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The Age
04-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Smashed Liberals banished to the outer suburbs as Sydney's political map is redrawn
A wave of red and teal has recast the NSW electoral map, with the Liberals and Nationals set to hold fewer than a third of the state's federal seats. The Coalition parties could be reduced to just 12 of the state's 46 federal electorates – six Liberal and six National – after Labor's victory on Saturday. The ALP snatched the Liberal seats of Banks and Hughes while teal independent Nicolette Boele is ahead in the north shore electorate of Bradfield, once considered a Liberal stronghold. The Nationals lost the regional seat of Calare to former National-turned-independent Andrew Gee. Saturday's electoral earthquake has effectively banished federal Liberals to Sydney's outer suburban pockets. If Boele wins Bradfield, independent candidates will hold just five Sydney seats – the same tally as the Liberal Party in the city. Sydney's south deserts the Liberals At the last election, despite a nationwide swing to Labor, the Liberals had relatively comfortable victories in Banks, in the Georges River area, and Hughes, which takes in parts of the Sutherland Shire. But the redistribution in NSW for this year's election halved the Liberal margin in Hughes – from 7 per cent to 3.5 per cent – and reduced the margin in Banks to 2.6 per cent, making it the Liberals' most vulnerable NSW seat.
Sydney Morning Herald
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Smashed Liberals banished to the outer suburbs as Sydney's political map is redrawn
A wave of red and teal has recast the NSW electoral map, with the Liberals and Nationals set to hold fewer than a third of the state's federal seats. The Coalition parties could be reduced to just 12 of the state's 46 federal electorates – six Liberal and six National – after Labor's victory on Saturday. The ALP snatched the Liberal seats of Banks and Hughes while teal independent Nicolette Boele is ahead in the north shore electorate of Bradfield, once considered a Liberal stronghold. The Nationals lost the regional seat of Calare to former National-turned-independent Andrew Gee. Saturday's electoral earthquake has effectively banished federal Liberals to Sydney's outer suburban pockets. If Boele wins Bradfield, independent candidates will hold just five Sydney seats – the same tally as the Liberal Party in the city. Sydney's south deserts the Liberals At the last election, despite a nationwide swing to Labor, the Liberals had relatively comfortable victories in Banks, in the Georges River area, and Hughes, which takes in parts of the Sutherland Shire. But the redistribution in NSW for this year's election halved the Liberal margin in Hughes – from 7 per cent to 3.5 per cent – and reduced the margin in Banks to 2.6 per cent, making it the Liberals' most vulnerable NSW seat.
