Victorian Liberal party left shellshocked after another heavy election defeat

Opposition leader Matthew Guy concedes the Coalition has a lot of work to do' after losing six of past seven elections

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The Victorian opposition, leader Matthew Guy, has conceded the Coalition has a lot of work to do" after the party lost its third successive election to Labor's Daniel Andrews.

While Labor's primary vote fell about 5.6% statewide, the Coalition failed to capitalise on it, with the Liberal party in particular going backwards and recording a primary vote below 30%.