Conservative Docklands

Conservative Docklands

The rest of Melbourne may have voted Green at the federal election last month, but Docklands maintained its conservative leanings.

The polling booth at The Hub in Docklands recorded the highest percentage of first preference Liberal votes in the Melbourne electorate, repeating local voting patterns seen in the 2010 election.

Docklands recorded 471 first preference votes for Liberal candidate Sean Armistead, equating to 40.99 per cent of the 1207 votes recorded at The Hub.

This was in contrast to the majority of the electorate, which combined gave Mr Armistead just 22.81 per cent of the first preference votes, leaving him trailing behind the Greens and Labor candidates.

Despite a preference deal between Labor and the Liberal Party, Greens MP Adam Bandt managed to hold onto the Melbourne seat.

On a two candidate preferred basis, Mr Bandt attracted 46.74 per cent of the Docklands vote, representing a swing against the Greens of 16.13.

Labor candidate Cath Bowtell attracted just under 20 per cent of the first preference votes in Docklands, but on a two-candidate preferred basis attracted 53.26 per cent of the Docklands vote, representing a swing of 16.13 towards the ALP.

Across the Melbourne electorate, Mr Bandt attracted 42.63 per cent of the first preference votes, a swing of 7.04 towards The Greens.

On a two candidate preferred basis Mr Bandt received 55.91 per cent of the Melbourne vote, while Labor candidate Cath Bowtell received 44.09 per cent.

1207 votes were lodged at The Hub on September 7. The primary vote was:

Liberal – 471
The Greens – 356
ALP – 227
Independent (Kate Borland) – 4
Independent (Anthony Main) – 5
Independent (Frazer Kirkman) - 4
Family First – 7
Palmer United – 18
Stable Population Party – 1
Democratic Labour – 5
Animal Justice Party – 5
Bullet Train for Australia – 4
Rise Up Australia Party – 3
Secular Party of Australia – 4
Sex Party – 34
Australian Independents – 1
Australian Democrats - 0
Informal - 58

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