In the ultra-marginal electorate of Chisholm, in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, every vote counts. So much so that both Liberal MP Gladys Liu, who holds the seat by just 1,100 votes, and Labor’s candidate, Carina Garland, spent hours outside the Holy Family Parish church in Mount Waverley on Monday, introducing themselves to early voters.
Both women wear black sneakers but take different approaches. Liu stands closest to the road and begins waving at people as soon as they begin their walk up the driveway, towards the gauntlet of volunteers standing outside the mid-century church.
