SEAT RETAINED BY MR CURTIN
Soldiers Give Good Support PROSPECTS OF LABOUR IMPROVED (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received September 29, 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 29. The most surprising development of the week-end checking of absent and postal votes and the distribution of preferences in the 12 doubtful contests in the recent Federal elections was the last-minute victory of the Labour leader, Mr J. Curtin, in Fremantle, by 522 votes, mainly becaues of the good support he received from the soldiers. Mr Curtin has ascertained that the communists in Western Australia hurled a block vote of 6000 against him, causing his early setback. There are still a number of seats definitely in doubt, of which Labour needs five in order to deprive the Government of a working majority. It appears to have an excellent chance of winning four, if not five. On the other hand the Government’s campaign directors express the opinion that the Government parties will finally win out with a majority of two or three.
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Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 6
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166SEAT RETAINED BY MR CURTIN Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 6
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