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Polls close in Upper Hunter by-election after voter push from Coalition heavyweights

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has acknowledged a win in today’s Upper Hunter by-election "would be breaking the course of history". By-election will have ramifications for all parties — but one leader has the most to lose Photo shows Stakes are high at this weekend’s by-election in the Upper Hunter Today's Upper Hunter by-election is sure to cause a ripple effect through the state's political parties. "It's going to be a really tight race and I think that's been what we've all thought the whole way," Ms Gilroy said. "This is crazy — we got post drops, we got social media, we got it in the newspapers and now it's plastered all over the town," she said.

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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro claims Upper Hunter by-election win for Nationals as Labor concedes

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