Labor secures majority government despite record non-major party vote and crossbench

Anthony Albanese on the Monday immediately after the federal election. Labor has secured the 76 seats required in the House of Representatives to form majority government. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Labor under Anthony Albanese will govern in majority with at least 76 seats in the House of Representatives despite a record non-major party vote and crossbench.

The ABC’s election analyst Antony Green on Monday night called the south Melbourne seat of Macnamara for Labor, with the returning MP, Josh Burns, guaranteeing an ALP majority in the 151-member lower house.