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.

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.

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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