pawsandclaws1
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Now one of Scumo's captains picks is now the incumbent in Hughes.
Politics Super Thread - keep it all in here
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Jedi_Tiger
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Craig was a bit "out there"
Yeah that result was no great surprise and I was not sorry to see it. She still carries the taint of her ascension to Premier via her association with Joe Tripodi and Eddie Obeid. Maybe they should have tried parachuting her into a seat that wasn't in NSW...
He was a bit out there in the same way that water is a bit wet...
Even if the LNP won a return, I think the same. Whoever won this term would be turfed in 25. It would take some masterclass work by Labor to stay on for another term.
swag_tiger
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He won't have been able to pass anything though unless his party won.
Well now it has. It's not the first time a party has won with less than 50% of the first preferences vote. It won't be the last. Your lament smacks of bitterness. Be upset your party lost by all means, but the system hasn't changed to action that.
TillLindemann
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Booted PMs tend not to stick around, we'll probably see a by-election in the shire soon.
Tigerwould
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They do have a record of being a major pests to there ex party. Tend to want to get back at those inside there party they didn’t side with.
Yeah it was dumb of the ALP parachuting her into a seat like that.
TillLindemann
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True, I admire how Gillard has kept pretty quiet post PM, compared to Rudd/Abbott/Turnbull.
Doubt it. He's in opposition now with a majority in his seat. Locally he is still well supported. He'll hang around as long as he can, he's a barnacle.
TillLindemann
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Not saying you shouldn't be able to keep commenting on politics, but the personal vendettas get tiresome.
Jedi_Tiger
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you would have thought 14% would have been ok for her in fowler. Problem was the Liberals ran dead in the seat to give Dai Le a chance of beating her
I don't get it both parties tend to parachute candidates in to seats too often these days
Jedi_Tiger
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Labor had a lower primary vote in 2022 election than they received in 2019 yet they won due to independents and Greens
Captain's picks are always a bad idea,i have always believed that the local rank and file should decide who their nomination for the seat should be.Both major parties have forgotten this at times,usually the coalition but not always.
It annoys the voting public
It annoys the voting public
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pawsandclaws1
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This classic from Annabel Crabb:
"The air on Saturday night was thick and feathery with chickens coming home to roost."
"The air on Saturday night was thick and feathery with chickens coming home to roost."
Yeah but that's the preferential voting system. The whole idea is that the general will of the electorate is met. In a seat where the bulk of the population are voting for LNP/PHON/UAP/LDP etc it should stand to reason that even if the LNP generate less than 50% of the primary vote in that electorate, that the preference flows from right wing parties should mean that the LNP take the seat if more than 50% of the population wanted a right wing party representing the area. Same in reverse with the ALP and Greens.
The same would be for the coalition, they can win 35% of the first preference vote and still get over the line with preferences from PHON, UAP, LDP etc if enough people voted for the latter parties.
I'd like to see the stats on how many seats were won with 50% of the primary vote.
It would be the lowest ever and by quite a margin i would think
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