To form government, a political party needs to win the majority of the 151 seats in the House of Representatives.
Some of those seats are considered safe, where the representative voted in at the last election is so popular that they are a shoo-in for re-election, or where a community has a strong political leaning in one direction. But there are a number of electorates across the country that are deemed at risk of changing political hands – and they could win or lose the government an election.
Ingrid Fuary-WagnerExplainer editorIngrid Fuary-Wagner was The Australian Financial Review’s explainer editor.
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentAndrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
Les HewittSenior interactive graphics designerLes Hewitt was a graphic designer at The Australian Financial Review
Joanna MatherWealth editorJoanna Mather joined the AFR as an education reporter in 2008. She spent four years in the Canberra press gallery before becoming superannuation reporter in 2016, deputy news director in 2021 and wealth editor in 2023. Connect with Joanna on Twitter. Email Joanna at jmather@afr.com
