The seat of Goldstein is heading for a partial recount as former Teal MP Zoe Daniel refuses to concede to Liberal Tim Wilson.

The inner south-east Melbourne seat has been one of the most closely fought of the federal election campaign.

Daniel, a Climate200-backed independent, originally claimed victory on election night, before having to walk back her premature celebrations just days later.

The seat was then called for Tim Wilson by almost all new organisations, including Daily Mail Australia, before it appeared to be in doubt again. 

Wilson, who was ousted by Daniel in 2022, was declared the winner by 260 votes, but the Teal requested a full recount. 

The Australian Electoral Commission has now partly agreed to that, meaning there will be a recount of first preference votes for both candidates, in addition to a recount of all informal votes.

More to come. 



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