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Paul Osborne

THE TRUTH ABOUT: First seat formally declared after poll - The Untold Story

Kristy McBain shakes hands with Governor-General David Hurley at Government House in Canberra. (AAP)

The Australian Electoral Commission has formally declared the result in the first of 151 seats up for grabs at the May 21 federal election.

The NSW seat of Eden-Monaro was finalised on Thursday morning, with Labor's Kristy McBain holding it with a margin of just over 8 per cent.

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