The swing played out throughout the electorate – even in places like Albury – although the gains were largest in rural areas
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Expectations weren’t high for the Coalition going into Saturday’s Farrer byelection to replace the longtime Liberal member Sussan Ley.
With Labor not running at all, the Australian Electoral Commission predicted the count would come down to One Nation’s David Farley against independent Michelle Milthorpe – the first time a major party wasn’t included since the system was introduced in the 1980s.