Greens Leader Concedes Defeat, Says Preferences and Trump Effect Impacted His Party

Adam Bandt has held the seat of Melbourne for 14 years.

Greens Leader Adam Bandt speaks to media in the seat of Wills in Melbourne, Australia, on May 3, 2025. Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

After days of holding out hope, Greens leader Adam Bandt has finally admitted defeat to Labor’s Sarah Witty after a tight race, ending his 14-year hold on the seat.

Vote counting on May 8 showed Witty leading by roughly 4,387 votes in a contest that flipped the 6.5 percent Greens two-party preferred margin.