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Dual by-elections in Victoria are too close to call but Werribee appears to be no longer a safe Labor seat and the Greens are trailing the Liberals in the Prahran electorate. Political pundits will be scouring the results for clues about Labor’s electoral fortunes at state and federal levels.
Early on Sunday morning, Liberal Rachel Westaway had 36.24 per cent of the primary vote with Greens candidate Angelica Di Camillo, an environmental engineer and climate strategist, on 36.18 per cent. Former tribunal member Ms Westaway was ahead of Ms Di Camillo on a two-candidate-preferred basis. Labor did not run a candidate in Prahran. Cost-of-living emerged as the main concern for voters, along with housing attainability.
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