als ▁won ▁ 5 5 ▁while ▁the ▁National s ▁won ▁ 1 0 , ▁with ▁two ▁seats ▁retained ▁by ▁Independ ents . ▁Labor ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 2 . 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁vote , ▁a ▁ 5 . 4 4 - point ▁swing ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁prefer ences , ▁ 7 9 . 7 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Green ▁votes ▁flow ed ▁to ▁Labor , ▁ 6 0 . 3 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Family ▁First ▁votes ▁flow ed ▁to ▁the ▁Co al ition , ▁with ▁ 6 2 . 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁votes ▁flow ing ▁to ▁Labor . ▁Consider ing ▁two - party ▁estimates ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁election , ▁the ▁swing ▁to ▁Labor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁the ▁fourth - larg est ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁swing , ▁behind ▁John ▁Curt in ▁and ▁Labor ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁on ▁ 7 . 9 ▁per ▁cent , ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er ▁and ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁on ▁ 7 . 4 ▁per ▁cent , ▁and ▁G ough ▁Whit lam ▁and ▁Labor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁on ▁ 7 . 1 ▁per ▁cent . ▁The ▁swing ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁full ▁preference ▁counting ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁exact ▁two - party ▁figure , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁swing ▁to ▁occur