Overview
- Boele secured victory over Liberal Gisele Kapterian by 27 votes following a full Australian Electoral Commission recount under its sub-100 vote policy.
- Initial counts saw Kapterian lead by eight votes before Boele regained the advantage during scrutiny of ballot formality and preference distributions.
- Bradfield’s loss ends a Liberal hold dating back to 1949 and underscores the continued momentum of teal independents in suburban Sydney seats.
- The confirmed outcome finalises parliament at 94 Labor seats, 43 Coalition seats and expands the crossbench to 13 members.
- Having pre-emptively appointed Kapterian to a shadow assistant minister role, the Liberal Party now weighs a petition within the 40-day deadline, a decision that could test leader Sussan Ley’s authority.