braddon: Labor's Anne Urquhart claimed the seat from the Liberals. The Liberal candidate was Mal Hingston, who had hoped to succeed Gavin Pearce following his retirement.
- Bass: Labor's Jess Teesdale defeated Liberal MP Bridget Archer.
South Australia
- Sturt: Labor's Claire Clutterham has won the seat, which was previously held by the Liberal Party's James Stevens.
Western Australia
- Moore: Labor's Tom French has claimed the seat from the Liberals. Ian Goodenough retained the seat at the 2022 federal election but resigned to sit as an independent after losing preselection to Vince Connelly, who was ultimately unsuccessful in the 2025 poll.
Which seats are still in doubt?
ACT
- Bean: Currently a contest between Labor MP David Smith and independent Jessie Price. Pollster Redbridge says the race is still too close predict an outcome.
NSW
- Bradfield: The Liberals' Gisele Kapterian is running to succeed Paul Fletcher, the Coalition's government services spokesperson, following his retirement. She is in a contest with independent Nicolette Boele.
Victoria
- Kooyong: Incumbent teal independent Monique Ryan is in a contest with Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer.
- Flinders: Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie is in a contest with indepedent Ben Smith.
- Calwell: With 13 candidates in the race, the seat remains undecided as preferences are yet to be distributed.
- Monash: Liberal candidate Mary Aldred is in a contest with Labor's Tully Fletcher. Russell Broadbent retained this seat for the Liberals at the 2022 federal election but resigned to sit as an independent.
Queensland
- Longman: LNP MP Terry Young is in a contest with Labor's Rhiannyn Douglas.
- Ryan: Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown is in a contest with LNP candidate Maggie Forrest.
Western Australia
- Bullwinkel: Labor's Trish Cook is in a contest with Liberal Matt Moran in the .
