A backlash among Chinese-Australian voters played an important role in the outcome in marginal seats such as Bennelong, Reid, Parramatta and Chisholm. auspol ausvotes
The Liberal Party suffered a massive backlash in suburbs with large numbers of Chinese-Australian voters at the federal election, a sign the Coalition paid a high price for its occasionally bellicose rhetoric and the deterioration in Australia’s relationship with China.
Australian Asian Association of Bennelong president Felix Lo said frustration over Chinese-Australian relations played an important role in the outcome in Bennelong.The Liberal Party also recorded big losses among Chinese-Australian voters in seats it narrowly retained, such as Banks in Sydney and Menzies in Melbourne.
“Chinese-Australians have felt like collateral damage,” Lo said. “When the bilateral relationship is in trouble, we are the first to feel it.” The Liberal Party suffered a negative two-party-preferred swing of 15 per cent in Rhodes and 12 per cent in Burwood, significantly higher than the statewide average of 5 per cent.
“The new Labor government should protect Australia’s sovereignty but work towards having a normal trading relationship with China like any other country,” Lo said. At the Box Hill pre-polling station, where residents in Chisholm and Menzies vote, the Liberal Party’s primary vote dropped by more than 15 per cent for both seats’ candidates. About 35 per cent of residents in Box Hill have Chinese ancestry.
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