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Herbert Heads For Recount With ALP 8 Votes Ahead

Jul 19, 2016

11.58pm – The Second Turnbull Government was sworn in today but the Queensland seat of Herbert remains undecided, with the ALP now back in the lead by 8 votes and a recount looming.

A two-party swing of 6.17% has produced a virtual tie in Herbert. At the close of counting on Monday, the ALP had regained the lead it lost on July 13 and was ahead by 8 votes, 44,184 to 44,176.

The AEC website tonight shows 574 outstanding votes to count. These include 61 absent votes, 316 provisionals, 183 declaration pre-poll and 14 postal votes. 68.8% of provisional votes are being rejected as ineligible, so the actual number of uncounted votes is probably closer to 370. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Federal Election, A.L.P., AEC, Liberal National Party, Liberal Party Tagged With: , , , ,

Clive Palmer Wins Fairfax By 53 Votes After Recount

Oct 31, 2013

Clive Palmer has won the seat of Fairfax by 53 votes, following a recount in the Queensland electorate.

Palmer

Palmer’s margin has increased by 46 votes over his 7 vote victory in the first count.

It is possible that the LNP might challenge the result on behalf of its candidate, Ted O’Brien, but this seems unlikely given the outcome of the recount.

The result in Fairfax will be officially declared tomorrow morning.

A total of 50,099 votes out of 89,173 (56.18%) were challenged and referred to the Fairfax Divisional Returning Officer during the recount. Of these, 43,942 votes were referred to the Australian Electoral Officer for a final ruling.

The final result of the election is now officially: Coalition 90 seats, ALP 55, KAP 1, PUP 1, Greens 1, Independent 2. The Abbott government’s majority is 30. After providing the Speaker, the government will have a majority of 29 on the floor of the House of Representatives.

  • Watch Clive Palmer’s interview with Leigh Sales on 7.30:

Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission.

Declaration of the poll in the electorate of Fairfax

The recount of the House of Representatives election in the electorate of Fairfax has been finalised, the Australian Electoral Commission announced today.

The candidate elected to represent the electorate of Fairfax is Mr Clive Palmer from the Palmer United Party with a final margin of 53 votes.

The official declaration of the result will take place at 12 noon on Friday 1 November 2013 at the Maroochydore Scrutiny Centre, in the Ex-Global Living Furniture premises, where the WIN TV Building is located, on the corner of Evans Street and Millwell Road, Maroochydore.

All candidates, the media and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Background

The recount began at 9am on Thursday 3 October with the process finalising at about 3pm on Thursday 31 October 2013.

The full recount involved a fresh look at every vote cast by voters for the electorate of Fairfax in the 2013 Federal Election, involving more than 89,000 ballot papers. View the detailed explanation of the process undertaken for the recount in the electorate of Fairfax.

Filed Under: 2013 Federal Election, Abbott, AEC, Palmer United Party, Rudd, Video Tagged With: , , , ,