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Baby Post P19
Volume 4 Edition 50 ISSN 1834-0318
Wedding guide P17 & 18
Pages 22 - 23
MONARO
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Labor holds Eden-Monaro The seat of Eden-Monaro has been retained by incumbent member Mike Kelly after last Saturday’s Federal election. Dr Kelly has retained the seat with 44.12 percent of the vote, or 32,532 votes, compared with Liberal candidate David Gazard’s poll of 42.10 percent or 31,042 votes. Next closest was Greens candidate Catherine Moore with 9.19 percent or 6779 votes. There were 5074 informal votes recorded with 81.69 percent of the electorate voting. On a two-party preferred result, Labor has recorded 2.03 percent swing. However, at the time of going to press, Australia looked like having a hung parliament, with Independents being courted by both Labor and Liberal Parties to form a minority government. Dr Kelly said he would like to thank the people of Eden-Monaro for placing their confidence in him following his re-election on Saturday night. “I have felt very privileged to be able to work together with our community over the past three years and I look forward to representing EdenMonaro over the next three years. “I would like to congratulate my opponents on a good, clean campaign that was focused on the issues at stake instead of personal attacks. “I am committed to delivering on the projects that I have committed to during the campaign and intend to build on my plan of making EdenMonaro a flagship for Renewable Energy which will create new jobs for the future of our kids in rewarding careers. “Regardless of the result at a national level I will continue to work with the people of Eden-Monaro to build on our shared vision and represent their views to the Australian Parliament”, he said. Liberal candidate David Gazard said he was disappointed not to be elected, but was pleased to have received 42 percent of the vote. He said he was also happy the Labor party had “spent so much money in fighting the seat because that has taken funds away from other seats which have struggled. “If I have been able to help other seats in that way, then I consider I have made a worthwile effort”, he said. Mr Gazard said if the nation does head back to another
election because a minority govenrment cannot be formed, or does not work, then he would not exclude standing for the seat again. He said he had thoroughly enjoyed his campaign, albeit short, and had come to know much more about the electorate in the process. Voting was carried out in 78 polling locations across the electorate. On the Monaro, votes went as follows for the two main parties: Adaminaby Kelly 106, Gazard 176; Berridale Kelly 212, Gazard 346; Bibbenluke Kelly 39, Gazard 54; Bombala Kelly 459, Gazard 459; Bredbo Kelly 126, Gazard 144; Cooma Kelly 686, Gazard 653; Cooma Hospital Kelly 114,
Gazard 108; Cooma North Kelly 530, Gazard 440; Cooma PPVC Kelly 777, Gazard 898; Cooma South Kelly 293, Gazard 327; Dalgety Kelly 44, Gazard 98; Delegate Kelly 88, Gazard 141; Jerangle Kelly 25, Gazard 42; Jinabyne Kelly 371, Gazard 426; Jindabyne PPVC Kelly 556, Gazard 576; Michelago Kelly 146, Gazard 191; Nimmitabel Kelly 111, Gazard 154; Numeralla Kelly 73, Gazard 61; Perisher Valley Kelly 32, Gazard 37; Perisher Valley PPVC Kelly 53, Gazard 48; Thredbo Kelly 41, Gazard 69; Thredbo PPVC Kelly 41, Gazard 46. Pictured, Tom and Lorraine Geach set to vote last Saturday.
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