▁despite ▁having ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁prefer ences ▁after ▁a ▁substantial , ▁though ▁d amp ened , ▁primary ▁( − 4 . 1 5 ) ▁and ▁two - party ▁( − 6 . 5 5 ) ▁swing ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Liber als ▁− ▁solid ly ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁double - digit ▁sw ings ▁pol ls ▁had ▁predicted ▁under ▁an ▁Abb ott ▁Government ▁− ▁however , ▁some ▁double - digit ▁sw ings ▁did ▁event uate ▁among ▁the ▁sub urban ▁bo oth s ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁seat . ▁The ▁C anning ▁Liberal ▁margin ▁was ▁reduced ▁from ▁safe ▁to ▁marg inal ▁status . ▁Political ▁anal yst s ▁agreed ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁a ▁" good ▁outcome ▁for ▁both ▁major ▁parties ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Australian ▁federal ▁by - e lections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁C anning ▁by - e lection : ▁Anton y ▁Green ▁ABC ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁C anning ▁by - e lection : ▁A EC ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁elections ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : West ern ▁Australian ▁federal ▁by - e lections ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁Jacob ▁ ▁B anks ▁ ▁( 2 7 ▁Feb . ▁ 1 7 0 4 – 1 7 3 8 ), ▁of ▁Mil ton ▁Abb as , ▁Dor set , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁politician ▁who ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁between ▁ 1