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Voters turn against Katter
By Boyd Robertson
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ob Katter has spoken exclusively to The Express in the aftermath of a stunning swing against him in his home electorate of Kennedy during Saturday’s federal election, claiming the Liberal National Party (LNP) “spent millions of dollars” attempting to take the seat. Kennedy remains in deadlock with Mr Katter and the LNP’s Noeline Ikin virtually tied on the two-party preferred vote. Although major media outlets have called the seat for Mr Katter by a narrow margin, neither he nor Ms Ikin has claimed victory yet. Voters turned against Mr Katter in droves on Saturday night, with a 15.8 per cent swing to the Coalition, the largest in any seat across the country. Ms Ikin captured more than 40 per cent of the primary vote, with only preferences saving Mr Katter from a wipeout. Postal votes, pre-polling and preferences will now determine the outcome for the seat, with a final count not expected for several days. At the time of writing, Mr Katter holds 52.5 per cent of the two-party preferred vote and Ms Ikin holds 47.5 per cent with 110 of Kennedy’s 133 booths counted. Ms Ikin’s camp has dispatched staff to Mt Isa polling stations to scrutinise recounts there, while Mr Katter has said he will do the same. Mr Katter was predicted to hold Kennedy by a very comfortable majority, and the battering spells dark times ahead for the fledgling Katter’s Australian Party (KAP). Mr Katter gave his only post-election interview to The Express Cont. P2
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