Article 5Y7N7 Pork this way: which electorates have been promised the most in the election campaign?

Pork this way: which electorates have been promised the most in the election campaign?

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Sarah Martin and Nick Evershed
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On a per-voter basis, Coalition-held seats of Bass in Tasmania and Canning in WA given biggest spending commitments so far

Voters in the Tasmanian marginal seat of Bass are the most spoilt in the country, with each voter promised the equivalent of almost $6,000 in spending commitments in the opening stages of the election campaign.

In the first week of the six-week campaign, almost $500m has been pledged by both major party leaders as they crisscross the country. The focus is on a handful of marginal seats that will decide the election.

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