Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With 73% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 73 of the 151 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 54 for the Coalition, 15 Others and nine in doubt. Labor is likely to win Lyons, while the Coalition should win Bass, Cowper and Sturt. The Coalition is currently just ahead in both Deakin and Gilmore.
Labor would need to...