Seat of the day Archive

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Seat of the day #54: Petrie

Petrie1-2PPPetrie is a marginal LNP seat in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, including Bracken Ridge and parts of Aspley.

The LNP’s Luke Howarth won the seat in 2013. He holds Petrie by a 0.8% margin, which makes it the most marginal Coalition seat in Australia.

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Seat of the day #53: Capricornia

Capricornia1-2PPCapricornia is a marginal LNP seat in central Queensland, covering Rockhampton and areas further north, stretching almost all the way to Mackay.

Liberal National MP Michelle Landry won the seat in 2013, and holds Capricornia by a 0.8% margin.

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Seat of the day #52: Lyons

Lyons1-2PPLyons is a marginal Liberal seat covering central Tasmania, stretching from the outskirts of Devonport and Launceston in the north to the outskirts of Hobart in the south, as well as the central highlands and the east coast of Tasmania.

Liberal MP Eric Hutchinson won the seat in 2013 off longstanding Labor MP Dick Adams, who had held Lyons for twenty years. Hutchinson holds Lyons by a 1.2% margin.

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Seat of the day #51: Solomon

Solomon1-2PPSolomon is a marginal seat in the Northern Territory, covering Darwin and Palmerston.

The Country Liberal Party’s Natasha Griggs has held the seat since 2010, and now holds the seat by a 1.4% margin.

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Seat of the day #50: Hindmarsh

Hindmarsh1-2PPHindmarsh is a marginal Liberal seat in western Adelaide, covering Glenelg, Brooklyn Park, Cowandilla, Lockleys, Plympton, Seaton and Semaphore Park.

Liberal MP Matt Williams won the seat in 2013, and holds the seat by a 1.9% margin.

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Seat of the day #49: Braddon

Braddon3-2PP-coastBraddon is a marginal Liberal seat in north-western Tasmania, covering Burnie, Devonport and areas in the north-western corner of the state.

Liberal MP Brett Whiteley won the seat in 2013, and holds the seat by a 2.6% margin.

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Seat of the day #48: Banks

Banks is a marginal Liberal seat in southern Sydney, covering East Hills, Panania, Padstow, Picnic Point, Revesby, Mortdale, Peakhurst, Penshurst, Allawah and Oatley. The seat stretches along the north shore of the Georges River.

Liberal MP David Coleman won Banks in 2013, and holds the seat by a 2.8% margin.

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Seat of the day #47: Eden-Monaro

edenmonaro1-2PPEden-Monaro is a marginal Liberal seat in the south-eastern corner of New South Wales, completely surrounding the ACT and covering Queanbeyan, Yass, Tumut, Cooma, Bega and Jindabyne.

Liberal MP Peter Hendy won the seat off Labor’s Mike Kelly in 2013. Kelly is returning again in 2016, facing a 2.9% Liberal margin.

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Seat of the day #46: Lindsay

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Lindsay is a marginal Liberal seat in western Sydney, covering most of the City of Penrith, including Londonderry and Mulgoa.

Liberal MP Fiona Scott won the seat in 2013, and she holds the seat by a 3% margin.

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Seat of the day #45: Page

Page1-2PPPage is a marginal Nationals seat on the north coast of NSW, covering Lismore, Grafton, Casino and Kyogle.

Nationals MP Kevin Hogan won the seat off Labor’s Janelle Saffin in 2013. Saffin will be returning in 2016 to challenge the Nationals’ 3.1% margin.

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