Article: Fed: Nine independents, no Libs and shock jock in race for seat


AAP General News (Australia)
02-25-2005
Fed: Nine independents, no Libs and shock jock in race for seat

By Amy Fallon

SYDNEY, Feb 25 AAP - There are nine independents, no Liberal candidate and a radio
shock jock whose main policy is free beer, but the race for the federal seat of Werriwa
will almost certainly be won by Labor.

The south-western Sydney seat was left vacant by former Labor leader Mark Latham, who
stepped down because of illness last month.

A by-election will be held on March 19.

The electorate has traditionally been a safe ALP seat, and former prime minister Gough
Whitlam held it for 26 years.

Mr Latham won it by a margin of 9.3 per cent in last year's federal ...

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