ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈʌn mək næmˈɑːɹɹəz hˈɪðɚtˌuː sˈeɪf sˈiːt ʌv bˈɛnælə ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt ðˌɛm tə fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmblɪz ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt sˈiːts.
The following year they also won McNamara's hitherto safe seat of Benalla in another by-election, which brought them to 44 of the Assembly's 88 seats.