Labor to lose Muslim vote IMO
In this election, seats that were heavily Muslim stuck with the ALP.
Gillard and Swan had been a real problem - they would not meet with nor take seriously the maturing political leaders, and Gillard's own lifestyle was uncomfortable for them. Until the return of Rudd the LMA leadership was shaping up to repeat the 2011 intervention, throwing support behind the Coalition.
Joe Hockey is particularly important, recognising the respect that the leaders craved, and responding positively to their approaches. Carr had met with them as well, offering the abstention on the Palestine issue in the UN as a signal of good intent. While the Coalition was far more pro-Israel, this in fact did not become a game changer.
With Rudd's resurgence and Bowen's return to the front bench, the game changed again. The ALP began listening and came up with a promise of $10 million for an aged care facility.
Hockey matched it, though the Muslims were less impressed when the ALP offered exactly the same amount to the much smaller Maronite community. Minister Kate Lundy meanwhile delivered a cheque for $130,000 to a Turkish Muslim community for a new hall.
The heart of Muslim Sydney is the seat of Blaxland, where 23 per cent of the population profess Islam, and Watson where the figure is 20 per cent.
The seats of Reid and Werriwa each have a Muslim population of 10 per cent, though Werriwa is more 'white'. "
ABC the Drum 2013
I think Labor is in danger of loosing the Muslim vote due to its policies on Homosexuals particularly the new ones on Surragacy IVF and adoption .
They have already lost the tradies vote in Western Sydney ..
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