Australians are turning away from the Labor/Liberal duopoly, but viable alternatives (someone who can actually win) are thin on the ground. The most successful have been Community Independents – candidates from outside the political sphere, endorsed by a community movement and backed by volunteers.
There’s no such thing as safe seats anymore, just independent-ready seats.
Is your electorate ready to go Independent? Use the map to zoom in to your electorate and find key stats.
Category 1 (yellow) is the most vulnerable to community independents, category 5 (dark grey) the least.
Information presented is based on AEC data, but this is just ‘desk research’ and there is subjectivity involved in categorisation. There are more factors to consider and you should supplement it with local knowledge. Please read more on the Data page.
Categories and Data
Independents win in ‘safe’ seats, so this is a big factor in calculating the categories used in the map. Read about the data that are used and the rationale behind it.
What it Means
There are more than enough seats vulnerable to community independent campaigns to send the ALP into minority government after the next election.
What Next?
You’ve looked at the stats for your electorate and you want to know what to do next? You might get in touch with an electorate group that already exists, or help start one, or consider how else you can have the most impact.
Feel free to get in touch with any questions about your electorate, using the form below.
