Tim Wilson declares victory in Goldstein recount

The Age

a day ago

Liberal Tim Wilson has won the federal seat of Goldstein by 177 votes following a recount that narrowed his lead but not by enough to be overtaken by independent Zoe Daniel.
Wilson posted to social media on Saturday that after 29 days of counting, he understood that the recount margin in Goldstein was 177 votes, with 50,232 primary votes to the Liberals.
Daniel claimed victory on election night on May 3, but postal votes then came in strongly in Wilson's favour, and he held a victory press conference in Brighton two weeks later.
After the final count last week, Wilson was 260 votes ahead of Daniel, and she requested a recount by the Australian Electoral Commission.
Wilson has now succeeded in the recount.
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'I want to thank all Liberal voters but particularly the extraordinary effort some went to so their voice was heard,' Wilson wrote on Saturday.
'One posted on socials they crossed Indonesia's archipelago to vote at our embassy in Jakarta, another left their post in southern Israel to vote in Tel Aviv and multiple flew from European capitals to London to vote at our High Commission at great personal expense.'
Wilson said some voters had reorganised entire itineraries to walk into an embassy or be at a hotel to return a postal vote.