Bennelong
Easson put forward the Labor Party's proposals for the Redistribution changes in John Howard's seat of Bennelong, with the belief in two key factors weakening the once-safe seat for the Liberals:
- Electoral Boundary changes
- Migrants entering the area
Due to the rapid influx of mostly Asian migrants he suggests that the growing ethnic population in Bennelong is "more susceptible to voting Labor than those they have replaced". He said that this factor would help Maxine McKew in her bid to win the Prime Minister's seat.
In an interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) nightly program the 7.30 Report, McKew stated that her reasons for running for the seat of Benelong were due to a report on compiled by Shane Easson.
She said: "There was an interesting analysis which had been done by a Shane Easson, NSW Labor Party figure, and that was doing the rounds within Labor Party circles. And Bob had a good look at that and it was very, very interesting, it showed that Bennelong was winnable."
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