Andrew Hastie claims victory despite a 6% swing against the Liberal party – less than the 10% swing predicted before Tony Abbott’s oustingThe Coalition has held on to the Western Australian seat of Canning despite a 6% swing toward Labor in Saturday’s byelection,which saw former SAS soldier Andrew Hastie emerge victorious.
The win has been seen by some in the Liberal party as vindicating the decision to dump former the prime minister, Tony Abbott, or in favour of Malcolm Turnbull in a leadership spill on Monday.
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Source: theguardian.com