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July 21st, 2012 
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Video: Labor and the Greens battle for the seat of Melbourne
(ABC News)
Labor says it is confident of claiming victory in the state by-election in Melbourne.
With more than 60 per cent of the vote counted, Labor leads the Greens 52 to 48, two-party preferred.
The Greens’ Cathy Oke has been hoping to make history by snatching the seat of Melbourne from Labor’s Jennifer Kanis. The seat has been held by Labor for more than a century.
However, the result is likely to be decided on preferences, and counting is continuing overnight.
The result isn’t likely to be clear for some hours and neither party is prepared to claim victory or concede defeat.
Labor expects to win the seat on preferences and is confident the postal vote will tip the scales in its favour.
The Greens say regardless of whether they win the seat, Cathy Oke will score the highest primary vote.
The by-election has become a flash-point for tensions between Labor and the Greens, and the minor party had been confident of making history by taking its first seat in Victoria’s lower house.
There are 16 candidates in the by-election and the majority of the minor parties and the Independents are preferencing Labor.
In a surprise twist, the Sex Party’s Fiona Patten has claimed just under seven per cent of the primary vote, edging out Crikey founder and media commentator Stephen Mayne, who currently sits on four per cent.
Greens insiders earlier said they were pessimistic about their chances because of a low voter turnout, which they say is down by 30 per cent at some booths.
Federal Greens MP and deputy leader Adam Bandt has told the party faithful to “prepare for a long night, this is going to go down to the wire”.
View the Victorian Electoral Commission’s official count figures here.
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