Federal Election 2025: Winners and Losers after Labor’s landslide
Anthony Albanese has led Labor to a landslide win in the federal election after a nationwide swing toward the party put it on track to gain up to nine seats in the lower house.
The path to victory was brutal on the opposition, costing several senior Coalition MPs — including leader Peter Dutton — their seats.
The Greens have also taken a hit, with even the minor party’s leader fighting to retain his seat of Melbourne.
With the vote count continuing, here are the key winners and losers so far.
NSW
Labor’s Zhi Soon defeated senior Liberal MP David Coleman in the Sydney seat of Banks.
Mr Coleman was the opposition’s foreign affairs spokesman.
Jenny Ware also lost Hughes — a Liberal stronghold since 1996 — to Labor’s David Moncrieff, a 29-year-old first time candidate.
At the time of reporting, several other key seats in the state remain too close to call, including Calare, held by Nationals-turned-independent MP Andrew Gee.
Queensland
The Opposition Leader lost the seat of the Dickson to Labor’s Ali France, bringing an end to Mr Dutton’s 24 years in parliament.
It was Ms France’s third attempt to oust him from the marginal north Brisbane seat.
Other LNP losers in Brisbane included Luke Howarth (Petrie), Ross Vasta (Bonner) and Terry Burt van Manen (Forde).
The Greens also took a hit in the Sunshine State, with one-termers Stephen Bates (Brisbane) and Max Chandler-Mather (Griffith) both succumbing to the red wave.
Victoria
Michael Sukkar, the Coalition’s housing spokesman and manager of business in the house is expected to lose his seat of Deakin to Labor’s Matt Gregg.
Tasmania
Labor’s Jess Teesdale unseated maverick Liberal MP Bridget Archer in the ultra-marginal Tasmanian electorate of Bass, while Labor senator-turned-lower house candidate Anne Urquhart beat the Liberals’ Mal Hingston for Braddon.
Western Australia
Vince Connelly — the former MP for the abolished Perth seat of Stirling — failed in his bid to return to parliament in Moore, with Labor’s Tom French set to take it.
South Australia
Rising Liberal star James Stevens lost the Adelaide seat of Sturt to Labor’s Claire Clutterham
ACT
Labor managed to clearly retain two of its three seats in the capital territory.
Counting was still underway in Bean.
More to come.
