sharkie was successful in defeating liberal incumbent briggs in mayo at the 2016 election with a 55 percent two-candidate vote to the liberals' 45 percent two-candidate vote. briggs lost over 16 percent of his primary vote from 2013, and ultimately suffered a two-candidate swing of 17.2 percent. this marked the first time this seat has been out of liberal hands since its creation. additionally, mayo became a marginal seat in a "traditional" two-party matchup for the first time, with the liberal two-party-preferred vote reduced to 55.4 percent, a swing of 7.2 percent.