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News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Liberal candidate Tim Wilson declares victory in Goldstein for second time after gaining 128 vote margin over Zoe Daniel
Liberal candidate Tim Wilson has declared victory for the highly-contested seat of Goldstein for a second time, after emerging as the leader by a margin of just 128 votes. Mr Wilson lost the seat in 2022 to Teal opponent Zoe Daniel, who declared victory on May 3 after early counting leaned heavily in her favour. But a surge in postal votes the following days swung the pendulum back into blue-ribbon territory, with the seat called for Mr Wilson on May 7. A full distribution of preferences will now be conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) which could result in the 0.06 per cent margin on the two-candidate count changing. Ms Daniel has refused to concede the seat despite initially claiming victory, insisting on waiting for the full distribution of preferences. In a statement to The Herald Sun, Mr Wilson said he felt an 'incredible sense of gratitude and appreciation' to the Goldstein community. He also thanked his volunteers who 'have done an amazing job ensuring we have defied political history in the milestones we've marked and political gravity in the context of the broader election result.' Mr Wilson claimed they were the first team to 'defeat a Teal Independent MP – ever' and the first Liberal team in '110+ years to win a seat off an Independent MP elected a general election'. This has only ever been once before in Gippsland in 1913. He wished Zoe Daniel, her family and staff 'all the best in their next chapter', declaring the outcome was 'unprecedented' and 'historic'. 'You're all amazing. Congratulations!' The full distribution of preferences is expected to be completed by Thursday. In her own statement, Ms Daniel reiterated the margin for the seat of Goldstein was only 128 votes and a full distribution of preferences was yet to be completed. 'We've come this far and it seems prudent to allow the Australian Electoral Commission to get on with finishing the job,' she said on Facebook. 'Any consideration of a recount will occur after that.'
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Monique Ryan holds onto Kooyong with narrow win
Monique Ryan has managed to cling onto the Melbourne seat of Kooyong, winning one of the tightest vote counts of the federal election. With the count grinding on for more than a week, the Teal independent looked to be in trouble. Dr Ryan was forced to take back her election night victory declaration after her lead on Liberal challenger Amelia Harmer fell to just 366 votes, saying it was 'too close to call'. But her fortunes shifted over the weekend as she narrowly extended her lead. As of noon Sunday, Dr Ryan was ahead of Ms Harmer with 693 votes. With 89.41 per cent of ballots counted, Sky News called it for the independent. Dr Ryan, a former pediatric neurologist, won the seat from ex-Coalition minister Josh Frydenberg in 2022.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Zoe Daniel: Teal MP for critical seat of Goldstein is defeated by Liberal Tim Wilson after declaring victory and throwing a dance party in her office
A Teal MP who declared victory and then held a dance party in her office has been beaten by the Liberal she turfed out of parliament three years ago. Zoe Daniel, MP for Goldstein, in Melbourne 's inner south-east suburbs, lapped up the adulation of her adoring supporters as she declared victory on Saturday night. 'Titanium' by David Guetta blasted out 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 like woman possessed. 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. On Monday, 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 Pink Pony Club. 'It's a resilience test that's for sure,' she captioned the video. 'But no matter what, we will keep dancing. Her Liberal challenger Tim Wilson pulled ahead by almost 350 votes shortly before 1.30pm on Tuesday. With not enough votes left to save her, Daily Mail Australia political editor Peter van Onselen called the seat for Wilson. Sky News projected a Wilson victory just after 2pm. Daniel, 52, is a former longtime ABC foreign correspondent turned politician who campaigned on fighting climate change and addressing integrity issues in politics. She was elected among a wave of so-called Teal independents in 2022, defeating Wilson 52.87 per cent to 47.13 per cent. Wilson, 45, is a former assistant minister in Scott Morrison's government as the member for Goldstein from 2016 to 2022. He is a former Human Rights Commissioner and before that had a senior position at the right-wing think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs.
