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Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Zoe Daniel FINALLY concedes defeat two weeks after throwing a dance party when she thought she WON
Independent MP Zoe Daniel has officially conceded defeat in the race for the inner-Melbourne seat of Goldstein weeks after she threw a premature victory party. The concession follows an extensive partial recount, requested by Daniel after the initial count showed her trailing by just 260 votes. 'It's been a long process and, in the end after a recount of about 85,000 votes, representing 75 per cent of the votes cast, there were only a few votes in it,' Daniel said in a video shared to X on Saturday. She acknowledged that the once-safe Liberal seat had become one of the most hotly-contested in the nation and emphasised the heightened level of accountability that will follow the close result. 'Goldstein is now one of the most marginal seats in the country, and with that comes embedded accountability. In that, we have done our job. This incredibly close contest reflects just how much our community cares about the future,' she said. Daniel hinted that she may run again at the next election. 'See you in 2028? Maybe!' she wrote at the end of her message. Daniel's admission comes after she lapped up the adulation of her adoring supporters when she declared a premature victory on election night on May 3. The song 'Titanium' by David Guetta blasted as the crowd whooped and cheered while she walked to the stage. When she got there she threw both hands in the air, declaring that 'hope wins'. 'I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose,' the lyrics rang out as Daniel danced on the stage. She thanked her supporters, adding, 'What we have achieved here is extraordinary'. But within hours, as the vote count continued, it became clear that Daniel's seat was still on a knife edge. Two days later, even after she had walked back her victory claims, Daniel was still in the dancing mood. The Teal MP shared a video of her all-female office dancing wildly to Chappell Roan's hit song Pink Pony Club. 'It's a resilience test that's for sure,' she captioned the video. 'But no matter what, we will keep dancing.' Liberal MP Tim Wilson first claimed victory on May 7 after several media outlets declared Goldstein in his favour. On Saturday, Wilson released a statement claiming victory, thanking Daniel and the Australian Electoral Commission. 'We won this year, because, despite bigger political headwinds, from 2016 to the present we always turned up and worked for the community, including during the three years I was not the local MP,' he wrote. 'Over a year ago I said this contest was about more than two candidates. It was a contest for the soul of the community, the Liberal Party and Australia. 'We ran a positive and hope-focused campaign that we are immensely proud of. Now it is time to project that hope and optimism to Australia.' At the end of his statement, Wilson addressed those who had doubted him. 'Finally, to those that said taking back Goldstein was improbable and likely impossible in over three years, and to Liberals across Australia who doubt our future electoral prospects, I have four words: It can be done,' he said.
The Guardian
19 hours ago
- General
- The Guardian
Tim Wilson takes back Victorian seat of Goldstein from Zoe Daniel by 175 votes, recount confirms
The independent politician Zoe Daniel has conceded the Victorian seat of Goldstein after a partial recount confirmed the Liberal party's Tim Wilson as finishing 175 votes ahead. Wilson was installed as the shadow employment minister earlier this week and had been 260 votes ahead before a partial recount was finalised by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Saturday afternoon. Daniel, a former ABC journalist, said in a social media post she had called Wilson to concede but hinted she could be back for another run at the next election. 'Today we did not win. But we are not defeated. Hard things are hard, and a better kind of politics is worth fighting for. See you in 2028? Maybe!' she wrote on X. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The AEC said Wilson had finished 175 votes ahead with the change in margin down to determinations on informal votes and a correction to a data entry error. Wilson wrote on X that now the recount was finished 'it is time to get on with the job and take the voice and values of Goldstein to shape the future of Australia: and that's precisely what I will do every day in service'. He thanked his supporters and said in a tight race some had gone to extraordinary efforts to vote, including one person who 'crossed Indonesia's archipelago to vote at our embassy in Jakarta' and another who travelled from southern Israel to vote in Tel Aviv. 'Some reorganised entire itineraries to walk into an embassy or be at a hotel to return a postal vote,' he said. Daniel, who defeated Wilson in the seat in the 2022 election, requested the recount last week 'in light of the very tight margin and several errors being picked up in the portion of the count that was included in the distribution of preferences,' she said at the time. In a social media video conceding the seat, Daniel said Goldstein was now 'about as marginal as it gets' – which would mean increased accountability for Wilson. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion 'Community politics created that,' she said. 'We have come so very close to a second victory.' In a message directed to young people, Daniel said: 'Changing systems of power is hard. Two steps forward is sometimes followed by one back. 'It's a resilience test and it's a reason to get back up and keep fighting, not a reason to give up. Today we did not win, but today we fought, we worked and we acted for the future of this nation. Be proud of yourselves, as I am of you and us.' The AEC said in a statement the partial recount had been a 'methodical and highly transparent process' and that a formal declaration of the poll for Goldstein would be made soon.
News.com.au
19 hours ago
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- News.com.au
Tim Wilson officially new member for Goldstein after tight margins saw Zoe Daniel order a recount
A new member for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein has been crowned, four weeks after the federal election. Independent candidate Zoe Daniel demanded a recount after losing the seat to Liberal moderate Tim Wilson by just 260 votes, saying several errors were made during the distribution of preferences. The Australian Electoral Commission finalised the partial recount of 85,000 votes on Saturday confirming Mr Wilson had won with a margin of 175 votes. In a statement posted to social media, Mr Wilson said after 29 days of counting the Liberals had 14,697 more first preference votes than the former MP. 'I want to thank all Goldstein voters, but particularly the extraordinary effort some went to so their voice was heard,' he said. 'Now the recount is finished, the result is clear. It is time to get on with the job and take the voice and values of Goldstein to shape the future of Australia.' Ms Daniel declared victory in the highly-contested seat on election night after early counting leaned heavily in her favour. But a surge in postal votes over the following days swung the pendulum back into blue-ribbon territory, with the seat actually called for Mr Wilson on May 7. Ms Daniel refused to concede the seat at the time and insisted on waiting for the full distribution of preferences and then demanded a recount, which was granted in part by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). She said it had been a long process to recount the 85,000 votes representing 75 per cent of votes cast. 'Goldstein is now one of the most marginal seats in the country, and with that comes embedded accountability,' she said. 'In that, we have done our job. 'In a world where trust in elections is being eroded in so many places, we should never take this for granted.'
AU Financial Review
19 hours ago
- Politics
- AU Financial Review
Liberals win Goldstein as ousted MP hints at comeback
Liberal Tim Wilson has won a hard-fought election battle against teal independent Zoe Daniel, with the defeated MP hinting at a potential rematch. The former member for Goldstein won back the seat in Melbourne's bayside with a final margin of 175 votes following a partial recount of ballots, the Australian Electoral Commission announced on Saturday.
ABC News
20 hours ago
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- ABC News
Tim Wilson wins seat of Goldstein by 175 votes after partial recount
A partial recount in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein has confirmed that Liberal candidate Tim Wilson has beaten outgoing teal MP Zoe Daniel. The Australian Electoral Commission announced the final margin after the recount was 175 votes in favour of the Liberal Party. This was down from an initially reported margin of 260 votes, which the AEC said was in part due to a data entry error being rectified. The results of the recount bring a close to a rollercoaster month for both candidates, who each separately claimed victory following the election. Ms Daniel, who had previously requested a full recount, congratulated Mr Wilson on his re-election. "It's been a long process and, in the end after a recount of about 85,000 votes, representing 75 per cent of the votes cast, there were only a few votes in it," Ms Daniel said. "This incredibly close contest reflects just how much our community cares about the future." The victory returns Tim Wilson to the seat he lost in 2022, with a strong postal vote buoying him past Ms Daniel. Ms Daniel is the first of the group of independents that became known as "teals" to lose their seat.
