The votes are in and Andrew Constance has returned to lead the seat of Bega for another term.
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It is no mean feat, winning five elections in a row, so it is clear the MP has resonated with his constituents on the Far South Coast, taking 49.39 per cent of first preference votes.
The historic victory for the Liberals, as Gladys Berejiklian is the state's first elected female premier, comes off the back of a term where the party was hit with fierce criticism over Sydney's lock-out laws, new regulations for festivals, cuts to TAFE, the premier's patronising response to a journalist merely conducting their job in Newcastle and, of course, rebuilding stadiums in the city.
Despite this, state-wide the NSW Coalition took out 32.33 per cent of Legislative Council votes followed by Labor's 26.74 per cent - although it should be noted counting was still taking place at the time of writing.
It may be hard to define one factor of what went wrong with Labor's campaign. But there is no discounting the devastating effect of the release of racist comments "Asians with PhDs" were "moving in and taking jobs" made by party leader Michael Daley.
But, it should also be noted these comments were widely-publicised in the week before the election, despite being made back in September 2018.
In the Bega electorate, Mr Constance did experience a 4.01 per cent swing against him, compared to results from the 2015 election. But there were also additional conservative parties vying for votes against him, including the Australian Conservatives and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers.
Many are going to be unimpressed with the election's results. Action on climate change, for example, has been reported to be a large concern among voters and the Liberals do not historically have a strong approach on this issue.
What may be of high concern to voters in the seat of Bega is the safety of the Princes Hwy, and here the Liberals have made a $960million pledge for the highway as well as a 20-year plan for badly-needed improvements to the road, while Labor's promise was less clear.
Once the victors have finished congratulating themselves the state government needs to focus on completing the tasks at hand, such as making sure funding is handed to this highway.
We will certainly be watching whether or not their promises are kept.