Eden-Monaro byelection: Labor tipped to win NSW seat but yet to claim victory

Postal votes are still to be counted but ALP's Kristy McBain is just ahead of Liberal Fiona Kotvojs

Labor has pulled in front at the close of the count in the Eden-Monaro byelection on Saturday night - but the contest remains tight, with postal votes still to tally.

While senior Labor sources expressed confidence that Kristy McBain would get across the line, and the ABC's respected election analyst Antony Green predicted a likely Labor win after a five week campaign conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the count remained in progress.