Liberal John Pesutto has edged ahead of teal candidate Melissa Lowe in the ultra-marginal seat of Hawthorn, as the counting of postal votes put him 383 votes ahead, with 71 per cent of the vote counted.John Pesutto on Saturday night.Pesutto, who has campaigned for a year to regain the seat after a shock loss in 2018, was with supporters on Saturday night at the Glenferrie Hotel.
Speaking from her Glenferrie Road campaign headquarters on Saturday night when the vote count showed she had a 3 percentage point lead, Lowe said that if she did win, it would be because of the effort of the community in the area.“We have worked hard to activate democracy, and we’ve put things like the logging of native forests and integrity on the agenda,” said Lowe.
Sitting Labor MP John Kennedy won 21 per cent of the primary vote, and the Greens gained 10 per cent – well down on the 18 per cent they picked up in the seat at the last poll. The bulk of both their preferences appeared to flow to Lowe.
ClayLucas Recall this fella sounding pretty reasonable and sensible at the coverage of the last election, even as he was being unseated. If he gets up could he be their new leader? Serious question.
ClayLucas Come on Pesutto ! Bring it home.
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