Independent who beat Kristina Keneally in western Sydney seat says Labor was ‘arrogant’

Incoming MP for Fowler Dai Le says decision to parachute Keneally into diverse electorate was a slap in the face' to locals

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The independent candidate who defied a national swing towards Labor by defeating Kristina Keneally in the formerly safe seat of Fowler in Sydney's south-west says the party was punished for its arrogance" in parachuting the former NSW premier into the seat.

As vote counting continued on Sunday, the party's abject showing in Fowler marked a stunning outlier to the national result.