What An Australian Facebook Election Would Look Like

Australia’s federal election on August 21 is likely to be a close-run race. On one side we have the incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her center-left Labor party. In the opposition corner, we have the conservative Liberal-National coalition led by Tony Abbott. Polls have the two parties neck and neck.

But if the election were decided on social media, the outcome would be quite different, according to analysis by Australian news site News.com.au. Judging by the fans on Facebook, Australia would return Gillard to power, while the Greens would be the major Opposition party.