▁Labor ▁was ▁slightly ▁ahead ▁ 5 0 . 1 % ▁to ▁Liberal ▁on ▁ 4 9 . 9 %. ▁The ▁poll ▁of ▁ 7 6 8 ▁vot ers ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁union ▁United ▁Vo ice . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 5 0 8 ▁C anning ▁vot ers ▁( Mo E ▁of ▁ 4 . 3 ^ ) ▁were ▁pol led ▁by ▁New sp oll ▁via ▁land line ▁phone . ▁Primary ▁votes ▁were ▁Liberal ▁ 4 1 % ▁( − 1 0 . 1 ), ▁Labor ▁ 3 6 % ▁(+ 9 . 4 ), ▁Gre ens ▁ 1 1 % ▁(+ 3 . 6 ), ▁Pal mer ▁ 2 % ▁( − 4 . 9 ) ▁and ▁O thers ▁ 1 0 % ▁(+ 2 . 0 ). ▁Based ▁on ▁preference ▁flows ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁election ▁( which ▁have ▁recently ▁significantly ▁fav oured ▁Liberal ▁in ▁national ▁pol ling ▁compared ▁to ▁respond ent - alloc ated ▁prefer ences ), ▁the ▁two - party ▁vote ▁equ ated ▁to ▁Liberal ▁ 5 1 % ▁( − 1 0 . 8 ) ▁and ▁Labor ▁ 4 9 % ▁(+ 1 0 . 8 ). ▁ ▁Two - party - pre ferred ▁history ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁Turn b ull ▁Government ▁was ▁just ▁four ▁days ▁old , ▁their ▁candidate ▁Andrew ▁H ast ie ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁Liber als , ▁declared ▁ 2 4 ▁September ,