This trend culminated in 2012, when Gavin King took the seat for the LNP on a massive swing of over 13 percent, becoming the first conservative to hold the seat since 1904. The seat reverted to its Labor ways in 2015, when Rob Pyne defeated King on a swing slightly larger than the one King picked up three years earlier.
In 2012, Gavin King won the LNP seat with a substantial shift of more than 13 percent support, marking the first time a conservative had held the seat since 1904. The seat reverted to Labor control in 2015 when Rob Pyne defeated King by a swing comparable to the one that brought King to power three years prior.