The teenager who infamously egged Fraser Anning was tonight a guest at what was supposed to be Labor's victory party.

But Will Connolly has instead joined distraught Labor supporters in crying into their beers after Bill Shorten led the party to a shock projected defeat.

Reporters were not allowed to speak to Mr Connolly at the event, held at Hyatt Place Melbourne, but he was pictured grim-faced as the results rolled in from across the country.

Labor poached him: Will Connolly, the teenager who infamously egged Fraser Anning, was tonight a guest at what was supposed to be Labor's victory party

Egg on his face: Reporters were not allowed to speak to Mr Connolly at the event, held at Hyatt Place Melbourne

Mr Connolly became a celebrated cult figure after he egged the controversial senator in the wake of the Christchurch massacre in March.

He was reacting to Mr Anning's comments that Muslim immigration was in part to blame for the terror attack.

Mr Connolly, who received an official caution for the egging, was celebrated for his actions with a mural in a Melbourne laneway.

A Go Fund Me was launched to raise money for 'Egg Boy' and his Instagram followers skyrocketed to over 500,000.

Mr Connolly was among a raft of Labor fans who were forced to spend the night in mourning after the vote counts went against the odds.

Mr Connolly became a celebrated cult figure after he egged the controversial senator in the wake of the Christchurch massacre in March

The ABC's election guru, Antony Green, says he cannot see a path to victory for Mr Shorten's party.

Opinion polls and betting markets failed to predict a Coalition victory.

Labor struggled to pick up enough seats even in Melbourne, in its strongest state , and has lost electorates in Brisbane, north Queensland, western Sydney and Tasmania.