WIth half-a-million special votes still need to be added to the count from last night, ACT leader David Seymour says it's "traditionally it's the left wing voters that are less organised and tend to vote special".
Typically parties like ACT and National lose a seat or two from election night once the special votes (including people overseas, outside their electorates or enrolling on the day) are counted.
"We respect that. We just wish they'd vote in the right place. And, you know, nonetheless, you know, we will see what that delivers and we do have to actually, rather than try and anticipate what the results might be - actually wait to see what they are…
"I'm a democrat. You have to respect every vote, and not every vote's been counted yet. So, let's just see how that plays out. But ultimately, you know, what we do know is there's going to be change."
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