As expected Richard Marles will retain the electorate of Corio with 52.4 of the votes counted at the time of writing.
Marles has 42.3 percent of the primary votes with Liberal candidate Darren Buller 24.9 percent and Greens’ Emilie Flynn 17.2 percent.
With 41.2 percent of votes counted in Corangamite, Labor’s Libby Coker will retain her seat.
Based on preference count, Coker has 37.9 percent, Liberal’s Dunstan 32.1 percent and the Greens’ Mitch Pope 14.7 percent.
With 31 percent of votes counted in Wannon, incumbent Dan Tehan will retain his seat despite some strong competition from Independent candidate Alex Dyson.
In what was shaping up as a tight race Tehan expected to retain the seat based on preferences with 43.1 percent with Dyson 32.2 percent.
On ABC TV, Tehan dodged questions on whether he would be a candidate to replace Peter Dutton as leader of the Liberal Party. Dutton lost his seat.
Earlier today Voice journalist Jena Carr reported at 9.30am from Lara’s community centre, which was busy with people filtering through to vote.
A line had formed outside the centre at 9.30am with emergency services workers not exempt from voting as members of Lara fire brigade stopped by the centre to cast their vote, she said.
Voice news editor Justin Flynn voted at Barwon Heads Primary School at 11am and said it was busy.
He said voters appeared to be in good spirits with many chatting about the footy and the weather rather than politics while waiting.
Voice journalist Matt Hewson voted at Newcomb Primary School and said voting had slowed by mid-afternoon.
By 3.30pm the floor of voters had slowed to a trickle, with only a handful of campaigners remaining outside with how to vote cards, he said.
