INCUMBENT Parkes MP Mark Coulton has been re-elected for his fifth term in a strong federal election victory on Saturday.
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Polling booths were open from 8am until 6pm, with thousands of people turning out to cast their vote.
At 11pm on Saturday, 57,089 formal votes had been counted in the Parkes electorate with 29,143 of them going to Mr Coulton.
Labor's Jack Ayoub came in second with 13,755 formal votes.
Pre-poll and postal votes have not yet been counted.
Mr Coulton spoke to Australia Community Media about his victory.
During the day, reporters and journalist were out across the Parkes electorate to bring you all the colour, action and of course a #democracysausage or two.
If you want to catch up on our comprehensive coverage of the 2019 federal election or do further research, head to our dedicated federal election page.
Check out our coverage in the blog below.
Scroll down through the posts below to read about all the action from the federal election in the Parkes electorate.
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Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
