How Influential Was The Multicultural Vote?

Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek in Penrith

Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek in Penrith Source: AAP

Many of the marginal seats that the Labor party claimed at Saturday's election have a high percentage of migrants living there. And as ... reports, questions are being asked about whether the coalition spent enough time or money cultivating the migrant vote. The marginal seat of Lindsay in Sydney's west was won by Labor's Emma Husar with a swing of 4 and a half percent. Just like the seats of Macquarie and Macarthur - all areas that have a high multicultural population.



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