Farrer goes orange — the Liberals didn't lose it, they left it

SMH · Matthew Absalom-Wong, Chris Paine · Sunday 10 May 2026

Farrer goes orange — the Liberals didn't lose it, they left it

Booth-by-booth data from Farrer shows One Nation's landslide was uniform across the seat, with the Liberal vote collapsing in territory it once owned outright.

Orange everywhere in Farrer — the seat Sussan Ley held onto like a barnacle on a hull until the hull rusted out underneath her. The Liberals didn't lose Farrer to One Nation. They abandoned it years ago and Hanson just walked in and turned the lights on. Menzies' broad church now can't hold a country booth.

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