Liberal Get together management contender John Pesutto has gained again the extremely marginal seat of Hawthorn 4 days after the Victorian Election.
Talking to 9News, Pesutto stated it was an ideal honour to be elected after a "lengthy four-year" battle.
"This was a very powerful and aggressive marketing campaign, significantly after the federal election," he informed 9News.
"It was a civil marketing campaign and it is an ideal honour to be elected for the second time."
Hawthorn had historically been a core Liberal seat and is similar space the place impartial teal candidate Monique Ryan gained a seat within the federal election from then-treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
Eventually rely, Pesutto was up by 986 votes in opposition to impartial Melissa Lowe.
She and Kennedy phoned Pesutto to concede the seat earlier right this moment.
It appeared on election evening that Lowe was in entrance however pre-poll and postal votes tipped the race in Pesutto's favour.
Pesutto informed 9News that he would ramp up efforts to win over his colleagues within the coming days as he faces off in opposition to Brad Battin and Richard Riordan for the occasion's management. Ryan Smith pulled out of the management race right this moment.
"If elected chief, we are going to see a Liberal Get together that's inclusive that's commited to reaching all sides of the state," Pesutto stated.
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"Profitable these seats in Melbourne, it reveals that the Liberal Get together can nonetheless win these seats and it means we are able to wins these ones, we are able to win those in outer suburbs and in regional and rural Victoria."
In Mornington, the Liberal Get together's Chris Crewther was in entrance of impartial Kate Lardner by 337 votes.
In Bass, Labor held a lead of simply 53 votes forward of the Liberals.