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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 09 Feb, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor's Terri Butler wins Griffith by-election Labor has retained former prime minister Kevin Rudd's old seat of Griffith, with voters electing candidate Terri Butler despite a swing away from the ALP. It is the second time in five months that residents of Griffith - an electorate covering inner-city suburbs on Brisbane's southside - have gone to the ballot box. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) figures are showing a swing toward the LNP candidate Bill Glasson, but Ms Butler is ahead after preferences, 53.3 per cent to 46.7 per cent. The former industrial lawyer addressed a crowd of supporters in South Brisbane, thanking campaign workers, volunteers, and her predecessor, Mr Rudd. "I'm really proud to be part of this Labor team ... I'm proud of the message that we sent to (Prime Minister) Tony Abbott and (Queensland Premier) Campbell Newman today," she said. 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