Talk:Division of Canning

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Quote: A 2015 Canning by-election, triggered on 21 July following the death of Liberal Don Randall, was held on 19 September. Though the Turnbull Government was just four days old, their candidate Andrew Hastie retained the seat for the Liberals, despite having to rely on preferences after a substantial, though dampened, primary (−4.2%) and two-party (−6.6%) swing away from the Liberals − solidly less than the double-digit swings polls had predicted under an Abbott Government − however, some double-digit swings did eventuate among the northern suburban booths. The Canning Liberal margin was reduced from safe to marginal status. Political analysts agreed the by-election was a "good outcome for both major parties".[1]

This para is used here, in the by-election article, and Hastie's article. All of it is true, balanced, referenced, relevant. A candidate having to rely on preferences mean they didn't win a plurality of the primary vote. lib candidate primary vote fell below 50%. it's a well established term used here. Theres cases where libs were elected from communist prefs. "noted the role of Communist preferences in Labor's loss". Timeshift (talk) 07:25, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is slightly undue weight for this article. I would cut the last sentence entirely, and cut that behemoth of a second sentence to "Though the Turnbull Government was just four days old, their candidate Andrew Hastie retained the seat for the Liberals, with a two-party-preferred swing against the party of 6.6%". The rest is unnecessary for this page and can be discussed at the by-election page. Frickeg (talk) 19:40, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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