Bennelong likewise got dragged into the territory of North Sydney so is a notional Liberal seat now. I reckon Labor can retain either seat but it's tough going in Bennelong for them.
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Labor won most of the booths in that area but not by as much as the areas that were removed from Chisholm. Plus you've got to factor in the pre-poll vote which is huge now and leans more to the right. My estimate is that the margin was cut from 6.4% to 3.3%.
It is true that this redistribution would have been much worse for the ALP say 10 years ago, because those areas are much less right-leaning than they used to be.
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Explained a bit more in my guide here: https://www.tallyroom.com.au/aus2025/chisholm2025