 Liberal-turned-independent Andrew Olexander attempted to retain his seat in the Legislative Council, having attempted to build a profile for himself after being expelled from the Liberal Party over disputes stemming from a drink driving conviction.Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in "The Australian" is performed via random telephone number selection in city and country areas.Sampling sizes usually consist of over 1000 electors, with the declared margin of error at ±3 percent.