Published: June 21, 2019
Mallee has shown that when offered choice and credible alternatives, voters in regional Australia can shift loyalties
It was passing strange that the last seat to be declared in the 2019 federal election was the Victorian seat Mallee, one of the safest held by the National party.
Andrew Broad’s old seat was eventually won by the Nationals candidate and sociologist, Anne Webster, but not before the party lost 28% of their primary vote to a Melbourne Cup field of 13 candidates.
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