Wild ride. My partner grew up there, so been watching it closely.. The margins were so tight
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2 elections ago, the Libs won the seat by ~15%, and last election by ~5%.
The electorate boundaries have been drifting south, and would have expected the newer inclusions to have been traditionally Liberal. The demographics have also been changing.
Must be a devastating loss for the Libs, and perhaps a warning for the future as well.
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Teal independent wins ultra-tight blue-ribbon Sydney seat after recount
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/bradfield-federal-election-result-seat-winner-boele-kapterian/105370304Wild ride. My partner grew up there, so been watching it closely.. The margins were so tight
2 elections ago, the Libs won the seat by ~15%, and last election by ~5%.
The electorate boundaries have been drifting south, and would have expected the newer inclusions to have been traditionally Liberal. The demographics have also been changing.
Must be a devastating loss for the Libs, and perhaps a warning for the future as well.