[LINK] Tweets are indicating Greens have taken balmain in NSW Lower House

[Kim Holburn]

ABC says:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/02/3180652.htm
> Greens claim historic Balmain win
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> If Mr Parker wins the seat he will become the first Greens candidate to gain a seat in the New South Wales Lower House. 
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> A key Sydney seat in the New South Wales election is being claimed by the Greens, even though the Electoral Commission says it is still too close to call.
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> Green's candidate Jamie Parker says he has won the seat of Balmain after former Labor education minister, Verity Firth was eliminated.
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> Last week the Liberal National Coalition won the New South Wales election after 16 years of Labor Government rule.
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> If Mr Parker wins the seat he will become the first Greens candidate to gain a seat in the New South Wales Lower House.
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> He says it is a great day for the Greens.
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> "This is an historic victory for the Greens in NSW. The highest ever vote in both the upper in lower house. We've come second in 12 seats across NSW and claimed our first lower house seat," he said,
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> "It's a vindication for those voters who believe in real change that climate change issues, the environment, social justice should be at the centre of politics and not just an after thought."
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> Last week the Liberal National coalition won the election, after 16 years of Labor rule.
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> Despite being confident of victory Mr Parker says there still could be a recount if the result is close between the Greens and the Liberal candidate, who is still in the race.
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> "There is an opportunity for candidates to call for a recount, but because it looks like it's very clear that we'll win by several thousand votes, I suspect that it's unlikely that that will be granted," he said.
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> "But even if it was, we're confident that the distance between us and the next candidate and the level of our support mean that the decision would just be reaffirmed."



On 2011/Apr/02, at 3:33 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:

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