Each of the Electorates our Gallery are in are fascinating in their own right - but Hamilton West is the only one considered a Bellwether seat. It's range of cultures, incomes, education levels and ages make it something of a microcosmos of the country as a whole.
So this week we're focusing on the race to be Hamilton West's MP with Kelli. We'll look at the candidates, what local MPs do, how a good local MP can transcend party lines, how a candidate unable to connect with voters can be detrimental to outcomes and the cantankerous history of Hamilton West MPs from the past that may indiciate why none of them have ever been more senior in Parliament than Junior Whip.
