Counts countinue for Sarah Henderson
Former News presenter Sarah Henderson is one of Tony Abbott's brightest hopes right now.
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Former News presenter Sarah Henderson has narrowed the gap in the knife-edge vote counting in the seat of Corangamite.
The Liberal candidate is now 637 votes behind Labor MP Darren Cheeseman after 83 per cent of the vote has been counted. Liberals believe she is polling well in postal votes.
The seat is one of two still considered too close to call.
If Henderson wins the count it would improve Tony Abbott’s chances of convincing the Independents to support him.
She would also enter Parliament after a media career via the same election that ousted former Lateline host-turned-politician Maxine McKew.
Henderson joined Seven as a cadet journalist in 1982 before working as a journalist and newsreader for Channel 9 Brisbane, Channel 10 Melbourne and as a presenter for ABC’s The Investigators.
She also filed for the ABC’s Holiday program and The 7.30 Report, hosting the last state-based edition of THe 7:30 Report in Victoria in 1995.
The seat of Corangamite, south west of Geelong takes in the coastal towns of Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Lorne, Torquay and the home of Seachange, Barwon Heads.
Source: The Australian, Sarah Henderson
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An additional cut of 50 votes into the margin today possibly not enough but still a few thousand ballot papers to be counted.
On a separate matter Lateline’s Tony Jones should stand as a Labour or Greens candidate based on tonight’s viewing, talking about a Labour alliance with the Greens 1 seat in the House of Reps, what a joke. Call another election!
By the way Sarah Henderson got 4500 more first preference votes than Darren Cheeseman and still has to battle. Based on first preference votes (seats) Coalition 81 Labour 66 Independents 3 Green 0.
I thought all former ABC journalists were communists – or so the propaganda goes.
The last thing she could be described as is an asset.
Fingers crossed!!
God help us.
Henderson halved Cheeseman’s lead from 1200 to 600 in a day so is a real chance. Will be a real asset to the Coalition if she gets up with her media and legal experience.