9 7 1 , ▁Mir anda ▁had ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁a ▁Liberal ▁elect or ate , ▁being ▁won ▁by ▁Labor ▁only ▁at ▁lands lide ▁elections , ▁two ▁under ▁Ne ville ▁W ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁again ▁under ▁Bob ▁Car r ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁ABC ▁pse ph ologist ▁Anton y ▁Green , ▁the ▁seat ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁by ▁the ▁Liber als ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁but ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁retained ▁by ▁Labor . ▁On ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 0 . 8 ▁percent ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Labor ▁government ' s ▁most ▁marg inal ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Liber als ▁won ▁government ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide , ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Mir anda ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁safe ▁ 2 1 . 0 ▁percent ▁margin , ▁with ▁ 3 9 ▁seats ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁on ▁smaller ▁marg ins . ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁was ▁made ▁vac ant ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁Graham ▁An nes ley . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Mir anda ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October , ▁Labor ' s ▁Barry ▁Col lier ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁with ▁a ▁two - party ▁swing ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁percent ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁by - e lection ▁swing ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁at