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Swing (Australian politics)

Index Swing (Australian politics)

The term swing refers to the extent of change in voter support, typically from one election or opinion poll to another, expressed as a positive or negative percentage point. [1]

66 relations: Adam Giles, Adelaide by-election, 1988, Australian federal election, 2016, Bennelong by-election, 2017, Bob Day, Braddon by-election, 2018, Canning by-election, 2015, Colin Barnett, Country Liberal Party, Darling Range state by-election, 2018, Division of Adelaide, Division of Barton, Division of Bennelong, Division of Canning, Division of Hindmarsh, Division of Macarthur, Division of North Sydney, Division of Solomon, Electoral district of Mount Waverley, Electoral district of Seymour, Fisher state by-election, 2014, Frances Bedford, Fremantle by-election, 2018, Griffith by-election, 2014, Jay Weatherill, Kristina Keneally, Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015, Longman by-election, 2018, Luke Gosling, Mackerras pendulum, Malcolm Turnbull, Mark McGowan, Mayo by-election, 2008, Mayo by-election, 2018, Miranda state by-election, 2013, Natasha Griggs, National opinion polling for the Australian federal election, 2016, Nickolas Varvaris, North Sydney by-election, 2015, Northern Territory general election, 2012, Northern Territory general election, 2016, Perth by-election, 2018, Peter Hendy (politician), Port Adelaide state by-election, 2012, Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2007, Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2010, Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2013, Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2016, Post-election pendulum for the Victorian state election, 1999, Post-election pendulum for the Victorian state election, 2010, ..., Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2010, Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2013, Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2016, South Australian state election, 2006, South Australian state election, 2018, South Australian state election, 2022, Stafford state by-election, 2014, Steven Marshall, Swing, Trent Zimmerman, Trish Draper, Turnbull Government, Two-party-preferred vote, Vickie Chapman, Western Australian state election, 2017, Western Australian state election, 2021. Expand index (16 more) »

Adam Giles

Adam Graham Giles (born 10 April 1973) is an Australian former politician and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013-2016) as well as the former leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.

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Adelaide by-election, 1988

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 6 February 1988.

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Australian federal election, 2016

The 2016 Australian federal election was a double dissolution election held on Saturday 2 July to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign period.

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Bennelong by-election, 2017

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bennelong was held on 16 December 2017.

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Bob Day

Robert John Day (born 5 July 1952) is an Australian former politician and businessman who was a Senator for South Australia from 1 July 2014 to 1 November 2016.

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Braddon by-election, 2018

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Braddon is scheduled to occur on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Justine Keay.

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Canning by-election, 2015

The 2015 Canning by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives on Saturday 19 September from 8 am to 6 pm WST.

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Colin Barnett

Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950) is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia.

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Country Liberal Party

The Country Liberal Party (CLP), officially the Country Liberals (Northern Territory), is a conservative political party in Australia founded in 1974, which operates solely in the Northern Territory.

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Darling Range state by-election, 2018

A Darling Range state by-election for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Darling Range was held on 23 June 2018 following the resignation of Barry Urban on 8 May.

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Division of Adelaide

The Division of Adelaide is an Australian electoral division in South Australia and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital.

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Division of Barton

The Division of Barton is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Bennelong

The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Canning

The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.

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Division of Hindmarsh

The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the western suburbs of Adelaide.

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Division of Macarthur

The Division of Macarthur is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of North Sydney

The Division of North Sydney is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Solomon

The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory.

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Electoral district of Mount Waverley

The Electoral District of Mount Waverley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

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Electoral district of Seymour

Seymour was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

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Fisher state by-election, 2014

A by-election for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 6 December 2014.

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Frances Bedford

Frances Ellen Bedford (born 5 November 1953) is an Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Florey since the 1997 state election.

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Fremantle by-election, 2018

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fremantle is scheduled to occur on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Josh Wilson.

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Griffith by-election, 2014

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Griffith occurred on Saturday 8 February 2014.

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Jay Weatherill

Jay Wilson Weatherill (born 3 April 1964) is an Australian politician who was the 45th Premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018.

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Kristina Keneally

Kristina Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is an Australian politician who has represented New South Wales in the Australian Senate for the Labor Party since 2018, having previously served as the 42nd Premier of New South Wales between 2009 and 2011.

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Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015

A motion seeking a leadership spill of the federal parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and Prime Minister was proposed by Malcolm Turnbull, who requested the ballot on 14 September 2015.

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Longman by-election, 2018

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Longman is scheduled to occur on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Susan Lamb.

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Luke Gosling

Luke John Gosling (born 17 September 1971) is an Australian politician and a retired Australian Army soldier.

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Mackerras pendulum

The Mackerras pendulum was devised by the Australian psephologist Malcolm Mackerras as a way of predicting the outcome of an election contested between two major parties in a Westminster style lower house legislature such as the Australian House of Representatives, which is composed of single-member electorates and which uses a preferential voting system such as a Condorcet method or IRV.

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Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian politician serving as the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2015.

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Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician, the 30th and current Premier of Western Australia.

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Mayo by-election, 2008

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Mayo, located in Adelaide, South Australia, on 6 September 2008, following the retirement of Liberal Party MP and former Liberal leader Alexander Downer.

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Mayo by-election, 2018

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Mayo is scheduled to occur on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie.

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Miranda state by-election, 2013

A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Miranda occurred on 19 October 2013.

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Natasha Griggs

Natasha Louise Griggs (born 24 January 1969) is a former Australian politician.

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National opinion polling for the Australian federal election, 2016

Several research and polling firms conducted polls during the parliamentary term and prior to the 2016 Australian federal election on 2 July in relation to voting intention for the Australian House of Representatives (lower house) and leader ratings.

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Nickolas Varvaris

Nickolas Varvaris (born 25 May 1974) is a former Australian politician.

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North Sydney by-election, 2015

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of North Sydney was held on 5 December 2015 from 8 am to 6 pm AEDT.

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Northern Territory general election, 2012

The Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 25 August 2012, which elected all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.

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Northern Territory general election, 2016

The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.

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Perth by-election, 2018

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Perth is scheduled to occur on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Tim Hammond.

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Peter Hendy (politician)

Peter William Hendy (born 10 January 1962) is a former Australian politician.

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Port Adelaide state by-election, 2012

A by-election occurred in the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide on 11 February 2012.

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Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2007

The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras.

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Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2010

The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras.

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Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2013

The Coalition won the 2013 federal election with 90 of 150 lower house seats on a current 17-seat, 3.65-point two-party swing, defeating the 6-year Labor government.

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Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2016

The Coalition won the 2016 federal election with a one-seat majority 76 of 150 lower house seats.

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Post-election pendulum for the Victorian state election, 1999

The following is a Mackerras pendulum for the Victorian state election, 1999.

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Post-election pendulum for the Victorian state election, 2010

The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras.

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Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2010

The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras.

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Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2013

The following is a pendulum based on the outcome of the 2010 federal election and changes since, including the redistributions of seats in South Australia and Victoria.

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Pre-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2016

This is a Mackerras pendulum for the 2016 Australian federal election.

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South Australian state election, 2006

The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.

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South Australian state election, 2018

The 2018 South Australian state election to elect members to the 54th Parliament of South Australia was held on 17 March 2018.

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South Australian state election, 2022

The 2022 South Australian state election will elect members to the 55th Parliament of South Australia on 19 March 2022.

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Stafford state by-election, 2014

A by-election was conducted for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Stafford on 19 July 2014 following 23 May resignation of LNP MP Chris Davis.

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Steven Marshall

Steven Spence Marshall (born 21 January 1968) is an Australian politician serving as the 46th and current Premier of South Australia.

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Swing

Swing or swinging may refer to.

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Trent Zimmerman

Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 15 October 1968) is an Australian politician.

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Trish Draper

Patricia Draper (born 2 April 1959) is a former Liberal Party politician.

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Turnbull Government

The Turnbull Government is the federal executive government of Australia, led by the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull.

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Two-party-preferred vote

In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote (TPP or 2PP) is the result of an election or opinion poll after preferences have been distributed to the highest two candidates, who in some cases can be independents.

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Vickie Chapman

Vickie Ann Chapman (born 21 June 1957) is an Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2002 election.

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Western Australian state election, 2017

The 2017 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 11 March 2017 to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia, including all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council.

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Western Australian state election, 2021

The 2021 Western Australian state election is scheduled for Saturday 13 March 2021 to elect members to the Parliament of Western Australia, where all 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 36 seats in the Legislative Council will be up for election.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(Australian_politics)

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