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CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (LOWER HOUSE) SEATS

Labor 45

Liberals 30

Nationals 7

Greens 3

Independents 3

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (UPPER HOUSE) SEATS

Labor 14

Liberals 14

Nationals 2

Greens 5

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 2

Fiona Patten's Reason Party 1

Vote 1 Local Jobs 1

Independent 1

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SWING NEEDED TO CHANGE GOVERNMENT

Three per cent to the coalition in order for the Liberal-Nationals to win majority government

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2018 OPINION POLLS (two-party preferred)

* October - ReachTEL for Fairfax: 52 Labor, 48 Coalition

* August - YouGov Galaxy for News Corp: 51 Labor, 49 Coalition

* April - Newspoll for The Australian 51 Labor, 49 Coalition

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NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS

4,118,947 (as of September 2018)

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RETIRING MPS

Louise Asher (Liberal, lower house)

Richard Dalla-Riva (Liberal, upper house)

Martin Dixon (Liberal, lower house)

Khalil Eideh (Labor, upper house)

Christine Fyffe (Liberal, lower house)

Judith Graley (Labor, lower house)

Geoff Howard (Labor, lower house)

Sharon Knight (Labor, lower house)

Telmo Languiller (Labor, lower house)

Hong Lim (Labor, lower house)

Don Nardella (independent, lower house)

Wade Noonan (Labor, lower house)

Jude Perera (Labor, lower house)

Simon Ramsey (Liberal, upper house)

Murray Thompson (Liberal, lower house)

Marsha Thomson (Labor, lower house)

Australian Associated Press