Overview
- The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has confirmed a full recount for the Sydney seat of Bradfield, where Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian leads independent Nicolette Boele by just eight votes.
- The Bradfield recount will begin on Monday and is expected to take up to two weeks, involving a complete review of all votes and preferences.
- In Goldstein, Zoe Daniel has formally requested a recount after Liberal Tim Wilson secured a 260-vote lead in the final distribution of preferences; the AEC is reviewing the request.
- Labor is expected to win the seat of Calwell in Melbourne, which would bring the government to a 94-seat majority in the House of Representatives.
- These outcomes will shape the parliamentary balance, with Bradfield and Goldstein determining the influence of independents and the final government majority.