Canada just wrapped up its own drama, with Mark Carney’s Liberals pulling off a win — so if you’re still riding that democracy-fueled high, this Australian election guide is your perfect next stop. Welcome to the 2025 Australian Election Drinking Game — your official excuse to turn politics into a fun drinking game, fueled by whatever beverages you responsibly choose. Think of it as the love child of a Trump speech drinking game and that wild Canadian debate version, where every “cost of living” mention meant a shot.
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Why You Need a 2025 Australian Election Drinking Game
Politics is stressful. Democracy is messy. Polling nights are a cocktail of confusion, hope, panic, and way too many graphs. So why not lean into the madness and make it a party?
In recent years, election nights have morphed into full-scale social events — people live-tweeting Antony Green’s increasingly wild shirt choices, TikToks about “swing seat sadness,” and Twitter threads predicting doom by the minute.
A drinking game gives you structure. A mission. A noble cause: to stay awake, stay buzzed, and celebrate democracy (or survive it) one sip at a time.
2025 Aussie Election Drinking Game Rules
Gather your mates, pick your poison, and get ready to toast your way through one of the most unpredictable federal elections in Australian history.
One Sip If…
- Labor gains a seat
- A journalist says “battleground”, “swing”, or “must-win”
- The dreaded 2PP (Two-Party Preferred) graphic lights up your TV
- Antony Green says “it’s too close to call”
Two Sips If…
- Peter Dutton cracks an actual human smile
- The Greens steal a seat off a major party
- A reporter blames low voter turnout on “disillusionment”
- Someone at your party says, “Wait, is that seat still counting from last election?”
Finish Your Drink If…
- A party leader gives a live concession speech
- The entire election is called before 9 PM
- Pauline Hanson trends on Twitter for reasons nobody asked for
- An Independent you’ve never heard of flips a major seat
This isn’t just drinking, folks. This is patriotic hydration.
Election Night Bingo Add-On
For those who believe basic drinking games are for amateurs, we introduce Election Night Bingo.
Create printable or online bingo cards packed with moments like:
- “Too close to call”
- Antony Green points at the map
- A seat flips
- “Battleground seat”
- Leader gives concession speech
- Pauline Hanson trends
- “Teal independent” mentioned
- Someone says “hung parliament”
- Vote counting glitch
- Journalist says “shock result”
- Greens gain a seat
- Panelist dodges a question
- ABC graphics freeze
- “Kingmaker” used
- Awkward party room cheer
- Candidate mispronounced
- “Pathway to victory”
- Social media meltdown
- Albanese laughs nervously
- Dutton mentions border security
- Reference to sausage sizzle
- Someone brings up 2019
- Unexpected Independent win
- Reporter says “swing state”
- Antony Green chuckles
You can customize your bingo cards depending on which network you’re watching (ABC, SBS, Channel 9, etc.), or based on who’s in your friend group (bonus square if someone brings up The Castle while watching the coverage).
The Candidates – Drinking Cues from Albanese vs Dutton
Let’s be honest: election night coverage is basically a very slow, very awkward boxing match between two leaders — Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton — with a lot of swing-seat graphs thrown in.
Drink for Albanese Moments:
- Says “working Australians”
- Nervously laughs while dodging a tough question
- References climate action, cost of living, or a fairer future
Drink for Dutton Moments:
- Mentions border security, national security, or “Labor’s failure”
- Cracks a frown so deep it could store a small city
- Grins awkwardly after a bad news seat loss
Bonus round: double sips whenever either leader references Bob Hawke, John Howard, or any Prime Minister from the Jurassic period.
Australian Election Poll Watch – Sip to Every Swinging Seat
Live coverage is fueled by swing seats and voter percentages bouncing around like kangaroos on a trampoline. Channel 9, ABC, SBS, Sky News — no matter where you tune in, swings are the currency of the night.
Here’s the plan:
- Every time YouGov’s MRP prediction is mentioned, take a sip.
- Whenever Newspoll shows a sudden movement, take another.
- Every unexpected seat flip predicted by Roy Morgan? You guessed it: sip.
- Any “surprise result in a traditionally safe seat”? Celebrate with a double!
Basically, if a number moves and Antony Green looks slightly stressed, you drink.
Tweet, Sip, Regret – Your Election Night Twitter Gameplan
Want a true taste of democracy? Stir in some spicy live commentary from Twitter.
Take One Sip If:
- A hashtag like #AusVotes2025 trends
- Someone tweets “Democracy sausage” photo
- A seat is called and Twitter explodes
- A meme of Antony Green’s face shows up
- Someone tweets “BREAKING” in all caps (and it’s not actually breaking)
Take Two Sips If:
- A losing candidate blames “fake news”
- Someone posts a crying emoji over a seat loss
- A journalist tweets results before TV coverage does
- A candidate’s awkward old tweet resurfaces
- “Rigged election” trends without any proof
Finish Your Drink If:
- A fake seat call goes viral and people believe it
- A major politician accidentally likes an embarrassing tweet
- #Scomo2025 randomly trends even though he’s retired
- A new, totally unexpected meme (like “Swing Seat Sizzle” or “Countbot3000”) is born and takes over
Bonus Rule: Waterfall (keep drinking slowly until it stops) if Twitter completely crashes from election overload. The internet will provide you with endless drinking material. Trust.
Drink Responsibly, Democracy Deserves Your Liver
This game is about celebrating (and surviving) a major moment in Australia’s future — not about blacking out before the first seat even reports.
So, pace yourself. Hydrate. Eat plenty of democracy-fortified snacks. And if the night gets too wild? Switch to water and claim you’re still participating by virtue of high-quality H2O patriotism.
Cheers to democracy. Cheers to chaos. Cheers to Australia.