US EditionZoe Daniel Calls for Goldstein Recount After Tim Wilson Leads by Final Margin of 260 Votes
- Tim Wilson, the Liberal candidate, won the Melbourne seat of Goldstein on May 24, 2025, by a margin of 260 votes over incumbent independent Zoe Daniel.
- Zoe Daniel, a former journalist who unseated Wilson in 2022, requested a full recount citing several errors and outstanding questions about the vote count.
- The Australian Electoral Commission has finalized the count after three weeks, with multiple recounts overseen by Liberal and Teal scrutineers revealing unusual fluctuations in late-stage vote movements.
- Tim Wilson maintained that the Australian Electoral Commission conducted a meticulous count, emphasizing that his lead consistently remained above 100 votes—the level required to trigger an automatic recount—and expressed his respect for the electoral process as well as for Daniel's campaign.
- The AEC denied a full recount but will conduct a partial recount that re-examines key ballots and informal votes, while an official decision about further action is pending.
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Zoe Daniel calls for recount after Tim Wilson wins Goldstein by 260 votes
Following the completion of a full distribution of preferences in the inner-Melbourne seat on Saturday, giving Liberal candidate Tim Wilson a win by 260 votes, independent MP Zoe Daniel has asked for a recount, claiming "errors" and "votes moving to and fro in the final stages of the count".
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