Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy to step down after election loss - 9News

He will remain leader until a new leadership team is voted on at a scheduled meeting of the parliamentary party at a later date.

9News called the election as a Labor victory less than two-and-a-half hours into vote counting last night.

Matthew Guy will stand down as opposition leader (Scott McNaughton / The Age)

"I want to put on record my deep appreciation to all the Liberal and National Party candidates, their campaign teams and volunteers for the tireless work they have done, particularly over recent weeks," Guy said in a statement.

"The respectable statewide two party preferred swing to the Coalition of 3-4 per cent was most profound in the exceptional swings to the Liberal Party in Melbourne's north and west.

"This represents a huge future electoral opportunity for the Liberal Party."

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has conceded. (Nine)

Guy said he would work together with the party to elect a new leadership team.

"I will not be a candidate for the position of leader," he said.

Labor pulled away quickly as votes were counted last night, with Premier Daniel Andrews now on track to become Labor's longest serving Victorian premier by April.

He will also lead a majority government into his new term.

Victorians go to the polls

"Friends, hope always defeats hate, Andrews declared in his victory speech last night.

"That is why it is so important that we put to the Victorian community a positive and optimistic plan."

The Liberals continued to lose key seats last night. (The Age)

Libs lose key seats

The Liberals continued to lose key seats last night, including the regional seat of Ripon, previously held by Liberal MP Louise Staley.

Staley lost her seat to Labor candidate Martha Haylett.

Another seat of concern for the Liberals is Hawthorn, which is too close to call.

Liberal John Pesutto is nudging just ahead of teal candidate Melissa Lowe, with 71 per cent of the vote counted.

Pesutto lost his seat back in 2018 and has long been tipped to be a future leader of the Liberal Party, if he does take the seat back.

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