Federal election 2025: Liberal Tom White concedes victory to sitting teal independent Kate Chaney in Curtin
Mr White refused to concede on election night, claiming the seat was too close to call, but on Sunday morning took to Instagram to step aside for Ms Chaney.
'I have just called Kate Chaney to concede the election in Curtin and to congratulate her on a well-deserved victory,' he wrote
'Kate and I have many differences but this is not the time to dwell on them.
'She has been an impressive and formidable opponent. I admire her team and the sincerity they have brought to the campaign, even when we've disagreed strongly.
'Defeat stings but it's much less painful than the permanent, dull ache of wondering what might have been had I never tried.
'I have no regrets.'
With 76 per cent of the vote counted, Ms Chaney had secured 53.3 per cent of the two-part-preferred count.
The Climate 200-backed independent went into the election with a 1.3 per cent margin after winning the seat in 2022 as part of the so-called 'teal wave'.
It ended the Coalition's 23-year stranglehold on a seat that was once among its safest.
The result comes as another blow for the Liberals, who lost the election and their Opposition leader, with Peter Dutton unable to secure his own seat of Dickson in Queensland.
In regional WA, the party fared well with incumbent Melissa Price retaining Durack and Rick Wilson holding onto the O'Connor electorate for a fifth term.
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