Posted on 10/09/2004 2:43:56 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
The Liberal Party of Australian Prime Minister John Howard picked up two seats from the opposition Labor Party in national elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that the U.S.-allied government may hang onto power.
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With most votes counted on the southern island of Tasmania, Howard's party was on track to win two seats from Labor. That will make Labor's task much harder on the on the mainland, where it must win 15 seats from the government to gain a majority in the 150-seat lower house of Parliament.
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Some good news on top of tonight's great debate.
Please let this hold . . . this'll be a big morale booster for our side if it does. It'll go to show that there are some people, some nations that cannot be bullied into voting for the party the terrorists want elected.
A friend in Austrailia wrote me and said whomever wins "means more taxes".
The online national results a minute ago showed Howard winning 54-46 with 17 percent of vote counted; his coaltion appears to be picking up quite a few seats, not just in Tasmania.
I think this is a good indicator of momentum toward the side of right. And I think a precurser of the outcome of our election. Good news all around it seems to me.
I'm happy for him.
The Kerrys are 0 for 1. And he's also lost Australia's support if he gets elected here.
With just over 10.4 percent of the vote counted, the Liberal Party had 53.7 percent of the vote and the opposition Labor Party had 46.3 percent, according to the early results. Labor leaders were already pessimistic about their chances.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6211338/
Well done mates!
Check out this site for the 2004 Federal Election Facts & Figures
http://vtr.aec.gov.au/
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