Early figures indicate Liberals will win Eden Monaro Barilaro
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NSW Deputy Prime Minister John Barilaro says early figures indicate the Liberals are on the cusp of a historic victory in the federal seat of Eden Monaro.
The seat of Eden-Monaro was left vacant after Labor MP Mike Kelly retired, citing long-standing health issues.
Labor holds the seat by a wafer-thin margin of 0.9 per cent and will be vulnerable if there is a swing against the opposition.
If Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs won the seat, it would be the first time in over 100 years a government has won a seat off an opposition in a by-election.
Mr Barilaro told Sky News he sensed a great deal of goodwill towards the government when he was on the hustings.
"I think the Liberal Party is doing exceptionally well in Queanbeyan, which you would have thought they (the Liberals) would have struggled,” he said.
“I believe the Liberals will win this. I think they will get there.”
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