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Federal Election 2019: Live coverage of Blacktown seats

Follow our live coverage of the Federal Election 2019 for the seats of Greenway and Chifley.

Today as voters head to the polls to cast their ballot in the 2019 Federal Election, the Blacktown Advocate will be following all the action LIVE here.

We will be covering the seats of Greenway and Chifley.

Follow our blog to keep up to date with all election action as it happens.

Updates

That's a wrap!

Kate Lockley

The status quo has been retained in Chifley and Greenway, with both seats held by Labor.

That concludes our Election Day 2019 Live Blog. Thanks for following!

US Navy officials in Japan were reportedly asked to cover up part of a warship named for John McCain while Donald Trump spoke at an event in Japan

Billy Freeman

Greenway Labor MP Michelle Rowland casts her vote this afternoon at John Palmer Public School at The Ponds.

Joe Barton

The ABC has called Chifley – Ed Husic has retained the very safe seat for Labor.

The two-party preferred count has Labor ahead at 64.1 per cent to Liberal at 35.9 per cent.

28.3 per cent of the vote has been counted.

BREAKING: LABOR HOLDS CHIFLEY

Kate Lockley

The ABC has called Chifley – Ed Husic has retained the very safe seat for Labor.

The two-party preferred count has Labor ahead at 64.1 per cent to Liberal at 35.9 per cent.

28.3 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Joe Barton

The ABC has called Greenway – Michelle Rowland has retained the seat for Labor.

The two-party preferred count has Labor ahead at 53.23 per cent to Liberal at 46.77 per cent.

38.27 per cent of the vote has been counted.

BREAKING: LABOR RETAINS GREENWAY

Kate Lockley

The ABC has called Greenway – Michelle Rowland has retained the seat for Labor.

The two-party preferred count has Labor ahead at 53.23 per cent to Liberal at 46.77 per cent.

38.27 per cent of the vote has been counted.

Chifley: Early results

Kate Lockley

An early count is predicting a Labor hold for Chifley.

Two-party preferred has Labor ahead at 63.1 per cent to Liberal at 36.8 per cent.

13.9 per cent of the vote counted

A group of firefighters have rushed to help a pedestrian who was struck while crossing the road outside their station in Merrylands

Billy Freeman

An early vote count has Greenway in doubt for Labor.

Two-party preferred has Labor ahead at 53.3 per cent to Liberal at 46.7 per cent.

17.5 per cent of the vote counted

Greenway: Early results

Kate Lockley

An early vote count has Greenway in doubt for Labor.

Two-party preferred has Labor ahead at 53.3 per cent to Liberal at 46.7 per cent.

17.5 per cent of the vote counted

Only a few booths to go!

Kate Lockley

Chifley: Liberal candidate or Eddie Everywhere?! Livingston Chettipally plans to get to all Chifley voting booths before polls close at 6pm. He's been to more than 30 already, with only a handful remaining. Here he is at Quakers Hill Public School this afternoon with how-to-vote flyers.

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