* South Australia 2010, causing a narrow Labor majority, despite a weird redistribution system...
* Tasmania 2010, causing a hung parliament with the Greens having the balance of power - they opted to support Labor.
* Federal 2010, which caused the first hung parliament in seventy years. Long time mate, long time. In the end, the Greens, Andrew Wilkie, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott opted to support Labor, whereas Bob Katter and the WA Nationals opted to support the Coalition.
We have two more upcoming elections - NSW in March 2011, and Victoria in November 2010. fwiw, the current pendulums....
and....
LABOR SEATS | |||
Marginal | |||
Miranda | Barry Collier | ALP | 0.8 point |
Newcastle | Jodi McKay | ALP v IND | 1.2 point |
Maitland | Frank Terenzini | ALP v IND | 2.0 points |
Menai | Alison Megarrity | ALP | 2.7 points |
Wollondilly | Phil Costa | ALP | 3.3 points |
Balmain | Verity Firth | ALP v GRN | 3.7 points |
Camden | Geoff Corrigan | ALP | 3.9 points |
Gosford | Marie Andrews | ALP | 4.9 points |
The Entrance | Grant McBride | ALP | 4.9 points |
Fairly safe | |||
Monaro | Steve Whan | ALP v NAT | 6.3 points |
Londonderry | Allan Shearan | ALP | 6.9 points |
Wyong | David Harris | ALP | 6.9 points |
Coogee | Paul Pearce | ALP | 7.2 points |
Marrickville | Carmel Tebbutt | ALP v GRN | 7.5 points |
Drummoyne | Angela D'Amore | ALP | 7.6 points |
Heathcote | Paul McLeay | ALP | 8.8 points |
Safe | |||
Riverstone | John Aquilina | ALP | 10.1 points |
Rockdale | Frank Sartor | ALP | 10.3 points |
Swansea | Robert Coombs | ALP | 10.8 points |
Blue Mountains | Phil Koperberg | ALP | 11.1 points |
Granville | David Borger | ALP | 11.1 points |
Macquarie Fields | Andrew McDonald | ALP | 11.1 points |
Mulgoa | Diane Beamer | ALP | 11.1 points |
Kiama | Matt Brown | ALP | 12.0 points |
Cessnock | Kerry Hickey | ALP v NAT | 12.4 points |
Bathurst | Gerard Martin | ALP v NAT | 13.0 points |
Parramatta | Tanya Gadiel | ALP | 13.7 points |
East Hills | Alan Ashton | ALP | 14.1 points |
Oatley | Kevin Greene | ALP | 14.4 points |
Toongabbie | Nathan Rees | ALP | 14.4 points |
Charlestown | Matthew Morris | ALP v IND | 14.6 points |
Strathfield | Virginia Judge | ALP | 15.1 points |
Smithfield | Ninos Khoshaba | ALP | 15.5 points |
Wallsend | Sonia Hornery | ALP | 15.8 points |
Maroubra | Michael Daley | ALP | 16.1 points |
Kogarah | Cherie Burton | ALP | 17.7 points |
Campbelltown | Graham West | ALP | 18.5 points |
Very safe | |||
Fairfield | Joe Tripodi | ALP | 20.4 points |
Keira | David Campbell | ALP | 22.0 points |
Blacktown | Paul Gibson | ALP | 22.4 points |
Heffron | Kristina Keneally | ALP | 23.7 points |
Wollongong | Noreen Hay | ALP | 25.3 points |
Bankstown | Tony Stewart | ALP | 25.4 points |
Mount Druitt | Richard Amery | ALP | 25.4 points |
Shellharbour | Lylea McMahon | ALP | 26.8 points |
Liverpool | Paul Lynch | ALP | 26.9 points |
Canterbury | Linda Burney | ALP | 27.1 points |
Auburn | Barbara Perry | ALP | 28.7 points |
Cabramatta | Nick Lalich | ALP | 29.0 points |
Lakemba | Robert Furolo | ALP | 34.0 points |
LIBERAL/ NATIONAL SEATS | |||
Marginal | |||
Port Stephens | Craig Baumann | LIB | 0.1 point |
Goulburn | Pru Goward | LIB v IND | 1.3 point |
Tweed | Geoff Provest | NAT | 3.0 points |
Manly | Mike Baird | LIB v IND | 3.4 points |
Bega | Andrew Constance | LIB | 5.1 points |
Fairly safe | |||
Hawkesbury | Ray Williams | LIB v IND | 6.0 points |
Barwon | Kevin Humphries | NAT v IND | 6.2 points |
South Coast | Shelley Hancock | LIB | 7.8 points |
Epping | Greg Smith | LIB | 8.0 points |
Terrigal | Chris Hartcher | LIB | 8.4 points |
Pittwater | Rob Stokes | LIB v IND | 9.4 points |
Safe | |||
Lismore | Thomas George | NAT | 10.0 points |
Murray-Darling | John Williams | NAT | 10.1 points |
Baulkham Hills | Wayne Merton | LIB | 10.5 points |
Clarence | Steve Cansdell | NAT | 11.6 points |
Lane Cove | Anthony Roberts | LIB | 12.4 points |
Ryde | Victor Dominello | LIB | 13.0 points |
Wagga Wagga | Daryl Maguire | LIB | 13.0 points |
Ballina | Don Page | NAT | 14.5 points |
Willoughby | Gladys Berejiklian | LIB v IND | 14.5 points |
Upper Hunter | George Souris | NAT | 14.7 points |
Oxley | Andrew Stoner | NAT | 15.9 points |
Murrumbidgee | Adrian Piccoli | NAT | 16.1 points |
Vaucluse | Peter Debnam | LIB v GRN | 16.1 points |
Penrith | Stuart Ayres | LIB | 16.48 points |
Hornsby | Judy Hopwood | LIB | 16.5 points |
Orange | Russell Turner | NAT | 17.2 points |
Burrinjuck | Katrina Hodgkinson | NAT | 17.3 points |
Wakehurst | Brad Hazzard | LIB | 17.3 points |
Myall Lakes | John Turner | NAT | 17.4 points |
Cronulla | Malcolm Kerr | LIB | 17.5 points |
Coffs Harbour | Andrew Fraser | NAT | 17.6 points |
Albury | Greg Aplin | LIB | 19.0 points |
Castle Hill | Michael Richardson | LIB | 19.1 points |
North Shore | Jillian Skinner | LIB v GRN | 19.2 points |
Very safe | |||
Davidson | Jonathan O'Dea | LIB | 24.7 points |
Ku-ring-gai | Barry O'Farrell | LIB | 29.0 points |
INDEPENDENT SEATS | |||
Lake Macquarie | Greg Piper | IND v ALP | 0.1 point |
Dubbo | Dawn Fardell | IND v NAT | 0.9 point |
Port Macquarie | Peter Besseling | IND v NAT | 4.5 points |
Tamworth | Peter Draper | IND v NAT | 4.8 points |
Sydney | Clover Moore | IND v ALP | 16.6 points |
Northern Tablelands | Richard Torbay | IND v NAT | 30.2 points |