More than 80 unopened ballots found in SA seat won by One Nation prompts recount

AEC to recount votes in electorate of Narungga on Friday after Chantelle Thomas won the seat by just 58 votes at the March state election Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s claim to the seat of Narungga has hit a snag weeks after the South Australian election. Uncounted ballot papers were discovered on Thursday, forcing a recount in the Yorke Peninsula seat, which One Nation’s Chantelle Thomas won by ju
Electoral commission to recount votes in electorate of Narungga after Chantelle Thomas won the seat at the March state election
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One Nation’s claim to the seat of Narungga has hit a snag weeks after the South Australian election.
Uncounted ballot papers were discovered on Thursday, forcing a recount in the Yorke Peninsula seat, which One Nation’s Chantelle Thomas won by just 58 votes.
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- More than 80 unopened ballots found in SA seat won by One Nation prompts recountGuardian - World · Tory Shepherd and Australian Associated Press · Apr 16, 2026, 5:19 AM
- Discovery of unopened ballots prompts recount in SA seat One Nation won by just 58 votesGuardian - World · Tory Shepherd and Australian Associated Press · Apr 16, 2026, 5:19 AM
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