Deakin’s Michael Sukkar loses Deakin to Labor’s Matt Gregg

In Deakin, the Liberal’s Michael Sukkar, who was Shadow Minister for Housing among other roles and had held the seat since 2013, has lost to Labor’s Matt Gregg at his second attempt. According to the AEC Tally Room, Gregg is currently projected to receive 56.57 per cent of the two-candidate-preferred (TCP) count. The ABC has called the seat with 44.9 per cent of the vote counted and Gregg holding 56.4 per cent of the preference count. Gregg has seen a 2.1 per cent swing in his favour at his second attempt while Sukkar suffered a fatal 4.6 per cent swing against. The Greens candidate Amy Mills is currently in third with 12.9 per cent (1.3 per cent against) and independent Jess Ness gained 8.2 per cent of the vote at the first time of asking. One Nation’s Anne Cooke (2.3 per cent), Family First Richard Griffith-Jones (1.8 per cent), Libertarian Will Vandermeer (1.5 per cent) and Trumpet of Patriots Milton Wilde (1.4 per cent) round out the Deakin vote count.