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With 77.4 per cent of the vote counted, Wannon Liberal federal member Dan Tehan suffered a 6.4 per cent negative swing on primary votes to nearly 45 per cent but will likely hold the seat in the face of a strong challenge from independent Alex Dyson, who picked up more than 20 per cent of the primary vote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m cautiously optimistic as votes continue to be counted,\u201d Mr Tehan said on Monday this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thank all the other candidates for putting their names forward at this election. Supporting democracy has never been more important.\u201d<\/p>\n
The makeup of the government will depend on Labor\u2019s final number of seats \u2013 according to the Australian Electoral Commission as of Tuesday this week, Labor is leading in 75, one short of a majority \u2013 and the number of crossbenchers, including several teal independents who defeated well-established Liberal MPs such as treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Tim Wilson.<\/p>\n
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LIBBY Coker has held the seat of Corangamite for Labor as her party recorded a stunning victory at Saturday\u2019s federal election on the back of a \u201cteal wave\u201d that swept the Liberal Party from office. Ms Coker had a decisive win over Liberal candidate Stephanie Asher, picking up (as of late Sunday, with nearly 70 […]<\/p>\n