The Sydney Morning Herald | Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Trad in Queensland The Sydney Morning Herald Liberal John Alexander defeated Labor's Kristina Keneally in the Bennelong byelection by a 54.2-45.8 margin, a swing to Labor of 5.6 points since the 2016 election. Primary votes were 44.1 per cent Alexander (down 6.3), 36.3 per cent Keneally (up 7.8 ... Labor leads coalition despite scandal Labor maintains lead over coalition |