Labor in Indi achieves best result since WWII
The election results for Indi were declared at the AEC this morning (11 Dec), with the final figures showing a 7.07% swing to Labor on a two party preferred basis.
The ALP candidate for Indi, Zuvele Leschen, welcomed the result, saying that the two party preferred result was the highest achieved for Labor in Indi over the last fifty years.
“The swing on primary votes has been particularly pleasing,” she said. “In the past, the ALP has seen big swings with the two party preferred vote, but hasn’t been able to secure a primary vote of more than 28%.”
“A 5.89% on primaries means that Labor’s primary vote in Indi is now over 32%.”
“As well as this, the swing achieved was the second highest in the State against a sitting member, and well above both the Victorian (5.23) and regional (4.6) average,” Zuvele Leschen said.
“When you consider that this was achieved on a very limited budget – Mrs Mirabella would have spent at least ten times the money we did – this achievement is even more remarkable.”
“Although I would love to claim full credit for the result, I have to attribute at least part of this swing to Mrs Mirabella’s own shortcomings as a local member.”
“Time and time again, dyed in the wool conservatives approached me with the comment that Mrs Mirabella may represent the Liberal Party but she does not represent this area.”
“I would urge Mrs Mirabella to listen to the message this result gives her.”
Zuvele Leschen said that she could not have achieved such good results without the support of many people across the electorate.
“I’ve been involved in every election in Indi since 1996,” Zuvele Leschen said. “I’ve never seen so many people willing to support an ALP campaign in so many different ways before.”
“I would like to thank all those out there who helped, and – of course – all of those who showed their support at the ballot box.”
The ALP candidate for Indi, Zuvele Leschen, welcomed the result, saying that the two party preferred result was the highest achieved for Labor in Indi over the last fifty years.
“The swing on primary votes has been particularly pleasing,” she said. “In the past, the ALP has seen big swings with the two party preferred vote, but hasn’t been able to secure a primary vote of more than 28%.”
“A 5.89% on primaries means that Labor’s primary vote in Indi is now over 32%.”
“As well as this, the swing achieved was the second highest in the State against a sitting member, and well above both the Victorian (5.23) and regional (4.6) average,” Zuvele Leschen said.
“When you consider that this was achieved on a very limited budget – Mrs Mirabella would have spent at least ten times the money we did – this achievement is even more remarkable.”
“Although I would love to claim full credit for the result, I have to attribute at least part of this swing to Mrs Mirabella’s own shortcomings as a local member.”
“Time and time again, dyed in the wool conservatives approached me with the comment that Mrs Mirabella may represent the Liberal Party but she does not represent this area.”
“I would urge Mrs Mirabella to listen to the message this result gives her.”
Zuvele Leschen said that she could not have achieved such good results without the support of many people across the electorate.
“I’ve been involved in every election in Indi since 1996,” Zuvele Leschen said. “I’ve never seen so many people willing to support an ALP campaign in so many different ways before.”
“I would like to thank all those out there who helped, and – of course – all of those who showed their support at the ballot box.”
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