Left to take control of Bill Shorten’s seat in factional swap

Bill Shorten’s seat of Maribyrnong will go to Victorian Labor’s left faction, while retiring MP Brendan O’Connor’s seat of Gorton is subject to a battle between two right-faction unions.

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Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Victorian Labor’s Left faction is set take control of Bill Shorten’s electorate of Maribyrnong while the Right faction will pick up Brendan O’Connor’s seat of Gorton when the party’s national executive next meets. While last-minute machinations are always a possibility, multiple sources told The Australian Financial Review the outcome would be resolved under the long-running stability pact between the state’s major factions.

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