Leaders cast votes in ACT poll; Jon Stanhope says the election is hard to predict. (File photo); Brendan Smyth ... a prison or health funding. (File photo)

Mr [Jon Stanhope] rejected any comparison to the federal poll where Prime Minister John Howard also made the economy the top election issue. Mr [Brendan Smyth] says the Liberals are the underdogs of the ACT poll but he has warned against voter complacency, saying a majority Labor government would do...

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Published inABC Premium News p. 1
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Sydney Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16.10.2004
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Smyth, Brendan
Stanhope, Jon
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Summary:Mr [Jon Stanhope] rejected any comparison to the federal poll where Prime Minister John Howard also made the economy the top election issue. Mr [Brendan Smyth] says the Liberals are the underdogs of the ACT poll but he has warned against voter complacency, saying a majority Labor government would do little for Canberra. Mr Smyth says his party has run a good campaign, reducing the poll to a simple choice - voting for an ACT prison under Labor, or voting for extra health funding under the Liberals.