Australia’s Ruling Labor Sees Strong Results in Early Vote Count

Early counting in Australia’s election showed strong results for the center-left Labor government as well as independent lawmakers, with polling booths now closed across the country.

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With voting concluded in the final state of Western Australia at 8 p.m. Sydney time, early results have seen a swing toward the ruling Labor Party in many seats held by the opposition Liberal-National Coalition. However, with a large number of pre-election day votes still to be counted, the early trends may not be maintained.

A supporter at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney.

Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, speaking on a panel on Australian Broadcasting Corp. ...