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Labor’s Cassandra Fernando walked into her celebration party with cheers and applause on the election night as she secured her second term as the Holt MP. (Rob Carew: 475287)
Red wave in Holt Labor’s Cassandra Fernando has secured a second term as the Member for Holt with a stronger mandate and broader support across the electorate. With 75 per cent of votes counted, Fernando leads with 45.6 per cent of the primary vote—up from 40.86 per cent in 2022—and is projected to win 64.3 per cent of the vote under the AEC’s twocandidate-preferred (TCP) model, a 7.1 per cent swing in her favour.
She celebrated the win surrounded by her campaign team on the election night, describing it as a victory built on “fairness, equality, and compassion”. Ms Fernando thanked her campaign members, saying they helped her navigate her pregnancy during the whole campaign. Speaking of her plan for the following three years, Ms Fernando said she would keep working
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hard to make sure that the community gets the infrastructure that they need. “That’s one of my big priorities: infrastructure,” she said. Compared to the 2022 election, Labor significantly improved its performance across nearly every polling place in Holt. Ms Fernando recorded a swing in almost all booths under the TCP model except Hastings
pre-poll and gained ground in typically conservative areas like Pearcedale, where the Liberal vote dropped by 5.6 per cent. In Botanic Ridge, she reversed a previous loss to win with a strong 8.7 per cent swing. Liberal candidate Annette Samuel conceded with grace, thanking her team and reaffirming her commitment to the community. Election coverage inside
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