April 1st 2023.
Mary Doyle has made history, securing a win in the federal by-election in Melbourne's outer-east against the Liberal candidate Roshena Campbell. This is the first time in 100 years that a sitting government has taken a seat from the opposition in a federal by-election. During her victory speech, Doyle thanked her supporters and described herself as the 'underdog' of the campaign.
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As the former trade union official stated, "What we were trying to do hadn't been done for 100 years, and Aston has been Liberal since the 1990s. We were the underdogs but boy, have we shown that we have a big bite!" Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also congratulated Doyle on her remarkable achievement, and he will be travelling to Melbourne in the morning.
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Roshena Campbell used her concession speech to thank Liberal leader Peter Dutton and former prime minister John Howard, before praising the democratic process. She said, "I will always be proud to be a Liberal and I will always be proud to be Australian because we live in the greatest county in the world. We will fight on."
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This win signals a big change for the Liberal party, as they now only hold three of the 26 federal seats in Melbourne. The Opposition Leader campaigned hard to try and help Labor win the seat, showing their commitment to making a positive change.
Today marks a historic win for Labor candidate Mary Doyle, who has won against Liberal candidate Roshena Campbell in the federal by-election for Aston in Melbourne's outer-east. This marks the first time in over a century, since 1920, that a sitting government has won a seat from the opposition in a federal by-election, and is a huge victory for the Labor party.
In her victory speech, Doyle, who described herself as the underdog of the campaign, said, “What we were trying to do hadn’t been done for 100 years and Aston has been Liberal since Sinead O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares to U.S.’ was top of the charts way back in 1990, when I was just a slip of a girl at 19. We were the underdogs but boy, have we shown that we have a big bite!”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who called and congratulated Doyle on her win
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Of the 26 federal seats that exist in Melbourne, the Liberals now only hold three. This is a significant challenge for the Liberal party, and a testament to the efforts of Prime Minister Albanese and Mary Doyle in nabbing the seat for Labor.
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