Given that John Howard was, in 2007, the first prime minister to contest a marginal seat it could be argued that his defeat in this election was no particular humiliation for him — until I did some statistical tests on the Bennelong result, writes Malcolm Mackerras.
North sydney
Comrie-Thomson: Doctors’ wives green by association
Keen Crikey psephologists may recall North Sydney being described as “troubled” early in the campaign. The story was that “leaked ALP polling” showed sitting member Joe Hockey being threatened. Not according to the bookies, writes Paul Comrie-Thomson.
