How the numbers fall
How the numbers fall.
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Julia Gillard’s numbers appear to be firming despite two backbenchers stating their support for Kevin Rudd today. NSW MP Ed Husic, long counted as a Rudd supporter, confirmed this today, as did South Australian MP Nick Champion, who had been undecided.
Mr Rudd rang Mr Champion from Dallas airport last night. In a blow to the Rudd camp, NSW MP Stephen Jones, who holds the seat of Throsby, has told colleagues he is backing Ms Gillard.
Mr Jones had long been in the Rudd camp but is understood to be unhappy with the spectacle the leadership battle has become.
The Rudd camp believes it needs more than 30 votes to keep alive the prospect of a second challenge after Monday’s ballot. Here are the latest numbers:Gillard 68 (leaning 3) | Rudd 29 (leaning 3)
GILLARD (68)
QLD
Wayne Swan
Yvette D'Ath
Joe Ludwig
John Hogg
Graham Perrett
Shayne Neumann
Bernie Ripoll
Craig Emerson
Kirstin Livermore
Jan McLucas
.
SA
Don Farrell
Mark Butler
Kate Ellis
Anne McEwen
Penny Wong
Alex Gallacher
Amanda Rishworth
Steve Georganas
.
WA
Stephen Smith
Gary Gray
Glenn Sterle
Chris Evans
Louise Pratt
.
VIC
Julia Gillard
Bill Shorten
Stephen Conroy
Nicola Roxon
Simon Crean
Catherine King
Richard Marles
Jenny Macklin
Brendan O'Connor
Steve Gibbons
David Feeney
Mark Dreyfus
Rob Mitchell
Michael Danby
Kelvin Thomson
Jacinta Collins
Harry Jenkins
Mike Symon.
.
TAS
Julie Collins
Sid Sidebottom
Helen Polley
Geoff Lyons
Lisa Singh
.
NT
Warren Snowdon
.
ACT
Andrew Leigh
Gai Brodtmann
Kate Lundy
.
NSW
Mark Arbib
Matt Thistlethwaite
Tony Burke
Jason Clare
Greg Combet
Joel Fitzgibbon
Sharon Bird
Deborah O'Neill
Tanya Plibersek
Julie Owens
Peter Garrett
Sharon Grierson
Michelle Rowland
Chris Hayes
Daryl Melham
David Bradbury
John Murphy
Stephen Jones
.
LEANING GILLARD (3)
NSW
Craig Thomson
.
TAS
Catryna Bilyk
.
NSW
Laurie Ferguson
.
LEANING RUDD (3)
.
TAS
Dick Adams
.
VIC
Anna Burke
.
NSW
Anthony Albanese
.
RUDD (29)
WA
Mark Bishop
Melissa Parke
.
SA
Tony Zappia
Nick Champion
.
TAS
Carol Brown
Anne Urquhart
Nick Sherry
.
ACT
Nil
.
NSW
John Faulkner
Justine Elliot
Robert McLelland
Chris Bowen
Ursula Stephens
Mike Kelly
Janelle Saffin
Doug Cameron
Ed Husic
Jill Hall
.
VIC
Anthony Byrne
Laura Smyth
Maria Vamvakinou
Kim Carr
Martin Ferguson
Alan Griffin
Gavin Marshall
Darren Cheeseman
.
NT
Trish Crossin
.
QLD
Kevin Rudd
Claire Moore
Mark Furner
.
Based on public comments by MPs and views of their colleagues.Leaning Rudd (3)