Victoria confounds Liberal hopes of election revival, swinging even further to Labor

The Coalition hoped its path to victory this election would lead through the southern state, but instead it has been left with a bare handful of seats

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Fears of a Labor bloodbath in Victoria in the federal election were utterly confounded, with the Liberals recording a statewide swing against them and the party all but certain to lose several seats.

Late on Saturday night, according to the Australian Electoral Commission, Labor had won 23 of the state’s 38 seats while the Coalition was at six – three held by the Nationals and three by the Liberals. Independents had three, with six still in doubt. The Liberals had seen a swing of nearly 2% away from them.