Bennelong by-election - by 8PM it was all John Alexander - except for the victory party which was Chairman Mal's
Saturday, 16 December 2017
Bennelong defeat / Bennelong victory pic.twitter.com/9v1hCi6SZ3
— Alex Ellinghausen (@ellinghausen) December 16, 2017
UPDATE - 40 minutes of counting and it's done and dusted. Bill Shorten and Labor appear to have overplayed their hand somewhat - rather than Turnbull it's Shorten who's been sent a very clear message.
This is a disastrous result for Bill, his girl and their red army.
Back in Bennelong for election day. This is a chance to send Turnbull a message he can't ignore - and send @kkeneally to Canberra! pic.twitter.com/TPUhBvdoSe
— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) December 15, 2017
This is the AEC TallyRoom result as at 7.20PM
At 7.40 PM - note Cory Bernardi's candidate, 5% of the vote!
At 8PM - JA's looking home and hosed.