With absentee votes still to be counted, results from Hawkesbury polling places in yesterday's federal election are now in.
The battle for the seat of Macquarie was too close to call last night (May 18).
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By 10pm, Liberal candidate Sarah Richards had a slim lead over Labor incumbent Susan Templeman however by 1.30pm on Sunday the lead had swapped and Ms Templeman held the seat by the slimmest of margins.
The following are two candidate preferred results from booths located in the Hawkesbury area. The seat also includes the Blue Mountains Local Government Area (LGA).
- Bilpin: Templeman 49.73%, Richards 50.27%
- Bligh Park: Templeman 39.13%, Richards 60.87%
- Bligh Park East: Templeman 44.05%, Richards 55.95%
- Cattai: Templeman 30.39%, Richards 69.61%
- Colo Heights: Templeman 41.90%, Richards 58.10%
- Ebenezer: Templeman 29.10%, 70.90%
- Freemans Reach: Templeman 30.73%, Richards 69.27%
- Glossodia: Templeman 37.38%, Richards 62.62%
- Grose Wold: Templeman 39.63%, Richards 60.37%
- Hobartville: Templeman 46.02%, Richards 53.98%
- Kurmond: Templeman 32.12%, Richards 67.88%
- Kurrajong: Templeman39.41%, Richards 60.59%
- Kurrajong East: Templeman 33.85%, Richards 66.15%
- Kurrajong North: Templeman 31.64%, Richards 68.36%
- Maraylya: Templeman 23.18%, Richards 76.82%
- McGraths Hill: Templeman 31.22%, Richards 68.78%
- North Richmond: Templeman 38.00%, Richards 62.00%
- Oakville: Templeman 15.65%, Richards 84.35%
- Pitt Town: Templeman 20.72%, 79.28%
- Richmond: Templeman 42.86%, Richards 57.14%
- Richmond PPVC: Templeman 36.70%, Richards 63.30%
- St Albans: Templeman 53.53%, Richards 46.47%
- Vineyard East: Templeman 28.86%, Richards 71.14%
- Wilberforce: Templeman 28.94%, Richards 71.06%
- Windsor: Templeman 47.32%, Richards 52.68%
- Windsor PPVC: Templeman 36.68%, Richards 63.32%
- Windsor South: Templeman 50.58%, Richards 49.42%
- Yarramundi: Templeman 30.68%, Richards 69.32%
Absentee votes are due to be counted this afternoon (Sunday).
