Shortly after the 2016 federal election, Christopher Pyne declared, “That’s our sixth victory out of eight in the last 20 years. We’re an election-winning machine in the Liberal Party.” It sounded arrogant but, Pyne was actually being modest. In the 45 elections since Federation, the Liberal Party and its direct ancestors have won 31 to Labor’s 14.
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