Based on the 2004 election, the Coalition has 19 of the 36 Senators who are not up for election on Saturday -- 4 in Queensland, 3 in New South Wales, 3 in Western Australia, 3 in Tasmania, 3 in South Australia, and 3 in Victoria. The ALP has 14 -- 3 in New South Wales, 3 in South Australia, and 2 each in Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, and Victoria. The Greens have 2 -- 1 each in Tasmania and Western Australia -- and Family First has 1 -- in Victoria.
To keep its majority, the Coaltion needs 20 of the 40 Senators up for election. The easiest way for the Coaltion to get 20 is to get 3 from each of the states (for a total of 18) and 1 from each of the territories. The question is whether you think the Coaltion can accomplish this goal? If you think they are going to fall short, in which state (or states) do you think the Coaltion will fail to get 3 Senators or in which territory (or territories) will the Coaltion fail to get a Senator?
2007-11-21 19:22:48 · 4 answers · asked by Tmess2 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The Coalition will keep WA - even make ground I believe. New South Wales and Queensland could go either way. SA is probably going labor. Tasmania should be interesting.
2007-11-21 20:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard question. I'll be watching WA and Qld for Senate results. It will be very interesting!
Cheers :-)
2007-11-22 07:16:28 · answer #2 · answered by thing55000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely fall in NSW OR QLD.
Its very strong in SA
2007-11-22 03:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by ]sara[ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they will hold on to WA. i think the rest of the states are up for grabs.
2007-11-22 04:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by deaity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋