ɪnˈɪʃəl kˈaʊntɪŋ hæd ðə kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ˌɔn fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː sˈiːts ɪnðɪ ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪtsˈiːt tʃˈeɪmbɚ, lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌɔn fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə sˈiːt ʌv dʒˈiːlɔŋ baɪ dʒˈʌst sˈɪkstiːn vˈoʊts, ænd ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənts ˌɔn θɹˈiː.
Initial counting had the Coalition on 43 seats in the 88-seat chamber, Labor on 41 (including winning the seat of Geelong by just 16 votes), and the independents on three.