As we approach tonight’s election, there are several important seats that will play a pivotal role in determining the outcome and which party will lead the next government.

So how did each of them end up playing out?

Here’s the result from all of them.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Liberal (David Coleman)

Labor picks up south-western Sydney from opposition foreign affairs spokesperson David Coleman.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Jerome Laxale), but notionally Liberal

Jerome Laxale picks up a huge swing to retain John Howard’s old seat.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Liberal (Paul Fletcher, who has retired)

Result: Independent retain

Previously held by: Independent (Andrew Gee)

Andrew Gee retains the seat he won as a National three years ago.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Nationals (Pat Conaghan)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Emma McBride)

Labor retains the marginal Central Coast electorate.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Dai Le)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Fiona Phillips)

Labor retains the crucial South Coast seat with a big swing towards Fiona Phillips.

Result: ALP retain

Previously held by: Labor (Dan Repacholi)

Labor MP Dan Repacholi successfully retains his seat.

Result: Independent retain

Previously held by: Independent (Sophie Scamps)

Sophie Scamps will spend a second term in parliament after winning her one-time blue ribbon seat.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Andrew Charlton)

Andrew Charlton retains the crucial western Sydney seat.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Meryl Swanson)

Labor retains a seat Opposition Leader Peter Dutton campaigned several times in.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Sally Sitou)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Justine Elliot)

Result: ALP retain

Previously held by: Labor (Gordon Reid)

Labor retains the bellwether seat that has voted for the party of government since 1983.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Pat Conroy)

Labor minister Pat Conroy keeps his seat.

Result: Independent retain

Previously held by: Independent (Allegra Spender)

Allegra Spender retains the former blue-ribbon seat that was once home to Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Anne Stanley)

Labor retains a western Sydney seat the Liberals had been hoping to claim.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Stephen Jones, who is retiring)

The retirement of popular local member Stephen Jones can’t stop Labor from retaining this seat in the NSW Southern Highlands. 

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Marion Scrymgour)

Marion Scrymgour retains the largest seat in the country.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Shayne Neumann)

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Greens (Stephen Bates)

Labor picks up one of three inner-Brisbane seats won by the Greens in 2022.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Liberal-National Party (Ross Vasta)

A big swing to Labor hands it this outer-Brisbane electorate.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Liberal-National Party (Peter Dutton)

Peter Dutton becomes the first sitting opposition leader in Australian history to lose his own seat at a federal election.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Greens (Max Chandler-Mather)

Labor wins back the seat once held by prime minister Kevin Rudd from Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Liberal-National Party (Warren Entch, who is retiring)

Labor capitalises on Warren Entch’s retirement to claim the northernmost seat in the country.

Result: LNP retain

Previously held by: Liberal-National Party (Karen Andrews, who is retiring)

Leon Rebello retains the Gold Coast seat following Karen Andrews’ retirement.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Greens (Elizabeth Watson-Brown)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Louise Miller-Frost)

Labor retains the Adelaide seat despite a challenge from former MP Louise Miller-Frost.

Result: Labor gain

Previously held by: Liberals (James Stevens)

Labor picks up a former blue ribbon seat from the Liberals.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Liberals (Bridget Archer)

Result: Labor

Previously held by: Liberals (Gavin Pearce)

Former Labor senator Anne Urquhart wins the north-western Tasmanian seat with a big swing.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Brian Mitchell, who is retiring)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Mary Doyle)

Mary Doyle retains the outer-Melbourne seat that many had expected Labor to lose.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Julian Hill)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Liberals (Aaron Violi)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Carina Garland)

Labor retains a key battleground Melbourne seat.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Liberals (Michael Sukkar)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Jodie Belyea)

Jodie Belyea retains the seat she won at a by-election last year.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Zoe Daniel)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Sam Rae)

Sam Rae retains another Melbourne seat for Labor.

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Cassandra Fernando)

A decent swing to Cassandra Fernando keeps Holt in Labor hands.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Monique Ryan)

Result: Labor retain

Previously held by: Labor (Rob Mitchell)

Labor retains this northern Melbourne seat.

Result:

Previously held by: Liberals (Keith Wolohan), although notionally Labor

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Russell Broadbent)

Result: Liberal retain

Previously held by: Liberals (Dan Tehan)

Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan retains Wannon in a rare bright spot for the Coalition.

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Peter Khalil)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: New seat, but notionally Labor

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Kate Chaney)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Tania Lawrence)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Independent (Ian Goodenough)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Tracey Roberts)

Result: TBC

Previously held by: Labor (Sam Lim)