The three were separated by about 200 votes, of 9,300 cast.

Less than 200 votes separated the candidates on election day.

Majority is the number of votes separating the 2nd and 3rd candidates.

Despite the popular vote, only 3,500 votes separated the party from forming government.

For the next three elections, the major parties would be separated by only two votes, at the most, in the Senate.

On Tuesday evening, for example, the two candidates were separated by only 19 votes.

Only 401 votes, or 3.3% of the vote, separated the two candidates.

When the polls closed, the two candidates were separated by only 16 votes.

Only 26 votes separated the winner of one seat from his rival.

This ward was exceptionally close with just 466 votes separating first and third place.