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The Age
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Liberal Party losses could see it reduced to just five of Sydney's 29 electorates
Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election here. The Liberal Party could be reduced to just five of Sydney's 29 electorates after Labor decisively swept back to power in Saturday's federal election. The Liberals are projected to lose the southern Sydney seat of Hughes to Labor and the north shore electorate of Bradfield to the teal independent Nicolette Boele. The Liberals were also projected to lose the southern Sydney electorate of Banks - held by Coalition frontbencher David Coleman - to Labor. The Nationals also failed to regain the central NSW seat of Calare, which has been won by the former National-turned independent Andrew Gee. Labor's two party preferred vote in NSW rose 4 points compared to the last election, to 56 per cent, allowing the party to hold on to all its seats in the state. Labor also remains in contention to win the western Sydney electorate of Fowler where the independent MP Dai Le is marginally ahead of Labor challenger Tu Le. The Coalition's primary vote in NSW slumped by 5 percentage points to just 31 per cent. Sydney's electoral map has been transformed during the past decade. When Tony Abbott led the Coalition to power in 2013 the Liberal Party held more than half the federal seats in Greater Sydney. After this election that share is set to fall below a quarter. A key reason for that shift has been the rise of teal independents and the political footprint of that group grew in the 2025 election.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Liberal Party losses could see it reduced to just five of Sydney's 29 electorates
Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election here. The Liberal Party could be reduced to just five of Sydney's 29 electorates after Labor decisively swept back to power in Saturday's federal election. The Liberals are projected to lose the southern Sydney seat of Hughes to Labor and the north shore electorate of Bradfield to the teal independent Nicolette Boele. The Liberals were also projected to lose the southern Sydney electorate of Banks - held by Coalition frontbencher David Coleman - to Labor. The Nationals also failed to regain the central NSW seat of Calare, which has been won by the former National-turned independent Andrew Gee. Labor's two party preferred vote in NSW rose 4 points compared to the last election, to 56 per cent, allowing the party to hold on to all its seats in the state. Labor also remains in contention to win the western Sydney electorate of Fowler where the independent MP Dai Le is marginally ahead of Labor challenger Tu Le. The Coalition's primary vote in NSW slumped by 5 percentage points to just 31 per cent. Sydney's electoral map has been transformed during the past decade. When Tony Abbott led the Coalition to power in 2013 the Liberal Party held more than half the federal seats in Greater Sydney. After this election that share is set to fall below a quarter. A key reason for that shift has been the rise of teal independents and the political footprint of that group grew in the 2025 election.
