wˌɛn ðə vɪktˈoːɹiən ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl kəmˈɪʃən fˈɪnɪʃt kˈaʊntɪŋ fɚðə nˈaɪt, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʌz stˈɪl tˈuː klˈoʊs tə kˈɔːl: lˈeɪbɚ hæd mˌeɪd hjˈuːdʒ ɡˈeɪnz ɪnðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl hˈɪntɚlənd, bˌʌt hæd fˈeɪld tə mˌeɪk mˈʌtʃ hˈɛdweɪ ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn sˈʌbɜːbz ʌv mˈɛlbɚn wˌɛɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz hæd hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli bˌɪn wˈʌn ɔːɹ lˈɔst.
When the Victorian Electoral Commission finished counting for the night, the result was still too close to call: Labor had made huge gains in the rural hinterland, but had failed to make much headway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where elections had historically been won or lost.