Analysis: The Coalition’s electoral presence in western Sydney has been curtailed after it suffered double-digit falls in first preference votes across a swath of seats. There were even bigger declines in Liberal heartland in the city’s north
The Coalition’s electoral presence in western Sydney has been dramatically curtailed after it suffered double-digit falls in first preference votes across a swath of seats in the region.Dominic Perrottet conceded defeat in the 2023 NSW electionThe Liberals lost the seats of Parramatta, Penrith, East Hills, Camden and Riverstone at Saturday’s state election as parts of western Sydney that had been loyal for a decade deserted the party.return to government after 12 years in opposition.
In the newly created electorate of Leppington, a high-growth area in the city’s southwest, the Liberal vote fell by 4.5 per cent. The Liberal vote also went backwards in its traditional northern Sydney strongholds. The party relinquished the once ultra-safe electorate of Wakehurst to independent Michael Regan after the Liberal primary vote plummeted by 24 per cent.
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