Final 2019 election results: education divide explains the Coalition's upset victory
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
The most important reason for the Coalition's victory was that Morrison was both liked and trusted by lower-educated voters, while Labor leader Bill Shorten was not.Mick Tsikas/AAP
At the May 18 election, the size of the lower house was expanded from 150 to 151 seats. The Coalition parties won 77 seats (up one since the 2016 election), Labor 68...
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