Labor’s Catherine King has been re-elected to the seat of Ballarat for the eighth consecutive time.
On a two-party preferred count, Catherine received 60.5 per cent of the vote, compared to the Liberal’s Paula Doran on 39.5 per cent.
However, Ms. Doran received an almost 2.5 per cent swing towards her in the count.
She has thanked the Ballarat electorate for the continued chance to serve them in federal parliament.
“The opportunity, not just to serve the people of Ballarat but also to be part of a government that’s able to deliver on all the things we promised here is pretty special.”
Ms. King has wished Ms. Doran the best for the future.
“It’s always a very difficult decision, particularly coming in at such short notice with the Liberals having lost their previous candidate, and I do want to wish her all the best in her future and whatever that might bring,” she said.
On first preferences, Ms. King received 39,054 votes, whilst Ms. Doran received 26,359.
The Greens’ John Barnes received 12,730 first preference votes, whilst Terri Pryse-Smith from One Nation received 6,905.
Ian Maxwell Harkness from Family First received 2,727 first preference votes, independent Luke Parker received 2,416 votes and Libertarian Ryan Redfern received 1,198 votes.
