Federal election results: Monique Ryan wins Kooyong while Climate 200-backed independent falls short in Bradfield

Amelia Hamer secured a small primary vote swing towards the Liberals, but it wasn’t enough to win back Kooyong, formerly held by Josh Frydenberg

The independent MP Monique Ryan has won Kooyong in Melbourne, holding off her Liberal challenger, but Nicolette Boele, another Climate 200-backed candidate, is expected to fall short on Sydney’s north shore.

The ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, on Monday projected that Ryan would maintain her slim lead in the Melbourne seat, where she led by about 700 votes with a few thousand left to count.

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