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A '''marginal seat''' or '''swing seat''' is a [[constituency]] held with a small majority in a [[Legislature|legislative]] [[election]], generally one conducted under a [[single-winner voting system]]. In Canada, they may be known as [[Target ridings in the Canadian federal election, 2006|target ridings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-ndps-great-pipeline-divide/|title=The NDP's great pipeline divide - Macleans.ca|website=www.macleans.ca}}</ref>  The opposite is a [[safe seat]]. The term '''ultra-marginal seat''' refers to a constituency with a majority of single digits, usually within a percentage of 2%.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-11-13|title=Marginal seats 2019: Where are the seats that could turn the election?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50349111|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>

Examples of traditionally marginal seats in the United Kingdom include [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe]], [[Watford (UK Parliament constituency)|Watford]], [[Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton West]] and [[Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|Thurrock]]. In Australia, marginal seats include [[Division of Lindsay|Lindsay]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Division of Bass|Bass]] in [[Tasmania]], [[Division of Longman|Longman]] in [[Queensland]] and [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. Ultra-marginal seats in Australia include the federal seat of [[Division of Gilmore|Gilmore]] in New South Wales and the state seats of [[Electoral district of Bundaberg|Bundaberg]] in Queensland and [[Electoral district of Kogarah|Kogarah]] in New South Wales.