Victorian election result closer to being finalised as preferences distributed by VEC
Labor is close to winning as many seats in the Victorian lower house as it did in the 2018 "Danslide" election, with the count in close seats expected to be finalised by the end of Wednesday. Key points: The VEC has declared the seat of Northcote for Labor on a margin of 184 votes It takes the number of Labor lower-house seats to 53, just shy of the 55 won in 2018 Three electorates remain in doubt, with Labor expected to win at least one On Tuesday, the Victorian Electoral Commission finalised the distribution of preferences in a number of seats where ballot papers were entered into an electronic system. Labor won 55 of the 88 lower house seats in the 2018 vote, the Liberal Party won 21 and the Nationals won six for a combined Coalition total of 27. Labor wins Northcote with fewer than 200 votes Labor's victory in Northcote was closer than was initially anticipated, with only 184 votes separating the candidates after the VEC's formal distribution of preferences. Teal independent Melissa Lowe failed to pass Labor's John Kennedy during the distribution of preferences, leaving the final count as a two-party preferred race between Labor and Liberal.
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