Independent Senate candidate David Pocock is ahead of Liberal incumbent Zed Seselja in the ACT Senate race. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. UPDATED 8:45 pm: Labor ...
Mr Taylor is also the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. She is now up against the new Liberal candidate Andrew Constance who was formerly the member for the state seat of Bega and the state’s transport minister. Member for Canberra Alicia Payne has been re-elected with 14.2 per cent of the vote counted. The seat of the Riverina is currently held by The Nationals Michael McCormack. With only 3.7 per cent of the vote counted, he’s leading 77.1 per cent to the ALP’s Mark Jefferson’s 22.9 per cent. Likewise, it’s still too early to call with only 0.3 per cent of the vote counted, but Labor is leading 59.6 per cent to the Liberals’ 40.4 per cent. In Fenner, with 0.4 per cent of the vote counted, the ALP was also leading 64.3 per cent to the Liberals’ 35.7 per cent. With only 1.1 per cent of the vote counted, the Liberals are just ahead with 51.4 per cent compared to Labor’s 48.6 per cent. With 0.3 per cent of the vote in Bean counted, the ALP was leading 60.9 per cent to the Liberals’ 39.1 per cent. Labor’s Kristy McBain has also retained the seat of Eden-Monaro with 10.3 per cent of the vote counted and a 6.7 per cent swing to the ALP. In Bean, Labor incumbent David Smith has also been returned with a swing of 2.5 per cent to the ALP after 14 per cent of the vote has been counted. With 5.9 per cent of the vote counted, the ALP has won one Senate seat with 33.9 per cent of the vote. She returned an 8.8 per cent swing to the ALP. Member for Fenner Andrew Leigh has also retained his seat with 13.5 per cent of the vote counted on a swing of 5.1 per cent.
David Pocock and Liberal senator Zed Seselja are around 1000 votes apart in early ACT Senate vote counting, pointing to a potential historic upset and a ...
"It's essentially attack ads disguised as a survey and most people want better, we expect better and it's really disappointing to see but not surprising given the political behaviour we've seen during our campaign." Our campaign set out make politics about people again, talking about the issues that matter to us and ensuing the ACT isn't taken for granted. Advertisement Advertisement Only first preferences are counted on election night. Advertisement Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Advertisement I'm the federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to journalism, where I've covered seven federal budgets, four national elections, Defence, public service and international governance. Mr Pocock at his election party held at Canberra's QT Hotel said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters want for their jurisdiction. Mr Pocock, who was celebrating at QT Hotel in Canberra, said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters wanted for the ACT.
If Saturday's count points to the final result, Anthony Albanese's government will not face a hostile upper house.
The United Australia Party is leading in Victoria and One Nation is leading in South Australia, but their lead is narrow and could easily change as more votes are counted. While the successes for minor parties and independents in the House of Representatives were more dramatic, a record crossbench in the Senate may prove almost equally significant. The Greens are also set to take Labor’s third seat in New South Wales, the vulnerable seat that Kristina Keneally vacated to make her ill-fated run for Fowler. There are still a lot of Senate votes yet to be counted, including all prepoll votes. That third Labor seat also comes at the expense of the Liberals. Labor and the Greens will disagree on plenty of issues, but both will have an incentive to ensure success in the next term.