#Latest news with #CentralVictoriaABC News09-05-2025PoliticsABC NewsLabor's Lisa Chesters retains Bendigo despite swing towards Nationals' Andrew LethleanLisa Chesters has retained the regional Victorian seat of Bendigo for the Labor Party. The ABC is projecting Ms Chesters will hold the seat for a fifth term despite a significant swing towards Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean. The central Victorian seat, in Labor's hands since 1998, has been on a knife's edge since the Albanese government's landslide victory on Saturday night. Ms Chesters held the seat by an 11.2 per cent margin leading into the election. Live results: Find out what's happening in your seat as counting continues Live vote counts have swung wildly between the two candidates since polls closed. A handful of seats nationwide remain in play, including the eastern Victorian electorate of Monash.
ABC News09-05-2025PoliticsABC NewsLabor's Lisa Chesters retains Bendigo despite swing towards Nationals' Andrew LethleanLisa Chesters has retained the regional Victorian seat of Bendigo for the Labor Party. The ABC is projecting Ms Chesters will hold the seat for a fifth term despite a significant swing towards Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean. The central Victorian seat, in Labor's hands since 1998, has been on a knife's edge since the Albanese government's landslide victory on Saturday night. Ms Chesters held the seat by an 11.2 per cent margin leading into the election. Live results: Find out what's happening in your seat as counting continues Live vote counts have swung wildly between the two candidates since polls closed. A handful of seats nationwide remain in play, including the eastern Victorian electorate of Monash.