Michael McCormack is the resounding winner in the Riverina electorate, taking 45 per cent of the votes across the electorate.

At the two local polling booths Mr McCormack also polled well with 73 per cent of the votes at Coleambally and 49 per cent at Darlington Point.

Although both the local booths followed the general trend for the whole electorate, showing a swing away from The Nationals, it was still enough to get him over the line.

In the Farrer electorate, Sussan Ley from the Liberal Party will retain her seat after taking over 50 per cent of votes.

At the local polling booth at Yamma, Ms Ley secured 69 per cent of the votes with the next closest candidate being the independent representative, Louise Burge coming in with 24 per cent of local votes.

The Yamma polling booth followed the trend of a swing away from the standing member Ms Ley, however, the swing was much larger at 26 per cent.

The pressure will now be on both successful candidates to ensure local concerns are heard, with both stating they will be taking a strong stand on water issues.

Ms Ley said in The Observer on August 18 she was determined, no matter who wins government, to “fix Labor’s water policy mess before any more damage is done to communities like Coleambally”.

Mr McCormack also took a strong stand in defence of irrigation communities, stating in The Observer on August 11 that he would “restore a fair balance between the environment and water for our food production and food security needs”.