Sharkie v Downer in the Super Saturday Showdown

But candidate Georgina Downer should discredit consecutive polls to take the seat of Rebekha Sharkie, a member of the newly-elected Alliance Center. Polling stations in the headquarters centered on the Adelaide Hills are now open, in one of the five by-elections of Super Saturday mainly forced by the dual citizenship fiasco.

The by-election was called after Ms. Sharkie – who won Mayo for Nick Xenophon's team in 2016 – was caught in the saga of dual citizenship and was forced to resign.

She was the first non-liberal to occupy the seat since its inception in 1984 and hopes to repeat the result. The opponent, Ms. Downer, is the daughter of Howard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government, Alexander, who has held the seat of the Liberal Party for 24 years. A recent survey in The Advertiser put it forward 59-41 on a two-party basis while a ReachTEL poll of over 700 voters returned a similar result on Wednesday night.

Despite the brutal result, no candidate was willing to give

"My intention is to be successful tomorrow and, of course, to introduce myself next year for the re-election as Mayo MP, "said Ms. Downer.

"I was waiting at But Sharkie, the favorite, denied being in a" non-viable position. "" I'm so nervous here today, "she told reporters on Friday.

"The poll that counts is the poll (Saturday)." The count will begin after the polls close at 6 pm local time.

Rebekah Sharkie says she's worried and full of hope To be returned to the federal parliament as Mayo MP with an on-going vote in the by-elections of Saturday

The elected Central Alliance MP joined his parents in Mt. Torrens, Adelaide Islands She says that even though the campaign was long, she and her team did everything they could and she would not change anything

"It was a wonderful way to bring my community together," she said. she says. "My team of volunteers, we have given everything we can." You can only have hope. We can only be optimistic, but in the end we will know the result at the end of the day. Sharkie was elected Mayo by the Liberals in 2016, but she was forced to resign in the saga of dual citizenship. She stands in front of Liberal candidate Georgina Downer, although Ms. Downer has enjoyed strong support in recent weeks from prominent personalities, including two visits from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and a visit from the Prime Minister. former Prime Minister John Howard

. the daughter of former Foreign Minister Alexander who detained Mayo for 24 years from 1984, although the family bond may have played against her in the end.

Ms. Downer also criticized the fact that she was a kind of the last 20 years living interstate or overseas. Sharkie has interpreted her own local credentials as someone deeply involved in the region for many years.

"I love my community. That's why I raised my hand two years ago. That's why I put a second mortgage on our house two years ago, "she said.

" People said it was crazy but I felt I had do it. "Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged the Mayo Downer, who said that he had led a campaign in difficult circumstances.

" The message to Mayo is very clear that Rebekha Sharkie – she is not not a Labor candidate but most of the time she votes for the Labor Party "campaign in Tasmania

The count will start in Mayo after polls close at 6 pm local time – AAP