Labor’s Sam Rae held on to the seat of Hawke in the electorate’s second term of existence, attracting a small swing of votes.
On the two-party preferred count, Mr Rae drew 57.64 per cent of votes, with Liberal candidate Simmone Cottom receiving 42.36 per cent.
This represents a 0.02 per cent swing to Labor, with a margin of 12,704 votes.
Created in 2022 after a boundary distribution, Hawke covers 1986 square kilometres and includes Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, and Sunbury.
In a Facebook post, Mr Rae said that he was “honoured to continue representing our wonderful community. “
“No matter how you voted, I’m here to fight for our community to get what we deserve,” Mr Rae said.
