October 19, 2018 / 4:06 PM /
Australia's government set to lose majority in landslide by-election defeat
Colin Packham, Jonathan Barrett
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government is poised to lose its one-seat majority in parliament with almost half the votes counted in a crucial by-election late on Saturday, threatening the ability of the center-right coalition to govern.
The by-election for the wealthy seaside constituency of Wentworth, in Sydney’s east, was sparked by the resignation of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who was ousted in August by his own party after in-fighting among Liberal lawmakers.
With 46 percent of votes counted, locals registered a 22 percent swing against the government’s candidate, according to official electoral results. That is more than enough to hand the seat to prominent independent candidate Kerryn Phelps.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-politics-byelection/australias-government-set-to-lose-majority-in-landslide-by-election-defeat-idUSKCN1MT2V0
I thought this was interesting, seeing the situation here in the USA, we could lose a majority, they lost it by a landslide.
