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In Bowman or Bonner, your vote help shapes the future

Andrew Jefferson
Andrew Jefferson
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MAKE IT COUNT: Every vote really does matter in this Saturday’s Federal Election.
MAKE IT COUNT: Every vote really does matter in this Saturday’s Federal Election.
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AS election day looms in two days’ time, two neighbouring electorates – Bowman and Bonner – offer a striking snapshot of the choices facing voters not just in Redlands and the Bayside, but across the nation.

In Bowman, Liberal National MP Henry Pike appears all but assured of retaining his seat.

The betting markets have him at unbackable odds, and with a two-party-preferred margin of 55.5 per cent, few expect an upset.

Pike’s main challengers – Labor’s Darcy Brown, the Greens’ Kristie Lockhart, and independent Shaun Holloway – have run solid campaigns, but the numbers suggest their chances are slim.

Yet even in so-called “safe seats”, no vote is ever wasted.

Every ballot is a voice.

Every vote for a minor party or independent can influence future policies, shape funding priorities, and register dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Today’s safe seat can become tomorrow’s battleground.

Across the boundary in Bonner, the story couldn’t be more different.

With a margin of 3.4 per cent, Bonner is one of the most hotly contested electorates in the country.
Incumbent Ross Vasta, a fixture since 2010, remains the frontrunner.

Labor’s Kara Cook has mounted a strong challenge, with support swelling as cost-of-living concerns, climate anxiety, and traffic woes dominate local conversations.

In a race this close, a handful of votes in a few suburbs could decide not only the local outcome, but potentially who forms government in Canberra.

It’s that close.

We often hear that “every vote counts” – in Bonner, it’s not just a slogan, it’s reality.

And in Bowman, it’s a reminder: Safe seats only stay that way if people assume their vote won’t matter.

Make your voice heard, shape the future of your community, and help write the story of the next government.

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