Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has chosen to interrupt custom along with his vote for the state election, hitting the polling cubicles forward of election day - and never in his seat.
The choice raised eyebrows on election eve, as he and Opposition Chief Matthew Man make a remaining push to win over voters.
Andrews shared a photograph of him, his spouse and their two grownup youngsters voting at a polling sales space in Melbourne CBD final evening.
"Like so many different Victorians, we have got just a few issues taking place on Saturday so we voted early and on the way in which to some other place," Andrews wrote alongside the photograph.
The premier's actions led some Victorians to query why he did not vote in his voters on Saturday accompanied by media, as most leaders do.
Man was requested in regards to the transfer when he appeared on Right this moment this morning.
"That's as much as him," Man mentioned.
"I'm going to vote tomorrow in my very own seat, as you'd count on."
Man did say he had voted early at earlier elections he was working in, however added it occurred "with a complete bunch of cameras at a press convention - not form of secretly".
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15Andrews didn't seem on any morning tv packages on election eve and has spent his remaining day on the marketing campaign path alongside his spouse Cath, reiterating his pledges for kindergarten.
"Solely Labor will make kinder free from day one in every of time period one 2023," he mentioned.
"All of that is on the poll tomorrow."
He spoke within the seat of Northcote, which is held by Labor however is prone to being misplaced to the Greens.
"A vote for Labor is a vote to chop your payments. A vote for the Liberals is a vote to chop jobs. So you may reduce payments by voting Labor or reduce jobs by voting Liberal," he mentioned at his final pre-election press convention.
In the meantime, Man selected to talk in Ballarat for the final day of campaigning, asserting a $6 million funding pool for regional native councils, permitting them to improve RV, caravanning and tenting services whereas bettering regional airports.
Man urged Victorians to not "waste" their probability to alter authorities tomorrow.
"We have this opportunity, do not waste it. We have this opportunity, we're so near offering cost-of-living reduction for Victorians, each Victorian. We want a authorities and a premier who unite us, not divide us," he pitched.
The Coalition must win 18 extra seats tomorrow on high of the 27 it did in 2018 to type a majority authorities.
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