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Who Got it WRONG Missabotti?

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Missabotti Polling Place might once have been like this: Yes, mistakes may be made and there is no correction to the mistake except possibly for a Court of Disputed Returns decision - which will not happen where there is a clear winner. I can guess exactly how the Missabotti failure occurred; however any elector who read the printed instructions on their ballot paper would have simply rejected the erroneous advice of the paid temporary polling official.

Bradfield Division Conceded

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Bradfield Member in the House of Representatives:  Formerly a "Liberal seat" in north Sydney, there were two contrary results in the election period. There must have been a lot of tension in the party ranks! The winner's margin was very slender! Both times!