Regardless of whether you have been naughty or nice, the Poll Bludger is pleased to present you with a very special Christmas gift – a complete guide to the Western Australian Legislative Council election, covering all six regions in loving detail.
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Monthly Archives: December 2004
Western front communiqué #4
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 – 12:00 pm
An article in yesterday’s West Australian by Robert Taylor warrants quoting at length:
Latest Liberal polling has the coalition ahead in Kimberley, Bunbury, Joondalup and Albany, with Riverton close behind. The big surprise is Kimberley, which Liberal research is showing as a likely win for its candidate, Broome identity Sos Johnston, over Labor’s Carol Martin despite [...]
Western front communiqué #3
Saturday, December 18, 2004 – 12:00 pm
The WA Labor Party might have hoped for a better start to its weekend than to face a front-page headline in The Australian reading "ALP faces poll rout in the west". Such was the shift recorded in today’s Newspoll in favour of the Coalition, who were up 8 per cent from the last poll in [...]
Western front communiqué #2
Monday, December 13, 2004 – 12:00 pm
The small-sample and often volatile Westpoll, conducted for The West Australian by Patterson Market Research, today shows Geoff Gallop’s Labor government headed for a drubbing, trailing the Coalition 34 per cent to 45 per cent on the primary vote with the Greens down to 4 per cent. A quote from Labor state secretary Bill Johnston [...]
Good housekeeping
Saturday, December 11, 2004 – 12:00 pm
The long-forgotten Australian Capital Territory election of October 16 now has its very own page, in which the blog coverage from that period has been gathered together, updated and smartened up.
Western front communiqué #1
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 – 12:00 pm
Welcome to the first in a semi-regular series summarising developments in the lead-up to the Western Australian election:
• Monica Videnieks of The West Australian reported yesterday that "speculation is mounting" that the election will be held on February 5. Most had anticipated it would be called for February 19 as this would have been the [...]
Belated Senate overview
Friday, December 3, 2004 – 12:00 pm
The Poll Bludger has finally extracted the digit and reupholstered his Senate election guide, which now features post-match summaries and detailed excuses as to why most of his predictions were wrong. For the benefit of regular readers, the new additions read as follows:
New South Wales: Antony Green notes that the crucial factor in the Greens’ [...]
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