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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay

Pollsters breathe sigh of relief after accurately predicting Labor’s election victory

Corflute signs are seen outside an Australian Electoral Commission early voting centre in the federal electorate of Chisholm in Melbourne
Australia’s major opinion polls indicated a Labor win before Saturday’s election but remain unable to give comprehensive predictions for individual seats. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Australia’s major opinion polls all accurately predicted Saturday’s Labor election victory, in a boost to pollsters’ reputations after the industry-wide failure at the 2019 election.

Surveys measuring voter sentiment throughout the campaign pointed to a Labor win, with the polls tightening in the final week before Saturday’s election.

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