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==Electoral performance==
==Electoral performance==
The Greens initially had very poor electoral performance but eventually improved and in the 2007 federal election received close to 1 million votes in the [[Australian House of Representatives]] representing around 8% of the total primary vote. Despite this, The Greens did not receive any seats (and haven't in the past) as their support is deep but not broad. In the [[Australian Senate|Senate]] they received over 1 million primary votes, but after preferences received close to 1.5 million votes representing close to 12% of the final vote giving them a total of 5 seats out of 76 with the help of proportional representation. <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/06/1199554486499.html</ref>
The Greens initially had very poor electoral performance but eventually improved and in the 2007 federal election received close to 1 million votes in the [[Australian House of Representatives]] representing around 8% of the total primary vote. Despite this, The Greens did not receive any seats (and haven't in the past) as their support is deep but not broad. In the [[Australian Senate|Senate]] they received over 1 million primary votes, but after preferences received close to 1.5 million votes representing close to 12% of the final vote giving them a total of 5 seats out of 76 with the help of proportional representation. <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/06/1199554486499.html</ref>
In the 2010 federal election, the greens won the lower house seat of [[Melbourne]].<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/melb.htm</ref>. In the house of representatives, the greens are in coalition with the [[Australian Labor Party]].<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/deal-with-greens-shows-labor-is-desperate-to-cling-to-power-abbott-20100901-14mql.html</ref>
==Support Base==
==Support Base==