Great win!
The Liberal/National Coalition will win the election with an increased majority. The swing to the coalition has been about 3% to 5%. The Labor Party vote is down and they have actually lost seats. The Greens did not increase their vote as they expected to. The Family First Party polled very well for a new political party, about 3% to 5% of the vote in the seats they contested. The Democrats vote was down by 80% ! They only gathered about 1.5% of the total votes in the House of Representatives.
A very good result all in all.
You're very kind, Meg. I must admit to a few nervous moments, this week- but I clung to a prior observation, that when the chips are down Aussies will make the commonsense decision. Having said that, some of the outrageous spending by the Prime Minister in the campaign has left a sour taste in conservatives' mouths- not so strong, however, as to overpower the taste of victory.