ONE-SEAT MARGIN?
S. Australia Election (N .Z.P.A.- Reuter—Copyright) ADELAIDE, March 5. The fate of the 29-year-old Liberal and Country League rule in South Australia may depend on one seat—Chaffey. The result of this may not be known for three days. Mr A. R. Curren (Labour) leads Mr G. King (L.C.L.) by 71 votes—33ss to 3284. Mr King needs between 70 and 80 per cent, of the 400 postal and absentee votes to win. Government party officials say that Mr King has a 50-50 chance of survival. Two other seats are doubtful, but the Government is expected to win these.
If Labour wins Chaffey it will have to rely on the support of the two independents, as the Government had done for many years. If the Government loses Chaffey it will have 18 members in the House of Assembly, compared with Labour’s 19 and the two independents. After supplying the Speaker the Government would have 17 members against the Opposition’s 19. The Government would then have to rely on the full support of the two independents to get an evenly-divided House. Under South Australian Parliamentary rules the Speaker has a casting vote, and if he exercised this the LC.L could govern by one vote
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29764, 6 March 1962, Page 13
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203ONE-SEAT MARGIN? Press, Volume CI, Issue 29764, 6 March 1962, Page 13
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