No change for Nicholls

Voters turned out at polling places across the region, in towns such as Bamawm, Lockington, Nanneella and Echuca.

In Shepparton on election night, he addressed his supporters at a celebratory event.

“Three years ago it was an election on a knife edge,” Mr Birrell said.

“Here we are in 2025 and we already know we have smashed it in Nicholls.

“I’ll never take it for granted ... I got in this to do a job and represent people from my community.”

Mr Birrell has represented Nicholls since the 2022 election.

First preference counts from all of 79 polling places had been returned and counted as of Monday afternoon.

In order of the ballot, the first preference count for each candidate is as follows: