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It’s not the byelection win that matters but the scale of the swing to Zack Polanski’s party.
Polling byelections is notoriously difficult so to predict a winner, you need to combine a variety of data.
Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform’s candidate in a byelection for what should have been a safe Labour seat in Manchester.
Nigel Farage is now claiming to be the official opposition after overturning Labour’s 14,700-majority.
In a dismal night for the government, one result towers above the others.
The prime minister has the foreign stage coming to him as he prepares for the special ASEN summit in Melbourne. But with the Dunkley Byelection only days before, he may have other things on his mind.
The results represent more than just dissatisfaction with local MPs – the national picture has shifted.
More byelections could be on the way.
The resignation of Alan Tudge paves the way for a byelection in the outer-Melbourne seat, which history shows the Liberal Party is likely to hold.
Now Peter Dutton faces his own Aston test, which comes with risks and opportunities.
It’s not breaking news that Scott Morrison has trouble with women. His “woman problem” was one factor in his election defeat.
Byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs.
What the huge upset means for the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the country.
Two-thirds of respondents in the last poll of the year said they were satisfied with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s performance, a reflection of his handling of COVID-19.
Labor’s Kristy McBain is leading in the closely-watched byelection for the marginal NSW seat.
The Eden-Monaro byelection, which has huge importance for the government and opposition, has been set down for July 4.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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