Have A Gander At These Razor-Thin Margins To See How Close The Election Is

Basically, you can draw whatever the hell you like on the ballot papers, as long as the numbers are ordered correctly in the boxes provided. That’s it. Australia is at liberty to unleash its artistic genius, provided a few select pencil marks wind up in the right spots. 

Outside of the simple fact that voters can exercise their democratic rights and be forward-thinking memesters without sacrificing the former privilege, it’s kinda likely that the cumulative weight of those dicky votes will actually decide the election’s final outcome. 

While the ongoing vote count was suspended in most electorates today, a few tallies were continued across the nation. Ladies and gents, it’s bloody close, and looking at the latest figures puts the whole ordeal into perspective. 

Take, for instance, the South Australian electorate of Hindmarsh. With the ABC’s count last updated this evening – and with nearly 80% of the votes counted in total – Labor’s Steve Georganas is leading incumbent Liberal Matt Williams by 639 votes. Six hundred and thirty nine, in an electorate that covers most of Adelaide’s western suburbs: 

Howasbout the Queensland electorate of Herbert? The latest tallies, accounting for 82% of the vote, pin Labor’s Cathy O’Toole ahead of the Coalition’s incumbent Ewen Jones by just 900 votes, in a seat that’s been safely in Liberal hands for two decades:

The numbers are tighter in some seats that didn’t have their counts resumed today. Scope out the numbers in Chisholm – an electorate that Malcolm Turnbull was so certain would be handed to Liberal Julia Banks, he commended her efforts in his Election Night speech:

Source: ABC. 
Photo: Comedy Central / YouTube / ABC.