Liberal Party predicted to retain Victorian seat of Monash
The Liberal Party has retained the seat of Monash, the ABC projects.
Mary Aldred will be the next member for the Victorian seat, defeating Russell Broadbent, who became an independent after losing Liberal preselection.
The seat has been in doubt because there are no candidates with more than a third of the first preference vote, and it had not been clear which two candidates would be the final two in the count.
But ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says further counting by the AEC has determined that the seat will be a Labor-Liberal contest, which Mary Aldred will go on to win.
It is the 42nd seat won by the Coalition, with three seats still in doubt.
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