Australian general election result finalized following recount

4/6/2025 16:57

The results of Australia's general election have been finalized after the electoral commission completed a recount of votes in the tightest contest in the country.



The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Wednesday declared independent candidate Nicolette Boele as the winner of the northern Sydney electorate of Bradfield.



The initial count following the May 3 election indicated that the seat had been won by Gisele Kapterian, the candidate for the center-right Liberal Party, which had held Bradfield since it was established in 1949, by a margin of eight votes.



Because the margin was within 100 votes, a recount was ordered and found that Boele had won by a margin of 26 votes, making it one of the tightest contests in Australian history.



The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Liberal Party is considering challenging the Bradfield result in the Court of Disputed Returns, a special jurisdiction of the High Court.



If the party does challenge the result and is successful, the court could order that a byelection be held in Bradfield.