wˌɛn ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə kˈʌm θɹˈuː, ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ mˈɑːdɪst swˈɪŋ ɪn mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən mˈɛlbɚn, ˈiːvən ɪnðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəli vˈɑːlɐɾəl ˈiːstɚn sˈʌbɜːbz, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ səbstˈænʃəl swˈɪŋ tə lˈeɪbɚɹ ɪn pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ænd ɹˈʊɹɹəl vɪktˈoːɹiə, tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli ɐ lˈɪbɚɹəl stɹˈɔŋhoʊld.
When the results started to come through, it appeared that there was only a modest swing in metropolitan Melbourne, even in the electorally volatile eastern suburbs, but there was a substantial swing to Labor in provincial and rural Victoria, traditionally a Liberal stronghold.