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As we watch who might form a majority government, or whether we might have a hung parliament, here are the six seats to watch for the Greens on Saturday night: Melbourne, Batman, Wills, Higgins, Melbourne Ports, and Richmond. <\/p>\n
Another 6 seats of interest where the Greens vote is substantial but may fall short includes: Gellibrand (Vic), Sydney (NSW), Grayndler (NSW), Fraser (ACT), Fremantle (WA), and Brisbane (Qld). Of course Greens preferences will be crucial in these contests for Labor.<\/p>\n
Watching the Greens step up to the major league competing with the Coalition Parties and Labor has been interesting. But media coverage and inclusion in debates has only been begrudgingly conceded, if at all.<\/p>\n
The Greens are throwing major funding resources into the 5 seats in Melbourne where they are polling well. We might see little increase in the total national Greens vote, with their vote further concentrating in seats where they spend the greater amount of campaign resources. <\/p>\n
The two Labor seats in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs threatened by the Greens are Batman and Wills. Batman is the best chance of winning, while in Wills they may just fall short. <\/p>\n
The Greens are also challenging in the blue ribbon Liberal seat of Higgins held by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer. It looks like a very tight race and has been compared by some on social media to the seat of Indi in 2013.<\/p>\n
Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale spent the last day of the campaign in the seats of Higgins and Melbourne<\/a>, a sign that Higgins might well be in range of winning, but also that Melbourne needs to be supported to retain from the Labor challenge.<\/p>\n Two interesting three way contests are Melbourne Ports and Richmond.<\/p>\n In the seat of Melbourne Ports Labor’s Michael Danby is in serious trouble and may lose the seat to the Liberals or possibly the Greens.<\/p>\n The NSW north coast country seat of Richmond may prove an interesting contest between Labor, The Greens and the Nationals.<\/p>\n Adam Bandt’s seat of Melbourne is already Green, but with Liberals preferencing Labor it still takes a high level of on the ground effort to maintain a high level of voter support to retain the seat. <\/p>\n He has been tipped by Roy Morgan Research to retain the seat.<\/p>\n The seat of Richmond on the North Coast might be the Greens first country electorate in a 3 way contest with the sitting Labor member and the Nationals. <\/p>\n The Greens won the state seat of Ballina in the NSW state election and ran close in Lismore. <\/p>\n The ABC<\/i> asks: Can the Greens win Richmond and claim their first country seat at a federal election?<\/a>. The Greens won 17.69% in Richmond in 2013. The electorate continues to have substantial demographic change, as well as a growing prominence to the Greens as the 3rd party in Australian politics.<\/p>\n Roy Morgan polling<\/a> reported by the Tweed Daily News<\/i><\/a> found that “Polling predicted ALP with 30.5 points, Greens with 29, LNP with 27, and others with 13.5, as at June, 2016. Two weeks out from the election, the results represent a 11 point swing to the Greens, who in 2013 had 17.69% of the primary vote.”<\/p>\n It all depends on what order the 3 main candidates finish after preferences are distributed from minor parties. <\/p>\n Richmond is definitely a contest to watch on Saturday.<\/p>\n Higgins. Unbelievable. #ausvotes<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JannkDwuUJ<\/a><\/p>\n — Mitchell Toy (@MitchellToy) July 1, 2016<\/a>Melbourne (VIC)<\/h3>\n
Richmond (NSW)<\/h3>\n
Melbourne Ports (VIC)<\/p>\n
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