Australia

The Greens won 6 senators (one in every state), meaning they will have 9 senators, and balance of power in the new Senate

· Our first Green member of the House of Representatives – Adam Bandt from the seat of Melbourne

· 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 Senate elections were under STV while the House of reps vote was by AV.

· Greens 2010 result of 11.76% in House of Reps: the highest vote ever for a third party

· Greens national Senate vote was just over 13%: again, the highest vote ever for a third party

· The largest swing was to the Greens – 4.0% nationally.

· In 7 seats (out of 150) 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 seats (Melbourne, Grayndler, Batman) are Greens versus Labor – i.e. the Greens have overtaken the Liberals.

· Greens have been in the top 3 candidates in 136 out of 150 seats.

· By electing a Senator in each state, the Greens are likely to be in balance of power until 2017.

The Senate elections were under STV while the House of reps vote was by AV.

Thanks to Mat Hines, who led a great campaign here for the London Green Party