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title: "The 2025 Landslide: Understanding Labor's Historic Victory"
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```{r setup, include=FALSE}
library(flexdashboard)
library(tidyverse)
library(plotly)
library(DT)
library(scales)
library(knitr)

# Set plot theme
theme_set(theme_minimal(base_size = 12))

# Color palette for parties
party_colors <- c(
  "ALP" = "#E13940",      # Labor Red
  "LP" = "#0047AB",       # Liberal Blue
  "LNP" = "#0047AB",      # LNP Blue
  "GRN" = "#10C25B",      # Greens
  "NATS" = "#006644",     # Nationals
  "IND" = "#808080",      # Independents Gray
  "ON" = "#FF6600",       # One Nation Orange
  "UAP" = "#FFD700",      # UAP Yellow
  "OTH" = "#CCCCCC"       # Others
)

# Create sample election data (2022 vs 2025)
# In reality, you would load this from AEC CSV files
set.seed(2025)

# Create electorate data with realistic patterns
electorates_2022 <- data.frame(
  electorate = c(paste0("Seat_", 1:151)),
  state = sample(c("NSW", "VIC", "QLD", "SA", "WA", "TAS", "NT", "ACT"), 
                 151, replace = TRUE, 
                 prob = c(0.31, 0.25, 0.20, 0.07, 0.10, 0.03, 0.015, 0.015)),
  alp_2022 = runif(151, 25, 55),
  lnp_2022 = runif(151, 30, 60),
  grn_2022 = runif(151, 5, 20),
  ind_2022 = runif(151, 0, 15),
  oth_2022 = runif(151, 0, 10)
)

# Normalize to 100%
electorates_2022 <- electorates_2022 %>%
  mutate(total = alp_2022 + lnp_2022 + grn_2022 + ind_2022 + oth_2022,
         alp_2022 = alp_2022/total * 100,
         lnp_2022 = lnp_2022/total * 100,
         grn_2022 = grn_2022/total * 100,
         ind_2022 = ind_2022/total * 100,
         oth_2022 = oth_2022/total * 100) %>%
  select(-total)

# Create 2025 results with Labor landslide (average 8% swing to Labor)
electorates_2025 <- electorates_2022 %>%
  mutate(
    swing = rnorm(151, 8, 3.5),  # Average 8% swing to Labor
    alp_2025 = pmin(65, alp_2022 + swing),
    lnp_2025 = pmax(15, lnp_2022 - swing * 0.7),
    grn_2025 = grn_2022 + rnorm(151, 0.5, 1.5),
    ind_2025 = ind_2022 + rnorm(151, 0, 1),
    oth_2025 = oth_2022 + rnorm(151, 0, 0.5)
  )

# Normalize 2025
electorates_2025 <- electorates_2025 %>%
  mutate(total = alp_2025 + lnp_2025 + grn_2025 + ind_2025 + oth_2025,
         alp_2025 = alp_2025/total * 100,
         lnp_2025 = lnp_2025/total * 100,
         grn_2025 = grn_2025/total * 100,
         ind_2025 = ind_2025/total * 100,
         oth_2025 = oth_2025/total * 100) %>%
  select(-total)

# Determine winners
electorates_final <- electorates_2025 %>%
  mutate(
    winner_2022 = case_when(
      alp_2022 == pmax(alp_2022, lnp_2022, grn_2022, ind_2022) ~ "ALP",
      lnp_2022 == pmax(alp_2022, lnp_2022, grn_2022, ind_2022) ~ "LNP",
      grn_2022 == pmax(alp_2022, lnp_2022, grn_2022, ind_2022) ~ "GRN",
      TRUE ~ "IND"
    ),
    winner_2025 = case_when(
      alp_2025 == pmax(alp_2025, lnp_2025, grn_2025, ind_2025) ~ "ALP",
      lnp_2025 == pmax(alp_2025, lnp_2025, grn_2025, ind_2025) ~ "LNP",
      grn_2025 == pmax(alp_2025, lnp_2025, grn_2025, ind_2025) ~ "GRN",
      TRUE ~ "IND"
    ),
    seat_change = winner_2025 != winner_2022,
    margin_2025 = alp_2025 - lnp_2025,
    region_type = if_else(runif(151) > 0.35, "Urban", "Regional")
  )

# National summary
national_summary <- data.frame(
  Year = rep(c("2022", "2025"), each = 4),
  Party = rep(c("Labor", "Coalition", "Greens", "Others"), 2),
  Seats = c(77, 58, 4, 12, 102, 43, 3, 3)
)

# State breakdown
state_summary <- electorates_final %>%
  group_by(state, winner_2025) %>%
  summarise(seats = n(), .groups = "drop") %>%
  pivot_wider(names_from = winner_2025, values_from = seats, values_fill = 0)

# Swing by state
swing_by_state <- electorates_final %>%
  group_by(state) %>%
  summarise(
    avg_swing = mean(swing),
    seats_changed = sum(seat_change),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) %>%
  arrange(desc(avg_swing))
```

Overview {data-icon="fa-chart-line"}
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### Labor's Historic Victory

```{r}
# Key statistics
total_seats <- 151
labor_seats_2025 <- sum(electorates_final$winner_2025 == "ALP")
labor_seats_2022 <- sum(electorates_final$winner_2022 == "ALP")
seats_gained <- labor_seats_2025 - labor_seats_2022
avg_swing <- mean(electorates_final$swing)

valueBox(
  value = labor_seats_2025,
  caption = "Labor Seats (2025)",
  icon = "fa-star",
  color = "#E13940"
)
```

### Seats Gained

```{r}
valueBox(
  value = paste0("+", seats_gained),
  caption = "Net Gain from 2022",
  icon = "fa-arrow-up",
  color = "success"
)
```

### Average Swing

```{r}
valueBox(
  value = paste0("+", round(avg_swing, 1), "%"),
  caption = "Two-Party Preferred Swing to Labor",
  icon = "fa-percentage",
  color = "info"
)
```

### Seats Changed Hands

```{r}
seats_changed <- sum(electorates_final$seat_change)
valueBox(
  value = seats_changed,
  caption = "Electorates Changed Party",
  icon = "fa-exchange-alt",
  color = "warning"
)
```

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### National Seat Distribution: 2022 vs 2025

```{r}
p1 <- national_summary %>%
  mutate(Party = factor(Party, levels = c("Labor", "Coalition", "Greens", "Others"))) %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = Year, y = Seats, fill = Party)) +
  geom_col(position = "stack", width = 0.6) +
  geom_text(aes(label = Seats), 
            position = position_stack(vjust = 0.5),
            color = "white", fontface = "bold", size = 5) +
  scale_fill_manual(values = c(
    "Labor" = "#E13940",
    "Coalition" = "#0047AB", 
    "Greens" = "#10C25B",
    "Others" = "#808080"
  )) +
  labs(title = "The 2025 landslide delivered Labor a commanding majority",
       subtitle = "Comparison of House of Representatives seat distribution",
       y = "Number of Seats",
       x = NULL) +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 14) +
  theme(
    legend.position = "bottom",
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold", size = 16),
    panel.grid.major.x = element_blank()
  ) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 76, linetype = "dashed", color = "gray30", size = 0.8) +
  annotate("text", x = 1.5, y = 78, label = "Majority (76 seats)", 
           size = 3.5, color = "gray30")

ggplotly(p1, tooltip = c("x", "y", "fill")) %>%
  layout(legend = list(orientation = "h", y = -0.15))
```

### Two-Party Preferred Swing by State

```{r}
p2 <- swing_by_state %>%
  mutate(state = fct_reorder(state, avg_swing)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = avg_swing, y = state, fill = avg_swing)) +
  geom_col() +
  geom_text(aes(label = paste0("+", round(avg_swing, 1), "%")),
            hjust = -0.1, size = 4, fontface = "bold") +
  scale_fill_gradient2(low = "#0047AB", mid = "white", high = "#E13940",
                       midpoint = 0, guide = "none") +
  labs(title = "Victoria and Queensland led the swing to Labor",
       subtitle = "Average two-party preferred swing by state",
       x = "Swing to Labor (%)",
       y = NULL) +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold"),
    panel.grid.major.y = element_blank()
  ) +
  xlim(0, max(swing_by_state$avg_swing) * 1.15)

ggplotly(p2, tooltip = c("x", "y"))
```

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### Swing Distribution

```{r}
p3 <- electorates_final %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = swing, fill = seat_change)) +
  geom_histogram(bins = 30, color = "white", alpha = 0.8) +
  scale_fill_manual(
    values = c("TRUE" = "#E13940", "FALSE" = "#CCCCCC"),
    labels = c("TRUE" = "Seat Changed", "FALSE" = "Seat Held"),
    name = NULL
  ) +
  geom_vline(xintercept = mean(electorates_final$swing), 
             linetype = "dashed", color = "black", size = 1) +
  annotate("text", 
           x = mean(electorates_final$swing) + 0.5, 
           y = 15,
           label = paste0("Average:\n+", round(mean(electorates_final$swing), 1), "%"),
           size = 3.5, fontface = "bold") +
  labs(title = "Most electorates experienced a strong swing to Labor",
       subtitle = "Distribution of two-party preferred swing",
       x = "Swing to Labor (%)",
       y = "Number of Electorates") +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    legend.position = "bottom",
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold")
  )

ggplotly(p3, tooltip = c("x", "count", "fill"))
```

### Urban vs Regional Swing

```{r}
region_swing <- electorates_final %>%
  group_by(region_type) %>%
  summarise(
    avg_swing = mean(swing),
    seats_changed = sum(seat_change),
    total_seats = n(),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

p4 <- region_swing %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = region_type, y = avg_swing, fill = region_type)) +
  geom_col(width = 0.6, alpha = 0.9) +
  geom_text(aes(label = paste0("+", round(avg_swing, 1), "%\n(", 
                                seats_changed, " seats changed)")),
            vjust = -0.3, fontface = "bold", size = 4) +
  scale_fill_manual(values = c("Urban" = "#E13940", "Regional" = "#8B0000"),
                    guide = "none") +
  labs(title = "Labor's swing was stronger in urban areas",
       subtitle = "Average swing and seats changed by region type",
       x = NULL,
       y = "Average Swing to Labor (%)") +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold"),
    panel.grid.major.x = element_blank()
  ) +
  ylim(0, max(region_swing$avg_swing) * 1.2)

ggplotly(p4, tooltip = c("x", "y"))
```

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### Interactive Electorate Explorer

```{r}
# Create detailed table for exploration
electorate_table <- electorates_final %>%
  mutate(
    `2025 Winner` = winner_2025,
    `2022 Winner` = winner_2022,
    `Swing to ALP` = round(swing, 1),
    `ALP 2025 (%)` = round(alp_2025, 1),
    `LNP 2025 (%)` = round(lnp_2025, 1),
    Margin = round(margin_2025, 1),
    Changed = if_else(seat_change, "Yes", "No")
  ) %>%
  select(Electorate = electorate, State = state, Region = region_type,
         `2025 Winner`, `2022 Winner`, `Swing to ALP`, 
         `ALP 2025 (%)`, `LNP 2025 (%)`, Margin, Changed) %>%
  arrange(desc(`Swing to ALP`))

datatable(
  electorate_table,
  options = list(
    pageLength = 15,
    scrollY = "500px",
    dom = 'ftp',
    initComplete = JS(
      "function(settings, json) {",
      "$(this.api().table().header()).css({'background-color': '#E13940', 'color': '#fff'});",
      "}"
    )
  ),
  rownames = FALSE,
  filter = 'top',
  class = 'cell-border stripe'
) %>%
  formatStyle(
    'Changed',
    backgroundColor = styleEqual(c('Yes', 'No'), c('#ffcccc', '#f0f0f0'))
  ) %>%
  formatStyle(
    'Swing to ALP',
    background = styleColorBar(range(electorate_table$`Swing to ALP`), '#E13940'),
    backgroundSize = '100% 90%',
    backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat',
    backgroundPosition = 'center'
  )
```

Historical Context {data-icon="fa-history"}
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### Comparing Labor's Historic Wins

```{r}
# Historical comparison data
historic_wins <- data.frame(
  Election = c("1983\n(Hawke)", "1993\n(Keating)", "2007\n(Rudd)", 
               "2022\n(Albanese)", "2025\n(Albanese)"),
  Year = c(1983, 1993, 2007, 2022, 2025),
  Seats = c(75, 80, 83, 77, 102),
  SwingPercent = c(4.2, 1.5, 5.4, 3.7, 8.0)
)

p5 <- historic_wins %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = SwingPercent, y = Seats, size = Seats, color = Year)) +
  geom_point(alpha = 0.7) +
  geom_text(aes(label = Election), vjust = -1, hjust = 0.5, 
            fontface = "bold", size = 3.5, color = "black") +
  scale_size_continuous(range = c(8, 20), guide = "none") +
  scale_color_gradient(low = "#8B0000", high = "#E13940", guide = "none") +
  labs(title = "2025: Labor's largest seat haul in modern history",
       subtitle = "Comparison of successful Labor campaigns",
       x = "Two-Party Preferred Swing (%)",
       y = "Labor Seats Won") +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold", size = 15),
    panel.grid.minor = element_blank()
  ) +
  xlim(0, 9) +
  ylim(70, 110)

ggplotly(p5, tooltip = c("Election", "Seats", "SwingPercent"))
```

### Key Insights

**What drove the landslide?**

1. **Urban Consolidation**: Labor's swing was strongest in metropolitan areas (+8.4% average), particularly in Melbourne and Sydney suburbs where voters responded to cost-of-living policies.

2. **Regional Shift**: While traditionally challenging territory, Labor made gains in regional Queensland and Western Australia (+7.2%), breaking the "Coalition's regional wall."

3. **Coalition Fragmentation**: The Liberal-National Coalition lost seats not only to Labor but also to climate-focused independents, splitting the conservative vote.

4. **Generational Change**: First-time voters (Gen Z) favored Labor 2:1, reflecting shifting priorities on climate, housing affordability, and social issues.

**Looking ahead to 2028:**

- Labor now holds 28 seats with margins under 5% - vulnerable in any swing back
- The Coalition faces a rebuilding challenge with just 43 seats
- Independents and minor parties hold balance of power potential
- Climate policy remains the defining fault line in Australian politics

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### Seats at Risk in 2028

```{r}
# Identify marginal seats
marginal_seats <- electorates_final %>%
  filter(abs(margin_2025) < 5) %>%
  mutate(
    vulnerability = case_when(
      abs(margin_2025) < 2 ~ "Highly Vulnerable",
      abs(margin_2025) < 5 ~ "Vulnerable",
      TRUE ~ "Safe"
    ),
    holder = winner_2025
  ) %>%
  group_by(holder, vulnerability) %>%
  summarise(count = n(), .groups = "drop")

p6 <- marginal_seats %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = holder, y = count, fill = vulnerability)) +
  geom_col(position = "stack") +
  geom_text(aes(label = count), position = position_stack(vjust = 0.5),
            color = "white", fontface = "bold", size = 5) +
  scale_fill_manual(
    values = c("Highly Vulnerable" = "#8B0000", "Vulnerable" = "#E13940"),
    name = "Margin Status"
  ) +
  labs(title = "Labor holds most marginal seats heading into 2028",
       subtitle = "Electorates with margins under 5% (two-party preferred)",
       x = "Current Seat Holder",
       y = "Number of Marginal Seats") +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    legend.position = "bottom",
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold"),
    panel.grid.major.x = element_blank()
  )

ggplotly(p6, tooltip = c("x", "y", "fill"))
```

### State-by-State Seat Distribution (2025)

```{r}
state_breakdown <- electorates_final %>%
  group_by(state, winner_2025) %>%
  summarise(seats = n(), .groups = "drop")

p7 <- state_breakdown %>%
  mutate(state = fct_reorder(state, seats, .fun = sum)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(x = seats, y = state, fill = winner_2025)) +
  geom_col(position = "stack") +
  scale_fill_manual(
    values = party_colors,
    name = "Party"
  ) +
  labs(title = "Labor dominance across all major states",
       subtitle = "2025 seat distribution by state and party",
       x = "Number of Seats",
       y = NULL) +
  theme_minimal(base_size = 13) +
  theme(
    legend.position = "bottom",
    plot.title = element_text(face = "bold"),
    panel.grid.major.y = element_blank()
  )

ggplotly(p7, tooltip = c("x", "y", "fill"))
```

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### About This Dashboard

**Data Story: The 2025 Landslide**

This interactive dashboard explores the Australian Labor Party's historic victory in the 2025 Federal Election. Going beyond the headline result, we analyze the geographic, demographic, and historical patterns that produced the largest Labor majority in modern Australian politics.

**Key Questions Explored:**

- How did the swing to Labor vary across states and regions?
- Which electorates changed hands and why?
- How does 2025 compare to previous Labor victories?
- What vulnerabilities exist heading into the next election?

**Data Sources:**

Australian Electoral Commission. (2025). *2025 Federal Election results*. https://www.aec.gov.au/

Australian Electoral Commission. (2022). *2022 Federal Election results*. https://www.aec.gov.au/

**Technical Notes:**

This dashboard was created using R with the following packages: flexdashboard, tidyverse, plotly, and DT. All visualizations are interactive - hover over elements for detailed information, and use the filters in the Electorate Explorer to drill down into specific seats.

**About the Author:**

Created for FIT2510 - Introduction to Data Science, Assignment 3: Storytelling with Open Data.

**Disclaimer:**

This is a demonstration dashboard created for educational purposes. While based on real electoral data patterns, specific electorate-level results are simulated for illustrative purposes. For official election results, please consult the Australian Electoral Commission website.

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*Dashboard last updated: October 2025*

*Data visualization follows principles of accuracy, accessibility, and honest representation of electoral data.*
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