WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DUNKLEY BY-ELECTION:
WHERE IS THE FEDERAL SEAT OF DUNKLEY?
* Southeast Melbourne, taking in the Mornington Peninsula and surrounds
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WHY IS A BY-ELECTION BEING HELD?
* The by-election is being held because Labor MP Peta Murphy passed away due to cancer late in 2023
WHO IS IN THE RACE?
* Labor and the Liberals are downplaying their chances at the Dunkley by-election as voters head to the polls
* Labor’s Jodie Belyea is fighting for her party to retain the seat
* The Liberal Party believes it can make some headway with Frankston City Council mayor Nathan Conroy running
WHAT MARGIN IS THE SEAT HELD BY?
* Labor holds the seat by a 6.3 per cent margin, with community leader Jodie Belyea fighting to retain it
* Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a swing of more than three per cent would be a terrible outcome for the prime minister
WHAT ARE THE KEY ISSUES IN THE SEAT?
* Cost of living is front and centre in the community
* Bigger tax cuts are going to impact lower and middle income earners from July due to a bill passed by parliament on Tuesday