THE SEAT COUNT AT 11.45pm (AEST)
COALITION 73
LABOR 66
GREENS 1
INDEPENDENT 4
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IN DOUBT 6
TWO-PARTY PREFERRED VOTE (9 million votes counted)
COALITION 49.8pc
LABOR 50.2pc
3.3pc swing against the coalition.
STATE SWINGS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
NSW 3.5pc
Victoria 1.8pc
Queensland 2.6pc
Western Australia 2pc
South Australia 3.9pc
Tasmania 8.8pc
LABOR PICKS UP COALITION SEATS
Eden-Monaro, Macarthur, Macquarie, Lindsay (NSW); Longman, Herbert (QLD); Bass, Braddon, Lyons (TAS); Solomon (NT); Hindmarsh (SA); Burt (WA).
COALITION ON TRACK TO PICK UP LABOR SEAT
Chisholm (VIC).
NICK XENOPHON TEAM PICKS UP
Mayo (SA) from the coalition.
TIGHT CONTESTS
Forde, Capricornia (QLD); Gilmore (NSW); Cowan (WA).
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"We will not know the outcome of this election tonight. Indeed, we may not know it for some days to come. But there is one thing for sure - the Labor Party is back."
- Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
"We're on the cusp of being able to be returned to government. The Labor Party is not in a position to do that either in minority or majority. And they've had the second worst primary result in about 100 years."
- Treasurer Scott Morrison.
"A hung parliament is a live possibility."
- Cabinet minister George Brandis on Sky TV.
