Saturday 26 November 2022 10:17 AM Victoria election 2022: Liberal Party confident demographic changes will lead ... trends now
A top Liberal who boasted his party was 'on the hunt' for an election win was left with egg on his face after every major network gave Labor the victory minutes later.
Transport infrastructure spokesman Matt Bach said his party was confident of a win and said a Liberal victory would be the outcome 'tonight, or maybe tomorrow'.
However, major networks - the ABC, Sky, Seven and Nine - all called the race in favour of Mr Andrews shortly after 8pm.
His government will retain its majority, with ABC election analyst Antony Green calling at least 46 seats for the ALP.
The Liberal Party are confident demographic changes in key electorates could lead to victory at the 2022 Victoria state election (pictured, Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy)
Ex state Liberal president Michael Kroger told Sky News: 'On balance they're going to hold government by a majority. The early figures are uniform across the place, and that's what's disappointing.'
'Now, we are yet to determine whether that's the majority or minority government. But what we can't see is a pathway for the Coalition to win enough seats to get into government and Labor will end up with more seats than the Coalition.'
Reacting to the result, a disappointed Georgie Crozier, shadow health minister for the Liberals, described the night as 'incredibly disappointing'.
'Judging from these early votes that are coming in, obviously it is not a good result for us. It is incredibly disappointing. That is evident from what we're seeing.
'As others have said, we have to take on board this and learn from it and, you know, get back on that horse and show we are a viable alternative.
'We've worked hard. We had what I felt was a very strong message but, clearly, the Victorian
