Liberal Party candidate Nicole Werner wins the seat of Warrandyte by a hefty margin, in a by-election that was not contested by Labor.
Liberal Party candidate Nicole Werner has easily won the seat of Warrandyte, in a by-election that was not contested by LaborMs Werner will serve as the MP for Warrandyte, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of former Liberal MP Ryan Smith in May
In a victory speech on Saturday night, newly elected Liberal MP Nicole Werner paid tribute to her parents, who migrated to Australia from Malaysia in the 1980s.Ms Werner ran against a field of Greens, microparty and independent candidates."A new migrant full of hope and selfless ambition as a first-time mother she would say to me in her belly, 'I want you to be a leader and I want you to change the world'," Ms Werner said.
Greens candidate Tomas Lightbody polled second in the race, with 18.6 per cent of first-preference votes.
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