2019 NSW election: Nationals' Michael Johnsen claims Upper Hunter as Berejiklian closes on majority

Michael Parris
March 24 2019 - 8:00pm
BY A NOSE: Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen at Muswellbrook races on Sunday. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
BY A NOSE: Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen at Muswellbrook races on Sunday. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen claimed victory on Sunday in the region's most marginal seat as the Nationals performed better than expected across the bush and helped the Berejiklian government return to power.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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