COVID-19 ADVICE

COVID-19 ADVICE: The following links provide official advice and information about the virus known as COVID-19.
Australia's state and federal governments are taking action to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Use the links above to source the latest advice about what you can do to protect yourself and others. Washing your hands for 20 seconds is one of the most effective forms of infection control. Do this after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing; after close physical contact with anyone who is unwell; after using the toilet; before and after eating; before, during and after preparing food; and after feeding or touching a pet.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Liberal loss tipped in Lyons

PUNDITS are tonight declaring the incumbent Member for Lyons to have been defeated in today's Federal Election. Eric Hutchinson won the seat for the Liberal Party at the 2013 election and despite receiving the most votes in today's double dissolution poll he is expected to lose to Labor's Brian Mitchell following the distribution of preferences.

UPDATE: The Australian Electoral Commission has issued its final count for Lyons for tonight. With the votes from all 81 polling booths counted, no candidate has achieved quota on first preferences.
  1. HUTCHINSON, Eric (Liberal) 22,849 votes, 41.78%
  2. MITCHELL, Brian (Australian Labor Party) 21,460 votes, 39.24%
  3. RUBENACH-QUINN, Hannah (The Greens) 4937 votes, 9.03%
  4. SHAY, Shelley (Australian Recreational Fishers Party) 3428 votes, 6.27%
  5. LIVINGSTON, Duncan (Renewable Energy Party) 1157 votes, 2.12%
  6. MAWER, Gene (Christian Democratic Party - Fred Nile Group) 852 votes, 1.56%

Click image to enlarge.

Posted by: at

1 comment:

  1. johndJuly 3, 2016 at 11:50 AM

    Just a clarification. Hutchinson did not receive the most votes. He received the most primary votes. These show that more people did not vote for him in the primary position than did, and this is why we have a preference system.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)