Here's a look at how that played out in charts, based on an unofficial count by Australian broadcaster ABC: Albanese needed at least 76 seats in the House of Representatives to form a government. Before the dissolution of parliament, Labor had a razor-thin majority of 77 seats.

General election voting has closed in Australia's populous eastern states, including the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, with two more hours of voting left on Saturday in Western Australia in what has been a closely fought race.

Early counting in Australia’s election showed strong results for the center-left Labor government as well as independent lawmakers, with polling booths now closed across the country.