00:00In this sleepy village outside Brisbane, there's been a major shake-up.
00:08This long-time Liberal territory is now in Labor's hands.
00:14What are your thoughts on Peter Dutton losing the seat last night?
00:18I'm pretty happy about it.
00:19I guess I wasn't surprised really.
00:20Very happy when I wake up to good news this morning.
00:23So why did the voters of Dixon, north-west of Brisbane, buck a 24-year blue seat trend?
00:31Very crass, very aggressive.
00:33His ideas and policies might be good, but I think most of them didn't sell well with the public.
00:38I'm not quite sure why it's changed, but possibly Trump.
00:42You see him in the interviews and stuff, he's not really, he never come across as genuine.
00:46While many told the ABC they were concerned about the coalition's stance on nuclear,
00:51it was Dutton, the person, not his policies, that ultimately decided their vote.
00:57I think people sort of were not really prepared to put up with what appears to be bullied tactics.
01:05I think he shot himself in the foot a few times.
01:08I don't think he's been his own best friend.
01:10I don't think he's been the community's best friend.
01:12The seat of Dixon looks very different to how it did when Peter Dutton was first elected in 2001.
01:19However, electoral data shows there hasn't been a massive change in the demographic since the last federal election.
01:27Many felt that Peter Dutton served the community well as the local member, but that it was time for change.
01:34He's been a good local member for a long time, so he's done a good job for the local area.
01:40If he wasn't running for Prime Minister, I reckon he would have still kept his seat.
01:45The hope now for Dixon's future...
01:47Stability like Peter did for a long, long time.
01:50...
01:51...
01:52...
01:53...
01:54...
01:55...
Comments