Qld: Joh says Labor will win byelections but watch out for CCA

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-2000
Qld: Joh says Labor will win byelections but watch out for CCA

BRISBANE, Jan 13 AAP - The Labor Party should retain its one-seat majority after the
Bundamba and Woodridge byelections next month, former Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
warned today.

However, Sir Joh said the flow of preferences from the City Country Alliance (CCA)
supported independents like Heather Hill in Bundamba will be crucial.

"I think Labor will hold them but it could be touch and go," Sir Joh said.

"What will happen will depend on where the two …