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Greens out in front in mock Google election

They may be too young to vote for real, but more than 5,200 high school students have cast their ballots in an online mock election, created by Google.

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By Shalailah Medhora

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The Internet giant invited 15-17 year olds to make a choice on who they think should be their local representatives.

The results of the Student Voice project showed strong support for the Greens, who 'won' as many senate votes as the Labor Party.

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In the House of Representatives, Labor held on to a narrow lead, winning 28 seats. The Liberal Party won 22, and National Party 3. The mock election gave 15 seats to the Greens, including Malcolm Turnbull's seat of Wentworth.

The Liberal Party won the overall first-preference votes, beating the Labor Party by more than 100 ballots.

The Greens were only 350 votes short of the top spot.

The full results of the Student Voice project, including a seat by seat break down of winners and losers, can be found here.


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