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Victorian election 2018: Daniel Andrews' Labor Party landslide win against Liberals

Ben Potter
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Daniel Andrews' Labor Party is set to be returned to government in Victoria for a second term, in a crushing defeat for Matthew Guy's Liberal-National coalition.

In a victory comparable to past Labor landslides won by Steve Bracks in 2002 and John Cain in 1982, Labor scored massive swings of up to 10 per cent in eastern suburbs seats traditionally held safely by the Liberals and not considered to be in play.

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Ben Potter writes on energy, climate change and innovation, and has been Washington correspondent, opinion editor and companies editor. Connect with Ben on Twitter. Email Ben at bpotter@afr.com

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