▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁former ▁minister s ▁Peter ▁McG aur an , ▁Alexander ▁Down er , ▁and ▁Mark ▁Va ile ▁res igned ▁from ▁parliament , ▁spark ing ▁Gi pp s land , ▁May o , ▁and ▁Ly ne ▁by - e lections . ▁The ▁Ly ne ▁by - e lection ▁resulted ▁in ▁independent ▁Rob ▁O akes h ott ▁being ▁elected , ▁reducing ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁Co al ition ▁seats ▁to ▁ 6 4 . ▁Brad field ▁and ▁H igg ins ▁by - e lections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁replaced ▁Br end an ▁Nelson ▁in ▁a ▁leadership ▁sp ill , ▁and ▁Bar nab y ▁Joy ce ▁replaced ▁C LP ▁Senator ▁and ▁National s ▁deput y ▁leader ▁N ig el ▁Sc ull ion ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁National s ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁cross ben ches . ▁Joy ce ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁party ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁necessarily ▁vote ▁with ▁their ▁Liberal ▁counter parts ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁house . ▁ ▁Se ats ▁changing ▁hands ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁indicates ▁seats ▁that ▁changed ▁hands ▁from ▁one ▁party ▁to ▁another ▁at ▁this ▁election . ▁It ▁comp ares ▁the ▁election ▁results ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁marg ins , ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁red ist ribution ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Queensland . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁it ▁includes ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁F lyn n