The Greens have proven to be huge winners so far in tonight

Aside from Anthony Albanese‘s Labor and the ‘teal’ independents, the Greens have proven to be the other big winners of tonight’s election – snatching votes from both major parties to cause upsets across the board.

The party won the seats of Griffith and Ryan, both in Brisbane, with candidates Max Chandler-Mather and Elizabeth Watson-Brown seizing seats from the Labor and the Liberal National party respectively.

Greens leader Adam Bandt will also retain his seat of Melbourne as his party gears up for its best result in recent memory. 

Mr Bandt previously declared he would ‘kick the Liberals out’ if given the chance – and has three critical requests of Labor in the event of a hung parliament, which is looking increasingly unlikely.

‘If we do find ourselves in that minority parliament, our approach will be to ensure we have stable and effective and progressive government,’ Mr Bandt said.

‘And we said during the campaign we want to see action on climate, we want to see action on inequality.’

The Greens have proven to be huge winners so far in tonight's election - snatching votes from both major parties to cause upsets across the board

The Greens have proven to be huge winners so far in tonight's election - snatching votes from both major parties to cause upsets across the board

The Greens have proven to be huge winners so far in tonight’s election – snatching votes from both major parties to cause upsets across the board

Prior to this election, the Greens held one seat in the lower house. They have targeted Queensland and NSW as well as Senate spots in South Australia throughout this election campaign.

Twitter has been alight with commentary from all sides of politics as the Greens vote soars.

‘Dangerous night to be a spliff in Brisbane, the way this Greens vote is looking,’ reporter Nino Bucci said.

The blue-ribbon seat of Ryan – west of Brisbane’s CBD – is also falling to the Greens.

Elizabeth Watson-Brown holds 53.1 per cent of the primary vote with 30.6 per cent of votes counted, while the Liberal party’s Julian Simmonds holds 46.9 per cent of the vote.

The ABC has projected Ms Watson-Brown as the winner. The seat has been won by the Coalition every election since 1972.  

Early voting figures also show a surprising swing toward the Greens in Griffith – a critical marginal seat in Queensland and Kevin Rudd’s former electorate.

Sitting Labor candidate and Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water Terri Butler has lost her seat to Greens candidate Max Chandler-Mather.

Mr Chandler-Mather focused his election campaign on key issues of education and investment in public infrastructure

Mr Chandler-Mather focused his election campaign on key issues of education and investment in public infrastructure

Mr Chandler-Mather focused his election campaign on key issues of education and investment in public infrastructure

Mr Bandt previously declared he would 'kick the Liberals out' if given the chance - and has three critical requests of Labor in the event of a hung parliament

Mr Bandt previously declared he would 'kick the Liberals out' if given the chance - and has three critical requests of Labor in the event of a hung parliament

Mr Bandt previously declared he would ‘kick the Liberals out’ if given the chance – and has three critical requests of Labor in the event of a hung parliament

The electorate has been held by Labor every year since Kevin Rudd won it in 1998.

ABC election guru, Antony Green said the early swing should be a heartening sign for the Greens.

‘There’s a big swing to the Greens there… That’s a quite remarkable result and the Greens have been talking that up. That’s a very encouraging first result for them.’ 

Mr Chandler-Mather focused his election campaign on key issues of education and investment in public infrastructure.

The seat of Griffith covers the area along the Brisbane River from Morningside to Fairfield including the suburbs of Woolloongabba, South Brisbane and West End.

ABC election guru, Antony Green said the early swing should be a heartening sign for the Greens

ABC election guru, Antony Green said the early swing should be a heartening sign for the Greens

ABC election guru, Antony Green said the early swing should be a heartening sign for the Greens

Terri Butler has held the seat since the February by-election in 2014 which saw her take over from Kevin Rudd.

Greens senator Larissa Waters wiped away tears and cheered at a Greens party in Brisbane’s West End as she and her colleagues celebrated their successes.

Candidates from Brisbane, Griffith and Ryan are all ecstatic with their early results, with Ms Waters describing the situation as ‘completely overwhelming’. 

Meanwhile in Richmond – which encompasses the coastal town of Byron Bay and surrounds, Greens candidate Mandy Nolan is ahead in the primary votes.

She holds 28.4 per cent of the total vote counted so far, but it is anticipated she could still lose to Labor’s Justine Elliot based on Nationals preferences. 

It's looking increasingly likely Labor will be forced to form a majority with the Greens or Independents

It's looking increasingly likely Labor will be forced to form a majority with the Greens or Independents

It’s looking increasingly likely Labor will be forced to form a majority with the Greens or Independents

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