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So, now we know the results. Coalition won the election. It's safe to say that Kevin Rudd did the job he was swung in by Labor to do - the "furniture" was saved. They ended up with ? 55 seats, so a loss of only 17 seats for the ALP. The ALP were expecting a far bigger loss than that.

The Aug 2010 federal election was never expected to be a close contest. Labor went into it with a thumping majority. They held 88 of the 150 lower house seats. They only need 76 to form Govt, so they had 12 up their sleeve, thanks to the result from 2007. Abbott was given the target of...

When oh when can we stop the speculating and commentary....and simply have an election. These pathetic "who's your preferred PM" polls drive me nuts. I think you'd have to be living under a rock to not realise by now that the public get no say in who the Prime Minister is. The Liberals...

Once again - people can't help themselves. Instead of answering the original questions about how many seats the ALP are likely to lose, they're back to base human criticisms. I hear all day every day that people are sick and tired of the catty infighting and childishness that is displayed...

I'd recommend not. As with everything, there are two ways of looking at the same subject. If you pop your union flag waving Melbourne dockyard worker hat on, the benefits are totally outrageous and she should get nothing. As we all know, all politicians suck big time, they are all leeches...

We all knew that was coming. Despite a previous primary vote of 47% and a fat 12.7% winning margin over his Nationals opponent in 2010, Rob was never going to cut the mustard after his decision to back this minority Labor Govt. He ran away rather than face the people of Lyne over his...

At 5.1% margin, the Federal seat of Dobell is likely to fall to the Liberals. Looks like only 1 person has put their hand up to represent Labor in Dobell, and he's an ex-Liberal Party member. Craig Thomson, like most departing independents who can't let go, will struggle to get into double...

Not a snowballs chance. She enjoys a primary vote in Lalor of over 64%, and a final 2PP margin of over 22%. She will definitely retain her seat.

This is a known fact of all elections. An opposition never "wins" Govt. The Govt of the day, based on their own merits as perceived by the electorate at the time, are either ; a) thrown out on their ear, or b) granted another term by the electorate.

Hi Lizzie, What we just saw in the WA state election was a universal shuffle to the right. Greens suffered a 4.0% drop in primary votes. Labor suffered a 2.5% drop in primary votes. Independents suffered a 1.0% drop in primary votes. (Big for them). Liberals received a 7.5% increase...

It's a very difficult question to answer with any accuracy or detailed oomph behind it, as there are so many variables to take into consideration. 1. Looking at it one way, in 2010 they gained 24 seats from first preferences alone - that is, more than 50% of the formal votes received in the...