WHO WON THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION?
GENDER REPRESENTATION.
Now that the dust has settled on the 2025 election, we are pleased to announce a clear winner: women!
The proportion of women in Australia’s House of Representatives has jumped by 8% – to just over 45%.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, women’s representation is on track to remain at around 57%.
This means that women will likely now hold 112 of 226 seats in the Australian Parliament – a feat never before achieved in Australian federal politics!
THREE KEY TRENDS
Together, three trends explain the rapid rise in the number of women in the Parliament:
Women made up just 35.9% of all candidates in the House of Representatives, down 2.2% from 2022. Yet, more women were elected. Women attracted votes.
Succession planning is a powerful tool. In several, mostly safe lower house seats women were preselected to replace the retiring male incumbent.
Many women get elected on their second or third attempt. Building name recognition and a volunteer base within an electorate is a critical pre-cursor to getting elected.
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
We still have a long way to go to achieve gender equality at all levels of government in Australia.
This is why Women for Election runs frequent, free in-person and online workshops for women across the country.
Whether you’re a political nerd of just find yourself yelling at the TV on occasion, we encourage you to join a Women for Election event and learn how you can contribute to our nation’s democratic process.