The Labor Social gathering’s Jodie Belyea has entered the social gathering room to many hugs and tears after profitable the seat of Dunkley.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles introduces Belyea, saying everybody within the room has a proper to really feel extremely proud on all that Belyea has achieved.
“On behalf of the federal government, and on behalf of the Australian Labor Social gathering because it sits in every single place across the nation, I need to thank each particular person as we speak who handed out on a polling sales space, who scrutineered a vote, who helped throughout this marketing campaign,” he mentioned.
“The first vote is the place it’s as we speak, is a gigantic credit score to Jodie Belyea. Peta Murphy was a deeply well-liked particular person throughout the nation right here in Dunkley and to have seen the first vote maintained the best way Jodie has performed it’s every part.
“Tonight is an enormous evening for our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who took each alternative to be right here at each second that he might throughout this marketing campaign.”
Albanese has additionally posted to X his congratulations to Belyea on her win.