Mid North News
BESSELING CLAIMS VICTORY
The seat of Port Macquarie is again in independent hands with Peter Besseling last night claiming victory over the National’s Leslie Williams.
He won 37 per cent of the primary vote, and looks to be comfortably over the line on preferences.
PORT MACQUARIE BY-ELECTION
Peter BESSELING 11,933
Leslie WILLIAMS 10,586
Jamie HARRISON 2,614
Lisa INTEMANN 2,225
James LANGLEY 1,571
Susie RUSSELL 1,508
Bob SHARPHAM 526
Bob WALDRON 408
Tony GALATI 335
Grant ROGERS 165
Cameron PRICE 82
* 67.6% of primary vote counted
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