Voting closes in Australia's eastern states, count set to start


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  • Saturday, 18 May 2019

Voters line up at Landsdale Primary School on Election Day in Perth, Australia May 18, 2019. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Voting in Australia's eastern states closed at 6 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Saturday and counting was set to begin soon in an election that opinion polls and betting markets project will be won by the opposition Labor party.

Australia's time zones mean voting is open in South Australia state and the Northern Territory until 0830 GMT and in Western Australia state until 1000 GMT, by which time details of some early vote counts from the eastern states are expected to be known.

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