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NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay says the Upper Hunter byelection came too early for her party to be competitive.

Nationals win rewards NSW Coalition’s COVID track record We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 23, 2021 — 6.15pm Save Normal text size Advertisement The Nationals’ victory in the Upper Hunter byelection will be spun in many different ways but it is undoubtedly a vote of confidence for the Coalition’s solid performance in keeping NSW safe during the pandemic. While the primary vote fell for both the Nationals and the oppo...

Share on Twitter Labor is "shell-shocked" at the "terrible" result of a NSW by-election that saw its primary vote slide backwards and the government retain the marginal seat, NSW opposition leader Jodi McKay says. Ms McKay told reporters on Sunday she was "devastated" by the Upper Hunter result. "We did not think that the result would be the way it is. We thought that people would hear our message," she said. "We didnt expect that our vote would go to independents, we didnt expect o...

Federal Labor backbencher Joel Fitzgibbon says Labor's "devastating" loss in the NSW Upper Hunter by-election is "a very bad result" for the party but he doesn't think NSW leader Jodi McKay should quit.Ms McKay's leadership is under intense pressure after Labor's primary vote slumped to 21 per cent on Saturday, down from 28 per cent at the previous election, while the Nationals candidate David Layzell claimed about 30 per cent of first preferences.

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay says the Upper Hunter byelection came too early for her party to be competitive.

Last modified on Sat 22 May 2021 08.18 EDT The Nationals’ David Layzell has taken an early lead in the Upper Hunter byelection in New South Wales, but it may be days before a winner is declared in the crucial vote. Both major parties are sweating on the results, which could push the Gladys Berejiklian government further into minority, or increase the pressure on Jodi McKay’s position as Labor leader. A few hours after voting closed at 6pm on Saturday, Layzell was polling about 30% of first ...

Upper Hunter byelection result disastrous for Labor We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement A win in the Upper Hunter has seen the Coalition edge closer to majority government and bucked the well-trodden path of incumbents being punished in byelections. At the same time, Labor’s primary vote went backwards from the 2019 general election and the party failed to win the one booth in its leader’s home town of Gloucest...

Save Share Investment guru David Paradice will vote for independent Kirsty O’Connell in this Saturday’s NSW state byelection in the Upper Hunter. Ms O’Connell has already been endorsed by former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, a move which upset his former Coalition colleagues. David Paradice in Scone, in NSW’s Upper Hunter, in 2020.  Roger Skinner Mr Paradice said his vote for Ms O’Connell is motivated by his environmental concerns for the Upper Hunter and ...

Ms McKay did not address leadership concerns on Saturday and said her only interest was getting Labor’s candidate Jeff Drayton elected. “Our focus for today is for the people of Upper Hunter, they are the most important thing today,” Ms McKay said earlier on Saturday. Premier Gladys Berejiklian, who spent much of Saturday campaigning in the seat, maintained a win in the byelection would be a “miracle” for the Coalition. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier John Barilaro i...

After six long weeks of campaigning, the Nationals appear on track to retain the Upper Hunter seat they've held for 90 years in a crucial byelection that threatened the Berejiklian government's majority in NSW. Premier Gladys Berejiklian joined the campaign trail in an eleventh hour bid to save the seat. The Berejiklian government's majority became precarious after former Nationals MP Michael Johnsen quit parliament following serious sexual misconduct allegations. The Labor Party ...