Jeff, at 19:31 on Jul 31 1995, you wrote to Bob Lawrence...

JG> Yeah, sixteen votes! That's the closest I've ever seen.

BL> Awesome... if 9 people had changed their mind, it would have changed
BL> the government. Surely they *must* demand a recount?

JG> I'd be asking for a recount!

A recount is only allowed if the original difference is less than 150
votes, but I'm not sure if it's automatic, or has to be requested by the
losing candidate.  With just 16 votes difference, I suspect that on this
occasion, recounting was done as a matter of course though.

JG> I'd also be standing behind the counters saying things like,
"That's not a 
JG> 1, it's a bloody tick, so it's invalid" or alternatively,
"That's a fucking 
JG> 1 you moron, not a tick". Or whatever I had to do depending on the 
JG> electoral laws in Qld. :-)

True, that goes without saying.  :)

Regards, Bill
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