While voters across Eden-Monaro re-elected Labor’s Kristy McBain with a 4.74 per cent first preference swing in her favour, the count was much closer at Snowy Monaro polling booths.
Liberal candidate and Cooma resident, Jo van der Plaat, received strong support in the Snowy Monaro. Ms van der Plaat finished ahead in the two candidate preferred vote in eight of the 12 polling locations.
The first...