FED:Electoral state of the nation

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2010
FED:Electoral state of the nation

ELECTORAL STATE OF THE NATION



Following the federal election on Saturday:

House of Representatives:

Labor 70

Coalition 70

Independents 3

Australian Greens 1

Still in doubt 6 (Boothby, Brisbane, Corangamite, Denison, Hasluck, Lindsay).

Likely outcome

Labor 73-75

Coalition 72-74

Independents 4

Australian Greens 1

Primary vote

Labor 38.51 pct (-4.87 pct)

Liberal 30.32 (+0.63)

Lib-NP (Qld) 8.97 (+0.45)

Nationals 3.85 (+0.28)

Country Liberals (NT) 0.34 (+0.02)

Australian Greens 11.43 (+3.64)

Informal 5.64 (1.69)

Two-party preferred vote

Labor 50.68 pct (-2.02 pct)

Coalition 49.32 (+2.02)

Senate (to operate from July 1, 2011):

Likely outcome

Liberal-National Party 34 (-3)

Labor 31 (-1)

Australian Greens 9 (+4)

Independent 1

Democratic Labor Party 1

State-by-state primary vote

NSW: Lib-NP 39.14 pct; Labor 37.09 pct; Greens 10.43 pct.

Vic: Labor 38.71; Lib-NP 34.24; Greens 14.39; Family First 2.69; DLP 2.24

Qld: Lib-NP 41.41; Labor 29.77; Greens 12.83; Family First 3.50.

WA: Liberal 43.84; Labor 29.7; Greens 14.01; Nationals 2.70.

SA: Labor 39.0; Liberal 36.9; Greens 13.3; Family First 4.0.

Tas: Labor 42.1; Liberal 32.7; Greens 20.26.

ACT: Labor 41.7; Liberal 33.41; Greens 23.22

NT: Country Liberals 41.24; Labor 34.6

Source: Australian Electoral Commission; ABC election analysis.

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