Adam Bandt election results and latest on Melbourne, Kooyong, Bradfield: Devastating new projection for Greens MP

Adam Bandt’s political demise will no doubt be devastating for his biggest cheerleader: Abbie Chatfield.

The media personality, 29, was crying tears of joy on Saturday night as it became apparent that not only were the Liberal Party facing a total wipe-out, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was going to suffer the indignity of losing his seat.

‘This is just so relieving,’ she gushed to her followers.

But that relief soon turned to fear and loathing when it became apparent that Bandt might lose his seat.

Chatfield encouraged her legions of young fans to turn out and vote for the Greens leader, even appearing alongside him on stage for a DJ set to prove he was ‘down with the kids’.

She posed on the desk of his parliamentary office in a pair of figure-hugging emerald green slacks (pictured, below) while Bandt sat with his arms crossed in a pair of sunglasses.

Alas, the social media onslaught may not have been enough to save Bandt’s skin.

In a recent video Chatfield said she felt ‘sick’ over his shaky future.

if Adam Bandt loses his… ‘, she added trailing off, apparently unable to countenance the horror of the Greens leader being turfed out of parliament.

She added: ‘The high has worn off, guys, The joy has worn off. Now I want to cry out of sadness.

‘Adam Bandt cannot lose his seat!’

Well, Abbie: he can – and he almost certainly is.

Polling expert Dr Kevin Bonham has said Adam Bandt’s political career is over.

‘Melbourne: ALP gain from Green,’ he wrote on X on Tuesday night.

‘Seat has been moved to expected win status (for Labor).’

He said that he avoids ‘calling’ seats but added: ‘I project Bandt at 47.6 in the live count which is not recoverable’.

Labor’s Sarah Witty is currently leading in the race for the seat of Melbourne by an estimated 4,043 votes with a swing of 9.2 per cent, as of Tuesday night.

Bandt needs around a third of preferences to retain his seat but the AEC’s official preference counts reveal flows of under 26 per cent.

Our Political Editor Peter van Onselen says Bandt is a goner, short of a miracle turnaround.

A Greens candidate who previously proposed raising registration costs for larger vehicles has failed in her bid to enter federal parliament.

Labor’s Peter Khalil has retained the seat of Wills with 52.11 per cent of the two-candidate-preferred vote, narrowly defeating British-born Greens contender Samantha Ratnam, who received 47.89 per cent.

The final margin was 3,931 votes.

Ratman famously called for the government to increase registration fees and parking for larger vehicles when she was a councillor for Melbourne’s City of Merri-bek.

‘It’s an undeniable fact that super-sized vehicles are dangerous. They have blind spots up to four metres in front of the vehicle,’ Ms Ratnam said.

‘Large utes have a role in regional areas, but these luxury vehicles – that often cost upwards of $100,000 – have significantly higher emissions, and are more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists than regular passenger cars.

‘If we want to lower our transport emissions and reduce road fatalities, we need to see less of these monster cars on our streets.’

A Teal MP who declared victory and then held a dance party in her office was beaten by the Liberal she turfed out of parliament three years ago.

Zoe Daniel, MP for Goldstein, in Melbourne’s inner south-east suburbs, lapped up the adulation of her adoring supporters as she declared victory on Saturday night.

‘Titanium’ by David Guetta blasted out as the crowd whooped and cheered while she walked to the stage.

Except she’s wasn’t bullet-proof – and she still had everything to lose.