Labor candidate Kristy McBain looks poised to take out the bellweather seat of Eden Monaro in one of the most hotly contested by-elections in decades. 9News
Labor candidate Kristy McBain looks poised to take out the bellweather seat of Eden Monaro in one of the most hotly contested by-elections in decades.The latest figures from the Australian Electoral Commission put Ms McBain with 51.04 percent of the vote with preferences and the Liberal Party's Fiona Kotvojs with 48.96 percent.
"This has been an electoral test for both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader," Willan said. "For Anthony Albanese it's the first time that he's faced a ballot since becoming Opposition Leader while for the Prime Minister it's the first one he's faced since the pandemic and the bushfires."History was always on Labor's side – a government hasn't claimed a seat from an opposition in a by-election in 100 years.
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