mˈɔːsən wʌz lˈeɪbɚz sˈɛkənd mˈoʊst mˈɑːɹdʒɪnəl sˈiːt, ænd ˌɔn pˈeɪpɚɹ ɪt ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fˈɜːst təbi lˈɔst tə ðə lˈɪbɚɹəlz ɪnðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt əvə jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm swˈɪŋ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnˈʌf tə tˈɑːpəl lˈeɪbɚ fɹʌm ˈɑːfɪs.
Mawson was Labor's second most marginal seat, and on paper it should have been among the first to be lost to the Liberals in the event of a uniform swing large enough to topple Labor from office.