Bean counting continues as independent Jessie Price eyes a 'not-so-safe' Labor seat

Bean counting continues as independent Jessie Price eyes a 'not-so-safe' Labor seat

The ABC's election computer projects independent candidate for the ACT seat of Bean Jessie Price will finish on a two-candidate preferred vote of 50.4 ahead by about 800 votes.

Labor's green-hued election flyers under review

The Australian Electoral Commission will review a green-coloured how-to-vote card distributed by Labor in the ACT, after complaint by independent Jessie Price.

Independent candidate's complaint over 'potentially misleading' Labor flyers

An independent candidate for the seat of Bean has complained over "potentially misleading" how-to-vote cards handed out by Labor on election day.Jessie Price is contesting the division of Bean in the Australian Capital Territory against incumbent Labor MP David Smith in a race still too tight to call.Price claims Labor distributed green flyers instead of the party's usual red flyers to urge Greens voters to place the ALP as their second prefe…

Smith leads in tight race for Bean but independent Jessie Price won't be going away

Independent candidate for Bean Jessie Price may well be back next time if David Smith survives. Photo: Region. Even if Labor’s David Smith hangs on in Bean, he may have to face off against independent Jessie Price again next election in what will now be a marginal seat. Ms Price is still riding high after Saturday’s federal election, and says she will come back for another crack at the southern Canberra seat if Mr Smith scrapes home. That won’t …

Election results: ACT returns Labor, Pocock; Bean hangs in balance

The hurly-burly’s done, the battle’s lost and won, the dust has settled, and middle Australia can settle down to three more years of political apathy. Labor has won an overwhelming victory; opposition leader Peter Dutton has lost the election and his seat; Pippa passes. In the ACT, independent senator David Pocock and incumbent Labor politicians have been re-elected — except in Bean, which still remains in doubt. Bean Incumbent Labor MP David Sm…