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The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sought to win a fourth consecutive term in office but was defeated by the opposition Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese.
The number of seats won by each party in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election were: Coalition 58, Labor 77, Australian Greens 4, Centre Alliance 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, and Independents 10.
The Nationalist Party governed for approximately twelve years and The United Australia Party governed for approximately nine years. However, after the formation of the Liberal Party of Australia, it became the dominant force. After winning its first election in 1949, the Liberal Party of Australia stayed in power for approximately 22 years.
House of Representatives [1] – Turnout 90.59% () Party Votes % Swing (pp) Seats Change (seats) [a] Liberal Party of Australia: 1,105,718 29.51 −5.37 8 4 National Party of Australia
A leadership election of the Liberal Party of Australia was held on 30 May 2022, [1] following the defeat of the Scott Morrison government at the 2022 federal election and the resignation of Morrison as party leader. [2] The newly elected leader would become Leader of the Opposition to the Labor Party government of Anthony Albanese.
On election night, Perrottet conceded to Chris Minns from Labor Party and resigned as the leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. The National Party also held two leadership spills. In the first spill, Paul Toole survived and was re-elected against Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders. [3] In the second spill, Toole lost and was replaced by Saunders.
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal/National Coalition Liberal Party of Australia: 1,461,560 32.21 −0.47 15 1 National Party of Australia
During the election The Labor party lodged a complaint over Liberal party Chinese-language signs that they say 'deceived voters' in the seats of treasurer Josh Frydenberg Kooyong and Chisholm. [124] After the election independent candidate for Kooyong, Oliver Yates, took the case to court and petitioned for the results to be declared void.