Antony Green said on Saturday night that he believed Mr Bandt would end up retaining Melbourne.
Antony Green said 2 hours ago that he believed Mr Bandt would end up retaining Melbourne.
Greens leader Adam Bandt looks like he’s in a good position to be re-elected in the seat he’s held since 2010. Postal votes had been breaking strongly to Labor, with Bandt getting just 23 per cent of preferences from them. For victory, he needs that number to be above a third. The good news for him is that all four of the polling places counted today have beaten that target. Based on current preference flows, Bandt trails his Labor opponent, but if today’s counting trend continues, Bandt should be re-elected. At this stage, no early voting centres have been recounted.
It’s still a dangerous spot though. The LNP votes will doubtless (largely) flow through to Labor. If enough people are spooked with the Greens housing policy, then the preference flows might not be as favourable.
Antony Green said on Saturday night that he believed Mr Bandt would end up retaining Melbourne.
Antony Green said 2 hours ago that he believed Mr Bandt would end up retaining Melbourne.
It’s still a dangerous spot though. The LNP votes will doubtless (largely) flow through to Labor. If enough people are spooked with the Greens housing policy, then the preference flows might not be as favourable.