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■ Labor’s Rob Mitchell has been returned to the Federal seat of McEwen, gaining a 1.06 per cent swing in a contest against the Coalition’s Jason McClintock. Mr Mitchell has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2010, representing the electorate of McEwen. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2002 to 2006. Mr Mitchell garnered a Two-Party Preferred votes of 44,784 (54.88 per cent) against Mr McClintock’s tally of 36,817. In first preference votes, other candidates were: ■ Ali Antoniou, Gerard Rennick’s People First, 2713 (3.32 per cent) ■ Tom Forrest, Legalise Cannabis Partty, 2923 (3.58 per cent) ■ Julio Valencia, Family First, 1\867 (2.29 per cent) ■ Marley McRae-McLeod, The Greens, 9116 votes (11.17 per cent) ■ Jeremy Johnson, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, 5054 (6.19 per cent) ■ Erin McGrath, Fusion, 635 (0.78 per cent). With initial counting, 40214 informal votes (4.69 per cent) were cast). A total of 85,616 votes had been counted.
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■ Nationals MHR for Nicholls, Sam Birrell, held onto the seat at the Federal Election. After gaining 61,536 votes on a Two Candidate Preferred basis, Mr Birrell had a 65.54 per cent share, ahead of Kim Travers of the Australian Labor Party with 32,354. In The Local Paper Mitchell-Strathbogie Edition area, the Nicholls electorate takes in Avenel, Broadford, Kilmore, Longwood, Nagambie, Puckapunyal, Seymour and Tallarook. It also includes Ardmona, Bamawm, Bunbartha, Cobram, Colbinabbin, Congupna, Dhurringle, Dookiue, Echuca, Girgarre, Gowrie, Gunbower, Guythrie, Invergordon, Katandra West, Katunga, Kialla, Kyabram, Ky Valley, Lancaster, Lemnos, Lockington, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Nanneella, Nathalia, Numurkah, Orrvale, Picola, Rushworth, St James, Shepparton, Stanhope, Strathmerton, Tatura, Tongala, Toolamba Torrtumbarry, Tungamah, Undera, Wanganui, Wilmot, Wunghru, Yarrawonga and Yarroweyah. First preference votes were: Kim Travers, (ALP), 22,181; Paul Bachelor (Family First), 4166; G\len Floyd (Trumpet of Patriots), 4306; Aaron Tyrrell (One Nation), 10,520; Sam Birrell (Nationals), 45,057; Jeff Davy (Citizens), 917; Shelby Eade (The Greens), 6745.
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