kɹˈʌtʃfiːld ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɔnðə kˈaʊnsəl ˈæftɚ lˈuːzɪŋ ðə mˈeɪoːɹəlɾi, ænd kəntˈɛstᵻd lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi pɹɪsᵻlˈɛkʃən fɚðə stˈeɪt sˈiːt ʌv sˈaʊθ bˈɑːɹwʌn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ sˈeɪf sˈiːt fɚðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv lˈɪbɚɹəl pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn wˈʌn baɪ lˈeɪbɚ bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪn ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi.
Crutchfield remained on the council after losing the mayoralty, and contested Labor Party preselection for the state seat of South Barwon, which was considered a safe seat for the conservative Liberal Party, and had never been won by Labor before in its history.