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22:03Now PlayingGreens leader Adam Bandt has conceded defeat in his seat of Melbourne, after 15 years serving the electorate.
"A short time ago I called the Labor candidate for Melbourne Sarah Witty to concede, to congratulate her and to wish her all the best as the next member for Melbourne," Bandt said.
"The Greens got the highest vote in Melbourne but One Nation and Liberal preferences will get Labor over the line."
Voting preferences and recent boundary changes in electorate contributed to an insurmountable "Everest" for the Greens, Bandt said.
"To win in Melbourne, we needed to overcome Liberal, Labor and One Nation combined and it's an Everest we've climbed a few times now, but this time we fell just short," he said.
Recent boundary changes meant the electorate lost left-leaning voters in the north to Wills, and gained typical Labor voters to the south, in South Yarra and Prahran.
The Greens leader since 2020 and Melbourne MP since 2010, Bandt thanked voters for conveying a "message of hope" during national issues including the marriage equality plebiscite and the Voice referendum, where the electorate recorded the highest votes of support in the country.
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