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The seats that change a government

Of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives there are five that have been held by the government of the day since 1990.

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THE MARGINAL SEATS THAT GO TO GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY

EDEN-MONARO (NSW, Liberal 2.6pc): Regarded as the country's ultimate bellwether seat. The southern NSW regional seat has been held by the winning side in every election since 1972.

PETRIE (QLD, LNP 0.5pc): The northeastern Brisbane suburban seat - and the coalition's most marginal hold - has been won by the election victors since 1987.

LINDSAY (NSW, Liberal 4pc): The outer western Sydney seat has been a government seat since its creation in 1984.

PAGE (NSW, Nationals 3.1pc): The Grafton-based electorate on the NSW north coast has been in government hands since 1990.

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ROBERTSON (NSW, Liberal 3.2pc): Has gone with government since 1983, even with a badly-behaved MP like Labor's Belinda Neal.

OTHER LABOR SEATS THE LIBERALS WON FROM LABOR IN 2013

Banks (NSW with 3.2pc swing); Barton (NSW 7.1pc); Bass (TAS 10.7pc); Braddon (TAS 10pc); Capricornia (QLD 4.5pc); Corangamite (VIC 4.2pc); Deakin (VIC 3.8pc); Dobell (NSW 5.8pc); Hindmarsh (SA 8pc); La Trobe (VIC 5.7pc); Lyons (TAS 13.5pc); Reid (NSW 3.5pc).

(Source: Australian Electoral Commission)


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