AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2007
Fed: One seat remains in doubt fortnight after federal poll
The counting of 300 votes in the outer-Melbourne seat of McEwen this weekend will determine
the final make-up of the new federal parliament.
The results in all the other 149 House of Representative seats appear done and dusted
.. almost a fortnight after the November 24 poll.
With more than 93 per cent of the national vote counted .. Labor's claiming 83 lower-house
seats to the coalition's 64 .. with independents holding two.
Former HOWARD government minister FRAN BAILEY leads Labor's ROB MITCHELL in McEwan
by just 28 votes.
The outcome rests on 300 postal .. pre-poll and absentee votes.
Australian Electoral Commission officials expect the votes to be counted over the weekend.
AAP RTV rl/tm/bart/crh/wz
KEYWORD: POLL07 COUNT (CANBERRA)
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