Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam hopes her party will double its seats in the lower house at Saturday’s state election, putting it in a strong position to push its agenda if there is a hung parliament. | heyracheddie
That would require Labor to lose at least 11 seats. The poll found statewide support for the Greens slipped from 12 to 10 per cent since the start of the campaign, but 28 per cent of voters indicated they would support a minor party or independent.
Lauren O’Dwyer is running for Labor, which extended its majority in Richmond to 5.8 per cent in 2018. Theophanous on Friday said she was confident of retaining the seat. She is defending a 1.7 per cent margin in Northcote, which Andrews has visited three times during the campaign, demonstrating Labor’s doubt of holding on.
Labor’s Nina Taylor, who moves from the upper house, is fighting a challenge from Greens candidate Kim Samiotis.
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