Federal election 2022: Green wave sweeps across South East Queensland

The Greens have claimed the prize scalps of Griffith and Ryan while the LNP’s Trevor Evans has conceded defeat in his electorate of Brisbane. Follow the live results and expert analysis.

The biggest ground campaign in Australian Greens' history has secured the prize scalps of Griffith and Ryan while the LNP has conceded defeat in the electorate of Brisbane.

The Coalition’s Trevor Evans has conceded defeat, announcing to his supporters that he will not retain the electorate of Brisbane. 

The seat will likely go to Labor's Madonna Jarrett.

“It won’t be the LNP that holds it for at least the next three years,” Me Evans said. 

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Meanwhile in Griffith, Labor's Terri Butler has been defeated by Max Chandler-Mather, who has recorded a huge primary vote of 35.7 per cent. 

Ms Butler is the only sitting Labor MP at this stage to be defeated.

Mr Chandler-Mather was the mastermind of the party's defeat of former Deputy Premier Jackie Trad in South Brisbane at 2020's state election.  

Ms Butler's primary vote fell by 2 per cent while the LNP suffered an 11.5 per cent collapse in support.  

The Greens' victory is a big blow to Labor, which had expected to hold the seat.

The Greens candidates for Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown, and for Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather.

Mr Rudd held the seat on a 53-47 basis over the LNP when he led the Labor Party to defeat in 2013. 

Since the 2013 election the Greens' support has more than tripled. 

The Greens have also win Ryan, with Elizabeth Watson-Brown defeating the Coalition's incumbent MP Julian Simmonds in Ryan.

Warren Entsch and the LNP will hold Leichhardt and Terry Young has been re-elected to Longman.

Labor had hoped to win both seats.

Labor's Anika Wells will hold-off controversial LNP candidate Vivian Lobo to win the seat of Lilley.

Lobo is the subject of an Australian Federal Police investigation over allegations he provided false information to the electoral commission.

It's status quo across the rest of Queensland with the Coalition retaining Dawson and Flynn following the retirement of its members.

The election of Colin Boyce in Flynn completes his transition from the Queensland Parliament to the Commonwealth Parliament.

Greens' Leader Adam Bandt has credited his party's Brisbane surge to the "strong people power campaign".

Bandt said voters were becoming more concerned about the climate and cost of living pressures.  

"They've knocked on every door and had over 30,000 conversations," he said of the Brisbane campaign.

Originally published as Federal election 2022: Green wave sweeps across South East Queensland

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