A federal election was held on 21 August 2010 to elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in
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In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote is the result of an opinion poll or a projection of an election result in which preferences are distributed between the two major parties, being th
Stephen Bates won the Division of Brisbane despite placing third on primary votes. A three-candidate-preferred count showed he had overtaken second-placed Madonna Jarrett.
