A federal election was held on 7 September 2013 to elect the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Labor government, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, sought to win a third consec
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Two-party-preferred vote
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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.
