The federal election has delivered a stomping Labor victory with the party winning 85 seats and a comfortable majority, with 19 seats still in doubt.
The Coalition was routed, scoring one of its lowest primary votes on record. Leader Peter Dutton lost his seat (good riddance), alongside senior figures like Michael Sukkar.
Shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan (who defeated high-profile independent Alex Dyson in his Victorian seat of Wannon), deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley and shadow defence spokesman Andrew Hastie have been named the frontrunners to succeed Dutton.
Out of the three options, I hope Andrew Hastie gets the gong. I also want to see Jacinta Price elevated to a senior position.
The Teals had another good election. Wentworth MP Allegra Spender, Curtin MP Kate Chaney, Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps, Kooyong MP Monique Ryan and Goldstein MP Zoe Daniel all projected to retain their seats.
The ABC also reports that Climate 200-backed Nicolette Boele will likely defeat Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian in Bradfield on preferences.
By contrast, the Greens had an election shocker, scoring a lower primary vote and losing several MPs.
Leader Adam Bandt is struggling to retain Melbourne, although he is just ahead. Housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather lost the Brisbane seat of Griffith to Labor, as did Stephen Bates in the seat of Brisbane.
The upshot is that Labor and the Teals have strengthened their positions, whereas the Coalition and Greens were shot to pieces.
