Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt conceded the loss of his own parliamentary seat Thursday, blaming a flood of votes that swept to the triumphant Labor Party.

People who "hate" right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton had flocked to Labor to keep him out of power, Bandt told reporters after losing the seat of Melbourne, which he held for 15 years.

"Like me, many of them wanted him as far away from power as possible," Bandt said.

"My initial take is that some votes leapt away from us to Labor, as people saw Labor as the best option to stop Dutton," he said.

"Whilst not a massive shift in the vote, it did make a difference."

Bandt, 53, said........

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