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Federal election 2019 result in Lilley sees Labor claim Brisbane seat

Labor has narrowly avoided further eroding its dwindling number of Queensland seats after claiming victory in Lilley, a seat formerly held by retiring MP Wayne Swan.

Labor's first-time candidate, Anika Wells, waved at peak-hour drivers on busy Sandgate Road this morning to thank voters for their support, which helped her narrowly win the seat in Brisbane's north.

"We didn't take this for granted for a single hour, and it turns out every single hour mattered," she said.

While the Australian Electoral Commission AEC is yet to officially declare the Labor victory, the ABC's election computer classified the seat as an "ALP retain" on the weekend.

Anika Wells waves at cars while holding a sign that says "Thank you for your support in Lilley"

Ms Wells joked she would be working off her back deck and "hitting the ground running" talking with her constituents until she could move into her electorate office.

"I'm sure people have a lot of thoughts on what's happened and I need to hear them, so that's what I'll be doing," she said.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan had held the seat since 1998, after a previous term from 1993 to 1996.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-27/election-result-labor-wins-brisbane-seat-of-lilley/11152006

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