With first preference votes counted at 85 of the 87 polling stations by 4pm on Monday, Ms Ley had received 53.36 per cent of the vote, with 46,966 votes.
This was a swing of 2.65 per cent in her favour on the last election.
In second spot was Labor’s Darren Cameron with 18.96 per cent of the vote, with 16,683 votes.
The Greens Eli Davern was in third spot with 7488 votes (8.51 per cent), while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation candidate Richard Francis was fourth with 5455 votes (6.2 per cent).
Paul Britton from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party was fifth with 4483 votes (5.09 per cent), Julie Ramos from United Australia Party sat in sixth position with 2882 votes (3.27 votes).
Independent Amanda Duncan-Strelec polled 2694 voted (3.06 per cent) to finish seventh, while Liberal Democrats candidate Ian Roworth rounded out the eight candidates with 1358 votes (1.54 per cent.
In the two-party preferred count, with 86 of 87 polling places counted by 4pm on Monday, Ms Ley polled 67.21 per cent of the vote, while Labor’s Mr Cameron had 32.79 per cent of the vote.
This represented a 2.62 per cent swing away from the Liberals towards Labor.
Across Corowa’s three polling places of Corowa Public School, Corowa South Public School and the pre-polling at the Oddfellows Hall, Ms Ley polled the highest of all the candidates with 2083 votes of the total 4195 votes cast.
Mr Cameron polled the second highest votes across Corowa with 850 votes.
It is the eighth time Ms Ley has won the Farrer election and she said she was humbled by the support of the voters.
Ms Ley said residents cast their vote based on what she had done during the past three years in the position.
“I’ve worked hard over three years and we saw that in the result on Saturday,” she said.
The Farrer seat was one of the few Liberal-held seats in NSW to see an overall first preference swing in favour of the Liberals.
“Most Liberals (seats) lost traction,” Ms Ley said.
“It (my increase in primary votes) has given me the energy and enthusiasm to keep going and representing my electorate,” Ms Ley said.
She paid tribute to all those who helped in her campaign.
“Thank you to everyone who came out to support me,” Mr Ley said.
“A campaign is not a solo effort, it is a team effort.”
Ms Ley touched on the fact Labor won the Federal election, with Anthony Albanese the new Prime Minister.
“We have a Labor Government. I’m devastated by that,” she said.
“It’s of concern to water-dependent communities.
“My job is to fight now for every drop of water Labor want to take away.”
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