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ABC News
10 hours ago
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- ABC News
Independent Boele wins Bradfield after recount
Independent Nicolette Boele has won the Sydney electorate of Bradfield with a final margin of 26 votes. Ms Boele edged out Liberal Gisele Kapterian after a full recount in the seat.
The Guardian
14 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Teal Nicolette Boele projected to win Bradfield over Liberal candidate after close recount
Independent Nicolette Boele is the projected winner of the Sydney seat of Bradfield, likely defeating Liberal Gisele Kapterian with a wafer-thin margin of just 27 votes. Media outlets including the ABC and Sky News have declared the teal the winner of a recount in the seat but the Australian Electoral Commission is yet to make an announcement. That confirmation could come as soon as Wednesday afternoon. Bradfield was the last outstanding seat from the 3 May election, but the result could still be challenged by the Liberals in the court of disputed returns. Boele was declared the provisional winner on 19 May, after she took a last-minute 40-vote lead over Kapterian. The seat has been held by the Liberal party since its creation in 1949. Kapterian was appointed as a shadow assistant minister in Sussan Ley's Coalition frontbench last month pending the recount result. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email At the end of the recount, Boele had 50.01% of the total vote, ahead of Kapterian's 49.99%. Within 40 days of the election writ being returned, any candidate or elector from the seat can 'petition' its result. That process involves a formal pleading to the court of disputed returns. For national elections, that means the high court. Boele had the backing of Simon Holmes à Court's Climate 200 group, and the Liberals pumped significant resources into holding the seat which was previously held by Paul Fletcher. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The seat takes in North Shore suburbs including St Leonards, Killara and Wahroonga and borders the electorates of Warringah and Mackellar, held by teal independents Zali Steggall and Sophie Scamps respectively. Kapterian was preselected by the Liberals for the seat in January, beating businessman and voice to parliament opponent Warren Mundine. More to come
ABC News
16 hours ago
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- ABC News
Independent Nicolette Boele wins seat of Bradfield after recount
Independent Nicolette Boele has won the Sydney electorate of Bradfield, after a full recount in the seat. On the latest count, she has a two-candidate-preferred lead of 27 votes but there are a very small number of ballot papers awaiting final adjudication and her margin of victory could shift slightly. The ultra-tight contest ebbed and flowed for weeks with Liberal Gisele Kapterian and Ms Boele took turns leading the race. The Liberal Party is considering whether it will challenge the Bradfield result in the Court of Disputed Returns and has 40 days following the return of the writs to petition the court. The Sydney seat was one of a handful across the country that went down to the wire on election night, before being called days after voting booths closed. On May 12, the ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green called the historically blue-ribbon seat for Ms Kapterian, who at that stage was ahead by about 200 votes, with only 1,000 left to be counted. However, the margin between the two continued to shrink and Ms Boele emerged as the provisional winner a week later — leading by 40 votes after the unofficial distribution of preferences. But as the initial count entered its final stretch, Ms Kapterian made a late comeback and pulled ahead by eight votes. On May 29, the AEC confirmed a recount would take place under a policy applied to contests won by fewer than 100 votes. This was Ms Boele's second attempt at claiming Bradfield, after she narrowly missed out on toppling Coalition frontbencher Paul Fletcher in 2022, when a so-called "teal wave" of Climate 200-backed independents targeted traditional Liberal electorates across the country. Many in the Liberal Party feared the seat had been left vulnerable after Mr Fletcher announced his retirement from politics ahead of the 2025 election. Ms Kapterian had been appointed to an assistant role in the communications portfolio by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
News.com.au
16 hours ago
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- News.com.au
Bradfield recount: Liberals poised to lose blue ribbon Sydney seat to teal independent Nicolette Boele
The Liberals are poised to lose the blue ribbon seat of Bradfield to teal independent Nicolette Boele following a closely watched recount. Gladys Berejiklian-backed candidate Gisele Kapterian is currently trailing Ms Boele by 27 votes, despite winning the first count by eight votes, triggering an automatic recount. Sky News called the electorate for the Climate-200 backed independent, and the Australian Electoral Commission is set to officially announce the winner later today. An AEC spokesman said about 99.9 per cent of the vote had been counted with Ms Boele ahead by 27 votes. The seat was previously held by former Morrison-era minister Paul Fletcher who retired at the last election. Ms Kapterian, who had been given an assistant shadow cabinet portfolio contingent on her win, now has the option to contest the result at the Court of Disputed Returns, which would most likely result in a by-election.
Perth Now
17 hours ago
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- Perth Now
Bombshell as final seat in election called
Gisele Kapterian is set to lose the seat of Bradfield to teal independent Nicolette Boele. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper Credit: News Corp Australia The Liberals are poised to lose the blue ribbon seat of Bradfield to teal independent Nicolette Boele following a closely watched recount. Gladys Berejiklian-based candidate Gisele Kapterian is currently trailing Ms Boele by 27 votes, despite winning the first count by eight votes, triggering an automatic recount. Sky News called the electorate for the Climate-200 backed independent, and the Australian Electoral Commission is set to officially announce the winner later today. An AEC spokesman said about 99.9 per cent of the vote had been counted with Ms Boele ahead by 27 votes. The seat was previously held by former Morrison-era minister Paul Fletcher who retired at the last election. More to come
