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The ERS identifies what it calls "super safe seats", which have been held continuously by one party since the 19th century. In so doing, it equates seats with their rough equivalents under previous boundaries. For example, following the 2010 general election, it identifies the national representative
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Opposition supporters in safe seats have restricted means to affect election outcomes, and thus the incumbent parties can, in theory, decide to ignore those supporters' concerns, as they have no direct effect on the election result. Even those voters who are moderate supporters of the incumbent party
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electorate, take the opportunity to choose a candidate from the more ideological reaches of the membership. Opposing parties will often be compelled to nominate much less well-known individuals (such as backroom workers or youth activists in the party), who will sometimes do little more than serve as
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In countries with parliamentary government, parties often try to ensure that their most talented or influential politicians are selected to contest these seats â in part to ensure that these politicians can stay in parliament, regardless of the specific election result, and that they can concentrate
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In countries that do not apply the first past the post system, many of which equally operate a geographic division-based system, selected or party sub-nominated candidates can be allocated a safer or more tenuous list position. If a party is strong enough nationwide to gather representations in all
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or third-party candidate with an ideology close to that of the incumbent party may also be able to make a more credible challenge than more established parties, but these factors can combine: a retiring third-party member may turn a safe seat for that party into a marginal seat. For instance, in
586:, despite having both major victories and defeats during this time. Gedling would still be seen as a marginal seat, even though it had been held by Labour for a long time. Safe seats are usually seats that have been held by one party for a long time, but the two concepts are not interchangeable.
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Safe seats can become marginal seats (and vice versa) gradually as voter allegiances shift over time. This shift can happen more rapidly for a variety of reasons. The retirement or death of a popular sitting member may make a seat more competitive, as the accrued personal vote of a long-serving
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Candidate selection for a party's safe seats is usually keenly contested, although many parties restrict or forbid challenges to the nomination of sitting members. The selection process can see the incumbent party, untroubled by the need to have a representative that must appeal to a broader
2492:, which are located in the eastern part of the state. Both districts have been held by Republicans or their predecessors (except for two terms in the 1st) since 1859. These districts elected some of the few truly senior Southern Republican Congressmen before the 1950s.
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seats, and a few of the most affluent inner-middle urban seats are held by the
Liberal Party. Marginals are generally concentrated in the middle-class outer-suburban areas of Australia's larger state capitals, which therefore decide most Australian federal elections.
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ended the
Liberal fortress of Toronto when both Conservatives and New Democrats elected many new MPs in Toronto. The former Liberal strength was restored in 2015 as they won all 25 Toronto ridings. The city is not as safe at the provincial level; for instance, the
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who do little or no campaigning, or will use the contest to gain experience so that they become more likely to be selected for a more winnable seat. In some cases (especially in the United States), these seats may go uncontested by other major parties.
1079:, a riding in Southern New Brunswick, is usually a safe seat for Conservatives. It has only been held by two Liberal MPs since its founding in 1914, its first having held one term from 1993 to 1997 and the latest having been elected in 2015.
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by New
Zealand, beginning in 1996, has decreased the importance of winning votes in geographical electorates. It remains to be seen what long-term effect proportional representation will have on the safety of individual electorate seats.
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dominant over the country, PH and its predecessors performed well in these states despite never having a chance to rule over the states before. For
Barisan Nasional, another major partner in the government, the southern states and
1999:, 382 (59%) were safe seats. Some of these seats have since been lost by the parties that held them at the time, notably most of the Liberal Democrat seats and some Labour seats, meaning they can no longer be considered "safe".
1094:, is considered to be a solid Conservative stronghold. In the 3 April 2017 by-elections, the Conservative candidate for Midnapore won by 77% of the vote and the Conservative candidate for Heritage won by 71% of the vote. In the
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is often considered a
Liberal stronghold, having shut out the Conservative Party from the city in the six elections between 1993 and 2008, and having lost at most two ridings in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections to the
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election methods. Safe seats may receive far less political funding than marginal seats, as the parties will attempt to "buy" marginal seats with funding (a process known in North
America and Australia as
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may be disenfranchised by having a representative whose views may be more extreme than their own. Political objectors in such areas may experience marginalisation from wider democratic processes and
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Even the safest of seats can be â and sometimes are â upset. Whilst it is rare for the opposition to take such seats, outside candidates may be able to. Examples include the election of
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governing the states with supermajority. For Sabah, despite being described as a swing state in the past, it has been consistently ruled by parties that once a part in BN. Prior to the
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948:, is a solid Conservative stronghold and is considered one of the most solid seats in Canada. In the 2015 federal election, the Conservative candidate won by 80.91% of the vote.
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was gained from the
Conservatives by an anti-sleaze independent candidate, despite the majority previously being that of a very safe seat for the Conservatives. The incumbent,
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688:-preference allocation of all divisions, ensuring all divisions are near-identically demographically diverse which may be achieved by pairing non-adjoining areas.
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representative personally or a combination of both. With such seats, there is very little chance of a seat changing hands because of the political leanings of the
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all since 1841. (For historical reasons, the
Conservative Party being older than the other current main parties, it holds all the oldest safe seats.)
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with just under 60% of the vote, while her
National rival won just under 20% of the vote even despite the nationwide Labour losses of that year.
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Many areas of the
Central Belt of Scotland, such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, were seen as safe Labour seats until the 2015 election, when the
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1751:: A Fuentebella has served in Congress since 1925. The Fuentebellas have held this district since its creation in 2010, held the
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became Progressive Conservative leader and needed a seat in the House of Commons, he chose to run in Central Nova. Liberal MP
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subdivisions, the top candidate(s) on each list tend to be very safely elected to parliament. This is seen in the extremely
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Historically, some seats thought to be safe have witnessed surprise upsets. Perhaps the most dramatic recent case was the
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from 1925 to 1972, except from 1931 to 1935, and from 1946 to 1953. A Fuentebella represented Bicol from 1978 to 1984.
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in which a defeat for the seat holder is considered possible. In systems where candidates must first win the party's
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reporter Dan Arnold, the district came in last in all of Canada, having an average margin of victory of 74%.
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1765:: A Durano had held this seat until 2019 when they were defeated. Prior to redistricting, the Duranos held
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was held on that basis, thus putting an end to all safe seats. The Labour Party suffered a near wipe-out.
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A seat with winning percentage between 56% and 59.9% by a candidate identified as 'Fairly safe' seat.
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needed an open seat to become Leader of the Opposition, he chose Beauséjour in a by-election and won.
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City centres in Southeastern Gyeongnam, Southern Gyeogbuk and parliamentary constituencies in rural
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1795:: A Cojuangco has held this seat from 1907 to 1909, from 1934 to 1946, and continually since 1961.
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won 82.04% of the vote, and in a ranking measuring the electoral competitiveness of ridings by
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party won 18 of the indigenous seats, with the other 5 going to the ultra-nationalist
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3218:"In the safest Tory seat in the country, who do angry, alarmed voters want to be PM?"
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since its creation in 1998, with the DAB candidate being unopposed from 2000 to 2008.
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3192:"Labour now has all 10 of the safest seats in UK, House of Commons analysis reveals"
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on how strongly they lean toward either major party. As of the 2022 redistricting,
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The northern, east coast, and rural constituencies have been safe seats for the
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In Australia's federal system, most rural seats are safe seats for either the
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in what ranked as the largest majority win in its history. His predecessor,
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has been a safe seat of Pro-democracy camp since 1985, and a safe seat for
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concerned or the popularity of the incumbent member. This contrasts with a
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has been held by the Liberal Democrats and their predecessor party, the
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2798:"History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Saint-Laurent--Cartierville"
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3024:"Week in Politics: The 'multiple reasons' why Labour lost so badly"
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2648:"Swing voters could make anything happen next time in Central Nova"
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3373:"November 3, 2020, General Election: United States Representative"
2595:"Economy, environment will be key factors in next week's election"
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The loss of safe seats can become historic moments: the defeat of
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or the Cagayan Valley from 1957 to 1986, except from 1965 to 1969.
2943:"2001 election: summary by open seats and type of communal seats"
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are in major urban areas and the industrial centres, such as the
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994:, one of many rural, southern safe seats in the Prairies for the
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860:, located in southern Alberta, is considered a safe seat for the
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Sabah and Sarawak are safe states for their local parties, with
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
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3117:"#HalalanResults: Albano, Dy dynasties win Isabela's top posts"
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There is no formal definition in Hong Kong, yet there are some
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3065:"Aga Muhlach clashes with 105-year-old Fuentebella dynasty"
2673:"How Justin Trudeau's Liberal majority swept across Canada"
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won the seat in 2015, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.
3091:"Frasco breaks 70-year-reign of Duranos in fifth district"
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since 1949. The Duranos have also held the mayorship of
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Traditionally safe seats can also be more vulnerable in
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which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain
2900:"Toronto turns red as Liberals capture the entire city"
1034:, won 72% compared to 10% for his closest rival in the
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puts the cutoff between "safe" and "very safe" at 12%.
2573:"2007 Australian federal election electoral pendulum"
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in his "safe" Conservative seat in 1997 created the "
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2870:"Tories struggle in Toronto's Liberal strongholds"
2546:. Australian Electoral Commission. 12 March 1999.
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1823:From the 1960s, parliamentary constituencies in
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920:, a Conservative stronghold located in southern
2974:"2006 election: Indian communal constituencies"
2956:"2006 election: Fijian communal constituencies"
2819:"Canada Votes 2004: Saint-Laurent-Cartierville"
2451:district is the most Democratic at D+40, while
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906:candidate ran for the Liberals. In 1983, when
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3143:"La Union is still Ortega clan's stronghold"
2560:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010.
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3169:"Election already over in nearly 400 seats"
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2464:California's 11th congressional district
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2699:"Canada election results: Central Nova"
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988:, had been solidly Liberal since 1887.
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3312:Miscampbell, Guy (18 December 2019).
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1929:are considered as safe seats for the
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2722:"Canada's most competitive ridings"
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3263:"Paisley & Renfrewshire South"
3190:Cowburn, Ashley (10 August 2017).
2994:New Zealand Electoral Commission.
2529:. Australian Electoral Commission.
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3022:Wilson, Peter (20 October 2023).
2623:. 7 November 2008. Archived from
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2924:"Elections 1999 Results Summary"
2747:"Canada Votes 2006: Mount Royal"
2593:Tower, Katie (14 October 2008).
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1945:
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2116:Examples of safe seats for the
1181:was a safe seat for the ethnic
1167:Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
1082:Southern Calgary, particularly
1026:, won 72.9% of the vote in the
799:'s safest seat was the seat of
698:Australian Electoral Commission
2773:"Grits and Greens make a deal"
2771:Bryden, Joan (12 April 2007).
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2646:Davis, Jeff (7 July 2008).
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1781:Isabela's at-large district
1755:from 1992 to 2010, and the
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1366:Pan Malaysian Islamic Party
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1135:December 2006 military coup
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1002:Saint-LaurentâCartierville
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874:, located in east-central
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2092:Northern Ireland parties
1989:Electoral Reform Society
1143:House of Representatives
1112:BattlefordsâLloydminster
1071:2018 provincial election
1067:Liberal Party of Ontario
680:election systems of the
576:1997 UK general election
2945:, Fiji Elections Office
2933:, Fiji Elections Office
2445:congressional districts
2314:Arundel and South Downs
2262:Scottish National Party
2221:The safest seat in the
2173:Scottish National Party
1415:and west coast states.
1380:(7 consecutive terms).
1272:functional constituency
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651:is more likely under a
2409:were recorded. In the
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1424:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
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797:Australian Labor Party
785:Australian Labor Party
478:tantamount to election
419:is missing information
290:Next general elections
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2298:1837 general election
2278:Deputy Prime Minister
2270:2015 general election
2258:1950 general election
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1993:2010 general election
1987:On 6 April 2010, the
1811:has been held by the
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1674:Taranaki-King Country
1420:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
1326:Fully secured by the
1281:Fully secured by the
1278:or a political camp.
1194:2014 general election
1175:2006 general election
1171:Conservative Alliance
1163:2001 general election
1155:1999 general election
1114:, located in Eastern
1096:2015 federal election
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1006:2004 federal election
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942:Battle RiverâCrowfoot
904:socially conservative
866:2015 federal election
793:2007 federal election
584:2019 general election
174:Boundary delimitation
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1292:, formerly called
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825:division of Mallee
801:Division of Batman
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