Counting is continuing in three tight Victorian seats: Menzies, Deakin and Macnamara. | By Paul Sakkal auspol
but appears likely to lose neighbouring Deakin, while Labor is confident of winning Macnamara.
Former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg with Keith Wolahan after the latter won a preselection contest in January 2021.With about 71 per cent of votes counted, the Liberal Party lost more than 8 per cent of its primary vote in Menzies, which takes in suburbs including Bulleen and Doncaster. Candidate Keith Wolahan leads Labor by 0.5 per cent, but his supporters believe yet-to-be-counted postal votes skew Liberal and that he will retain the seat.
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