Votes Being Counted

THE polling booths have closed and the votes are being counted.

The seat of New England is a key focus in the federal election with predictions that it will come down to the wire between Barnaby Joyce the Nationals candidate and Tony Windsor an independent candidate.

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Tony Windsor at the East Tamworth Primary School polling booth.

David Ewings, the Labor candidate with his wife Bec Lloyd at the Aberdeen Primary School polling booth.