At the previous election in May 2019, the Liberal/National Coalition, led by Scott Morrison, formed government winning 77 seats in the House of Representatives, enough for a three-seat majority,[7] whilst Labor claimed 68 seats and remained in opposition.[7] A further six seats were won by other parties and independents; one each to the Greens, Centre Alliance, Katter's Australian Party and the remaining three by independents forming the crossbench.[7] In the Senate, the Coalition made modest gains in most states and increased their share of seats to 35 overall, whilst Labor remained steady on 26, the Greens likewise on 9, One Nation and Centre Alliance down to 2 each, and Jacqui Lambie and Cory Bernardi's minor parties with 1 seat each.[8] This meant the Coalition required four additional votes to pass legislation.[8]