Australian Greens

• Over 1.7 million people voted 1 for the Greens in the Senate
• Over 1.5 million people voted 1 for the Greens in the House of Representatives
• The largest vote swing in this election was to the Greens – 4% nationally. This was much larger than the swing to the Coalition; only 1.5%
• In 7 seats the Greens polled over 20%
• In 34 seats the Greens polled over 15%
• In 82 seats the Greens polled over 10%
• Rural and regional seats had an average swing to Greens of 3%  
• There was an Average vote of 10% in rural and regional seats 
• 3 House of Representatives seats are now Greens versus Labor – i.e. the Greens have overtaken the Liberals' primary vote.
• Greens have been in the top 3 candidates in 136 out of 150 seats.
• Greens would have 17 seats if the House was elected by proportional representation
• By electing a Senator in each state, the Greens are likely to be in the balance of power until at least 2017

• Greens 2010 result of 11.5% in House of Representatives has beaten historical third party results
• The highest Democrats vote in the House of Representatives was 11.3% in 1990
• The highest DLP vote in the House of Representatives was 9.4% in 1958

• The Greens national Senate vote was almost 13% 
• The highest Democrats vote in the Senate was 12.6% in 1990
• The highest DLP vote in the Senate was 11.1% in 1970

Thanks again to all Greens members, MPs, staff, campaigners, volunteers, supporters and voters. Your incredible efforts helped us acheive this wonderful result.