Original article by Clare Armstrong
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 8-May-25

Sky News and the ABC have both declared that Labor’s Sarah Witty has won the seat of Melbourne, which Greens leader Adam Bandt has held since 2010. However, a Greens spokeswoman has stated that the minor party has yet not conceded defeat in the previously safe seat, arguing that "many thousands of votes" have not yet been counted. The Greens are hopeful that more than 15,000 absentee and declaration votes will favour Bandt. Commenting on Bandt’s defeat, a Labor source said "he’ll blame Labor, he’ll blame the Liberals, he’ll blame voters, but he’ll never blame himself". The Greens went into the federal election with four MPs in the lower house, but Stephen Bates and Max Chandler-Mather have also lost their seats and Elizabeth Warren-Brown’s seat of Ryan in Queensland is in doubt. Greens senators Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi are believed to be the frontrunners to succeed Bandt.

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