Posted on 10/09/2004 12:47:55 AM PDT by naturalman1975
ABC Radio projecting majority of 24 seats.
24 seats? Good Lord. I doubt Latham will get another chance, if he's done that badly.
The coalition's majority in the House of Representatives may not quite be 20 seats but it will be close to that number. I have just returned from a voting booth where I was acting as a scrutineer watching the votes being counted.
Official Australian Electorial Commission tally
Primary votes counted: 68.40%
Two party preferred votes counted: 59.43%
Seats needed to win government: 76
Lib/Nat: 70
ALP: 43
Ind: 3
swing to Lib/Nat of 2.04%
Great..I am so happy!
Outstanding news.
Me too. I have done an enormous amount of work to ensure a coalition victory.
The positive waves from the political ripple effect will hopefully assist Mr.Bush in the upcoming US Election.
24 seats? I doubt it (I'd love it, but I doubt it). Maybe they should have given Crean a go, he couldn't have done any worse!
You're very kind, Meg. I must admit to a few nervous moments, this week- but I clung to a prior observation, that when the chips are down Aussies will make the commonsense decision. Having said that, some of the outrageous spending by the Prime Minister in the campaign has left a sour taste in conservatives' mouths- not so strong, however, as to overpower the taste of victory.
Please do......
FReepers are the best reporters.
good news
That really surprises me. I've known for a long time that it's a really outdated view,but I still had this vague idea of Australia,New Zealand,being these traditional conservative places overall. Reading the australian papers disabused of that,but I didn't realise about New Zealand.I'd be interested to learn how that came about,i'll do some deeper reading.
LOL, I must've read too many of those Harlequin romances when I was a kid,not a good place to get your ideas of other nations! I hope you know that I'm joking:)
ABC's election computer is projecting 88 seats for Lib/Nat at this time.
Earlier we noted that Australia has done its part..now it is up to us..We also wondered if Kerry's sister had ticked off any Aussies?
Aagh - ABC just blacked out, just as they were about to talk about whether we've won the Senate.
Official Australian Electorial Commission tally
Primary votes counted: 69.22%
Two party preferred votes counted: 60.85%
Seats needed to win government: 76
Lib/Nat: 71
ALP: 43
Ind: 3
swing to Lib/Nat of 2.01%
Antony Green is one of the best political analysts in the country.
Whitlam has just appeared at scene where Latham is expected to concede fairly soon.
Kerry's idiot sister ticked me off and she probably ticked off quite a few others here in Oz, but her comments would not have even registered on 95% of the publics' electoral radar.
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