00:00As the drums rolled out in Sydney's West, Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton celebrated
00:11on the shoulders of supporters.
00:16While the backbencher who claimed the state's most marginal seat earned a seat at the table
00:21with the front bench.
00:22It was pretty humbling to win that seat with that margin.
00:26Benalong swung firmly back into Labor's hands just months after turning notionally liberal
00:32in a boundary redraw.
00:33It was one of three seats in New South Wales to switch from blue to red, along with Hughes
00:39in Sydney's South.
00:40For Labor to win back Hughes for the first time in what, that's nearly 30 years, that's
00:43a big change.
00:44The change also caught locals by surprise.
00:47I feel very happy about it.
00:49And I've heard a rumour that Mr Dutton's lost his seat, is that correct?
00:53In the western suburbs, the Liberals failed to flip Werriwa and suffered a surprise loss
00:58to Labor.
00:59Have a look at the seat of Banks in Sydney's South West.
01:01Of the 46 seats in New South Wales, Labor is on track to hold 28, the Coalition just 12,
01:08the Independents retaining 5 and 1 is still in doubt.
01:12In Watson there were high spirits and high fives, as Cabinet Minister Tony Burke survived
01:17a challenge from an independent backed by the Muslim vote movement.
01:24Education Minister Jason Clare also held on in Blacksland, but the Independents targeting
01:29their seats did sway up to 20% of the primary vote.
01:33The party believed its star candidate, Andrew Constance, would succeed in his second run at
01:38Gilmour.
01:39It's not over yet, I can assure you of that.
01:43The former State Liberal Minister holding on to hope, but Labor will hold on to the seat.
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