On the New South Wales south coast, the seat of Gilmore was one of the most marginal in the country, but Labor's Fiona Phillips has claimed victory in just hours over her second time Liberal opponent Andrew Constance. It will be her 3rd term in Parliament.
00:00Gilmore's run as an ultra-marginal seat has come to an end tonight, with Fiona Phillips claiming victory for Labor over Andrew Constance from the Liberals.
00:12Last time around it was just 373 votes that separated the two, and it took weeks for the full number of preferences to be counted, but this time she claimed victory in just hours.
00:25After arriving at the Currarong Bowling Club here, she first of all wanted to thank her supporters and staff, but then reflect on what it took to win.
00:35Being an MP and going through a campaign like this is really hard, and you've got to draw on your inner strength, and that's what I do.
00:48Andrew Constance from the Liberal Party is yet to concede, saying he wants to see the pre-polls counted next week before he's willing to say that he's lost for the second time.
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