Labor has secured victory in the Werribee by-election, with the Liberal Party conceding defeat. However, the result saw a significant swing against Labor, signalling potential challenges ahead for the ...

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Werribee has long been considered a safe seat. But it sits on a knife's edge tonight after a double-digit swing away from Labor in yesterday's by-election. The liberal party has picked up the seat of ...

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Labor appears set to retain the Victorian seat of Werribee, despite a significant decline in voter support in its traditional stronghold in Saturday’s by-election.

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As the Greens concede in Prahran, just a few hundred votes separate the Liberal Party from Labor in the race for the seat of Werribee in Melbourne's west.