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Aston Bio-Elections
The government hasn't won a seat off an opposition at a bio-election for 100 years and that stat is correct. The one time it happened was in 1920 when an MP called Hu Man was expelled and then the president winning a seat off the opposition. A seat like Aston on 2.8%, maybe that's the time that this bucks this historical trend, especially early in the life of a new government when the prime minister is still relatively popular. In terms of how they usually go, government almost picked up a seat off opposition at the Eden Monero bio-election when Labor defended their seat. Third candidates, it really depends on the profile of the area. No independent candidate has put their
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