Labor's David Smith retains ACT seat of Bean narrowly defeating independent Jessie PricePBy Penny TraversPBy Patrick BellTopic:Australian Federal Elections1h ago1 hours agoMon 12 May 2025 at 12:29amDavid Smith has won a third term in the seat of Bean. (ABC News: Marco Catalano)In short:The ABC is projecting Labor's David Smith will hold the seat of Bean for a third term after a tight race against independent candidate Jessie Price. Results for the seat have been on a knife's edge since the election, with just 183 votes currently separating the two. What's next?Ms Price is yet to formally concede, but admits her prospects of winning the seat are slim. abc.net.au/news/federal-election-david-smith-wins-seat-of-bean/105257178Link copiedShareShare articleLabor's David Smith has retained the southern ACT seat of Bean, narrowly defeating independent candidate Jessie Price in a tight contest. The ABC is projecting Mr Smith will hold the seat for a third term despite a significant swing away from the Liberal Party and towards Ms Price.Results for the seat have been on a knife's edge since the Albanese government's landslide victory on May 3. Federal politics live updates: Get the latest on the post-election landscapeLive results: Find out what's happening in your seat as counting continuesMr Smith has 50.09 per cent of the two-candidate preferred (TCP) vote, while independent Jessie Price is sitting on 49.91 per cent — a difference of just 183 votes.But ABC's chief elections analyst Antony Green says Mr Smith won't be overtaken from here. The addition of absentee and declaration votes tipped the balance in Labor's favour.Price yet to formally concedeJessie Price concedes her prospects of winning the seat of Bean are now slim. (ABC News: Mark Moore)Ms Price has not formally conceded, but has admitted her prospects of winning the seat are slim."It is looking less likely that we will get it across the line," she said.Ms Price said her campaign had "great success" with voters based in the electorate "who've seen the campaign [and] who've met the volunteers". "These votes are now coming in from people outside the electorate, who maybe weren't quite as aware that we had such a different option this election," she said. Jessie Price says her campaign has "well and truly" put Bean on the map. (ABC News: Joel Wilson)Despite the projected defeat, Ms Price said she was proud of what her campaign had achieved."We have well and truly put Bean on the map and made our electorate a force to be reckoned with," she said."[Labor is] on notice that we, in the south of the ACT and on Norfolk Island, absolutely need to be paid attention to."Ms Price has not ruled out a second run at the next election.Election fallout and analysis:'Third party' vote looks set to beat CoalitionLabor win turns sour as the bloody realpolitik takes centre stageIn Australia, the conclaves continue for the top job in politicsWant even more? Here's where you can find all our 2025 federal election coverageCatch the latest interviews and in-depth coverage on ABC iview and ABC ListenOnly ACT lower house seat not to increase Labor vote The win means the Labor Party has retained all three lower house seats in the ACT, with Alicia Payne holding onto Canberra and Andrew Leigh keeping Fenner.But unlike Ms Payne and Mr Leigh, Mr Smith failed to pick up additional support in the seat of Bean, with a primary vote swing of 0.74 per cent against him. David Smith failed to pick up any additional Labor votes in the seat of Bean, unlike his fellow ACT Labor MPs. (ABC News: Emmy Groves)Mr Smith picked up 40.99 per cent of the primary vote in Bean, while Ms Price attracted 26.6 per cent. But it was the flow of preferences and a 6.6 per cent swing away from the Liberal Party that allowed Ms Price to give Mr Smith a run for his money.It will be Mr Smith's third term in the House of Representatives after first being elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2022.He had previously served as an ACT senator from May 2018 to the 2019 election, elected to the Senate by the High Court after the disqualification of Katy Gallagher.In the most recent term, he served as Government Whip under Anthony Albanese.LoadingPosted 1h ago1 hours agoMon 12 May 2025 at 12:29am, updated 1h ago1 hours agoMon 12 May 2025 at 1:11amShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)Top StoriesVideo captures childcare worker hitting baby and laughing about itTopic:Child CarePhoto shows A still from a Snapchat video shows a baby on a bouncer crying.The 9,000-product catch behind Bunnings's biggest price guaranteeTopic:Retail IndustryPhoto shows A person in a Bunnings apron stands in a Bunnings aisle.Monique Ryan wins Kooyong as Greens, Labor and Liberals each nab seatsLIVEPhoto shows Kooyong MP Monique Ryan in Kooyong, inner MelbourneIs Chalmers prepared to follow Keating into the 'slaying' business?AAnalysis by Alan KohlerPhoto shows Jim Chalmers walks into QT smiling.Zelenskyy agrees to meet Putin face-to-face for Ukraine war talksTopic:Unrest, Conflict and WarPhoto shows Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron stand at Memorial Wall of Fallen Defenders of UkraineRelated storiesLabor's David Smith takes the lead in tight race for ACT seat of Bean Topic:Australian Federal ElectionsPhoto shows ACT Labor Senator David Smith in the Mural Hall of Parliament House, smiling and wearing glasses.ACT voters show once again there's no such thing as a safe seatPAnalysis by Patrick BellPhoto shows David smiles talking to two people.Surge in support for independents in the ACT as David Pocock re-electedTopic:ElectionsPhoto shows A side by side image of a man and a womanRelated topicsACTALPAustralian Federal ElectionsCanberraIndependentsLiberal Party of AustraliaTop StoriesVideo captures childcare worker hitting baby and laughing about itTopic:Child CarePhoto shows A still from a Snapchat video shows a baby on a bouncer crying.The 9,000-product catch behind Bunnings's biggest price guaranteeTopic:Retail IndustryMonique Ryan wins Kooyong as Greens, Labor and Liberals each nab seatsTopic:Government and PoliticsIs Chalmers prepared to follow Keating into the 'slaying' business?AAnalysis by Alan KohlerZelenskyy agrees to meet Putin face-to-face for Ukraine war talksTopic:Unrest, Conflict and WarJust InComposer finds way to keep making music after his own deathTopic:Contemporary Art12m ago12 minutes agoMon 12 May 2025 at 2:07amWhy are India and Pakistan fighting? 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