Trailing Crewther ‘loves the community’ Continued from Page 1 Incumbent MP Chris Crewther was elected in 2016, replacing outgoing Liberal Bruce Billson. His time as member for Dunkley appears to have only lasted one term. He told The Times that he was proud of the work he had done for the electorate. “There’s been heaps of things done in this term and heaps of budgeted things done for Dunkley by the Coalition government. My proudest achievement was the actually the return of the breakfast club for those in need. I had instigated a meeting with the new head of Chisholm, and now that service is up and running five times a week,” he said. “There’s also been $228 million for Baxter line electrification and duplication, and I hope the state government gets on board working with the member for Dunkley on that project. There’s $32 million for the Health Futures Hub, funding for the Ballarto Road project, and a range of different sporting clubs. Civic Reserve, Lloyd Park, RF Miles Reserve, the Karingal Bulls, Centenary Park, Ballam Park, significant amounts have already been
Bittersweet results: Although the Coalition have been re-elected, Dunkley MP Chris Crewther is expected to lose his seat. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Dunkley for one of his first press conferences after being made PM. Picture: Gary Sissons
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ISAACS MP Mark Dreyfus was returned as the member for Isaacs on Saturday night. Mr Dreyfus has held the seat for the Labor Party since 2007. He celebrated the victory with supporters in Mordialloc. The Liberal Party’s candidate for the seat Jeremy Hearn was disendorsed before polling day after a series of anti-Islam comments made by him online were unearthed. The result was a 5.3 per cent swing towards the Labor Party in Isaacs, a larger swing than in most other seats around the state. In the seat of Flinders, Health Minister Greg Hunt weathered the storm of a tough election campaign against Labor candidate Josh Sinclair and independent candidate Julia Banks and was returned as the local member, although with a reduced margin. Mr Hunt’s seat had been targeted by activist groups such as GetUp. His role in the August 2018 leadership spill that ousted Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister had been a recurring message during the campaign. In the neighbouring electorate of Holt, incumbent Labor MP Anthony Byrne easily retained his safe seat.
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