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'I'm very humbled that I have retained the seat': Border MPs react to results

The National Party's Michael McCormack and Liberal Sussan Ley retained their Riverina and Farrer seats in the 2025 election despite broader Coalition losses.
Labor's national win contrasted with Riverina electing a Nationals MP, which critics said weakened local policy influence and was a political misstep.
One Nation's Mark Craig gained over 11 percent in Riverina from mostly right-of-centre voters dissatisfied with the Coalition, while Citizens Party candidate Richard Foley polled under two percent amid controversy.
McCormack's primary vote fell but he was projected to win 65 percent two-party preferred, a five percent swing toward the Nationals, while Ley led comfortably despite a primary vote swing against her.
The election results suggest growing voter frustration with the Coalition, reflected in One Nation's gains and sharp criticism of Coalition policy failures and leadership decisions.

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dailyadvertiser.com.au

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'I'm very humbled that I have retained the seat': Ley secure despite swing

Sussan Ley has triumphed for a ninth time in Farrer, but her primary vote fell below 50 per cent for only the second time,

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The Border Mail

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Independent snares sizeable chunk but Ley wins Farrer for ninth time

Sussan Ley projected to win Farrer again, but sees decline in votes. Independence candidate Milthorpe gains traction with around 20 per cent of the vote.

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Wangaratta Chronicle

Haines wins third term - Wangaratta Chronicle

The orange glow of Indi continues as Independent wins in similar fashion to previous election

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Webster wins in Mallee, Ley likely returned in Farrer as Labor sweeps into second term

NATIONALS MP Anne Webster has secured a third consecutive term as the Federal Member for Mallee on what's become a bad night for her Coalition colleagues. As of 10pm on Saturday, Ms Webster had more than 19,000 primary votes, and was sitting just...

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McCormack and Ley set to win Riverina and Farrer as One Nation makes gains

Michael McCormack (second from right) with supporters on election day. Photo: Facebook. Riverina MP Michael McCormack and his Farrer counterpart Sussan Ley have defied an otherwise disastrous night for the Coalition and are likely to win their respective seats comfortably. As at 9 pm, Mr McCormack was expected to do even better than he did at the previous election. While his primary vote has fallen, the ABC projected him to win 65 per cent of th…

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