Australian Opposition Claims Victory in Vote for Rudd’s Old Seat
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Australia’s opposition party claimed victory in a special election for a district in Queensland previously held by Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s defeated opponent.
Labor’s Terri Butler, an employment lawyer, thanked voters on her Facebook page for her win in the Feb. 8 poll, even as the Liberal-National government refused to concede. With postal votes yet to be counted, Labor has 52.3 percent of the vote, the Australian Electoral Commission’s website showed yesterday. Liberal-National candidate Bill Glasson has 47.7 percent.