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Liberal candidate Jaymes Diaz – whose failure to remember his party’s six-point plan to “stop the boats” became one of the most notorious moments of the election campaign – has refused to concede defeat, despite his opponent, Michelle Rowland, being 5.7% ahead with more than 80% of the vote counted. | Liberal candidate Jaymes Diaz – whose failure to remember his party’s six-point plan to “stop the boats” became one of the most notorious moments of the election campaign – has refused to concede defeat, despite his opponent, Michelle Rowland, being 5.7% ahead with more than 80% of the vote counted. |
Rowland bucked the national trend on Saturday in recording a 3% swing away from the Coalition and towards Labor. She was defending the seat of Greenway in western Sydney with a tiny 0.88% margin. | Rowland bucked the national trend on Saturday in recording a 3% swing away from the Coalition and towards Labor. She was defending the seat of Greenway in western Sydney with a tiny 0.88% margin. |
Diaz made world headlines during the election campaign when he failed to name more than one point of the Coalition’s six-point plan to “stop the boats” during a TV interview. | Diaz made world headlines during the election campaign when he failed to name more than one point of the Coalition’s six-point plan to “stop the boats” during a TV interview. |
He then went underground, avoiding the media for the rest of the campaign, and earning himself the dubious nickname “Where’s Wally”. Other candidates took a cardboard cutout of him to a local debate when he failed to show up. Nevertheless he had been expected to win the seat. | He then went underground, avoiding the media for the rest of the campaign, and earning himself the dubious nickname “Where’s Wally”. Other candidates took a cardboard cutout of him to a local debate when he failed to show up. Nevertheless he had been expected to win the seat. |
Little was seen of Diaz on election day until he arrived at his campaign party late on. | Little was seen of Diaz on election day until he arrived at his campaign party late on. |
"We'll have to wait for the votes to come in, and wait until we have more information. It's election night, so we'll just have to wait and see," he told reporters. | "We'll have to wait for the votes to come in, and wait until we have more information. It's election night, so we'll just have to wait and see," he told reporters. |
On Sunday Rowland refused to speculate on whether Diaz’s poor campaign performance had led to her win, but she told AAP that it provided a lesson on the importance of winning the respect of the electorate when running for public office. | On Sunday Rowland refused to speculate on whether Diaz’s poor campaign performance had led to her win, but she told AAP that it provided a lesson on the importance of winning the respect of the electorate when running for public office. |
"It was a surprise ... to have a swing that was opposite to what appeared to be the average swing against people," said Rowland. | "It was a surprise ... to have a swing that was opposite to what appeared to be the average swing against people," said Rowland. |
"I'm still recovering from the fact that I've still got a job as the member for Greenway." | "I'm still recovering from the fact that I've still got a job as the member for Greenway." |
A spokesman for Rowland said on Sunday that Diaz was still yet to concede, and had not called Rowland to congratulate her. | A spokesman for Rowland said on Sunday that Diaz was still yet to concede, and had not called Rowland to congratulate her. |
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