ðɪs fˈɜːst əkˈɜːd æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˌɛn jˈuːniən ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɚ dʒˈɛmə pˈɪnəl nˌɪɹli wˈʌn ðə sˈiːt ˌɔn lˈɪbɚɹəl pɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz, tˈeɪkɪŋ fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən pɚ sˈɛnt ʌvðə tˈuːpˈɑːɹɾi pɹɪfˈɜːd vˈoʊt.
This first occurred at the 2002 state election, when union organiser Gemma Pinnell nearly won the seat on Liberal preferences, taking 47 per cent of the two-party preferred vote.