FEDERAL ELECTIONS
THE PRESENT POSITION. Australian Press Assn.—United Service (Received this dav at 11.25. a.rn.) SYDNEY, Nov. 23. Political interest is now focussed on five doubtful seats in the House of Representatives, namely Herbert arid Kennedy (Queensland), Bootliby (South Australia), Franklin and Denniston (Tasmania). Present indications are that Government candidates will win three and Labour two absentee votes which are now being counted favouring the retiring members in each instance. It is noteworthy that these particularelectorates invariably provided neck and neck tussles, with a mere handful of votes separating the candidates at the finish. The present state of the parties for the House of Representatives is as follows : Nationalist 29 Country Party 14 Labour 27 Doubtful ..1 5 The counting for the Senate is still proceeding. The prospects are that Labour will win from the Government three seats each in N.S.W., South Australia and Queensland, a total of nine, hut the issue in Victoria and Western Australia is still doubtful.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1928, Page 5
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