2019 Australian federal election

The 2019 Australia federal election was held on 17 March 2019. It was the first Australian election using a proportional election system. Both chambers of the Australian government were united into one parliament with 150 seats. The SDU was able to win an absolute majority.

Background
The Union for a Traditional Republic had won the 2016 election and was able to get 76 seats in the parliament. The Social Democratic Union was able to get 69 of the seats. The Liberal Democratic Party and the Movement for the Environment. The UTR won 9 states with the SDU winning the remaining 3 states. The UTR reformed the election system to a proportional one in January 2019. The parliament was dissolved on 15 February 2019 the lengh of the parliamentary term was changed to one year the same day.

Union for a Traditional Republic
Party leader Spike Anderson won the leaders seat unopposed. The party hoped to get an absolute majority of parliament seats. The polls showed the party in a barely marging above the SDU but later the social democrats became the party projected to win the most seats.

Social Democratic Union
Party leader Charles Frewer won the leaders seat unopposed. Like the UTR the SDU hoped to win an absolute majority in the parliament.

Liberal Democratic Party
Party leader Toby Jossinwer won the leaders seat unopposed. It was projected to win more seats in the parliament than in 2016.

Movement for the Environment
Party leader Rick Jackson won the leaders seat unopposed. The party was projected to win far more seats than in 2016 and it was also projected to win a higher percentage of the popular vote.

Results
The voter turnout was 69%. The SDU was able to win 9 states. The UTR only won 3.

Aftermath
The SDU clearly defeated the UTR, winning an absolute majority. The ME was able to become the third biggest faction in the parliament. The LDP was able to get over 10% of the seats in many state parliaments. Prime minister Frewer resigned on 4 February 2020.