Comments on: Late mail

By: Vic Senate watch

Vic Senate watch — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:30:14 +0000

What is missing from the table above is teh other minor party votes. If William had inside this information it would have shown a consolidation of the vote. the other interesting statistic in the senate votes is the reduced number in below the line votes. the only party that maintains a high BTL vote is the Greens which is a clear indication of the lack of trust in the Greens ticketing.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:12:08 +0000

In response to Glen (602):

You should probably remember that Keating was PM during the time of a global recession, and despite Liberal fear campaigns managed to keep interest rates at the lowest in the western world (other developed countries would have killed for a 17% interest rate). He certainly had the economic credentials, and through his guidance Australia was well and truly out of the recession and on the road to recovery by the time he was so shortsightedly thrown out of office in 1996.

By: Rod

Rod — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:48:20 +0000

My own family, our closest friends in McEwen, and our next door neighbours, have come to the conclusion that we are the reason that Bailey lost McEwen.

8 votes between us.

And every one of us voted Green with the ALP as next pref.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:33:23 +0000

Anyone disagree with the view that , of the 8 AEC close seats:

1. Flynn, Solomon and Robertson will go to Labor
2) Swan, Dickson and Herbert will go to the Libs
3) Bowman and McEwen are the two which remain genuinely too close to call.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:52:17 +0000

Any bets on how long it will be before we really know the answer in the two closest ones (McEwen and Bowman)?

What with recounts, disputed votes, late postals and the like it is beginning to look like those involved in these two might still be wondering well past the Christmas Pud!

By: The Speaker

The Speaker — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:47:11 +0000

The Libs had a good day in Robertson today. I haven’t been following it but they now only trail by 258 votes.

William, Robertson isn’t in your photo finishes list but it’s the closest seat where the Libs are trailing ?

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:44:15 +0000

McEwen is now (10.49AM Thursday) back to a margin of 90 votes!

After additional absentee counting Bailey sits on 47,939 , while Mitchell is on 47,849

Around 1100 absentees outstanding, plus a few hundred postals and pre-polls, and 1091 provisionals.

This one isn’t over yet after all, it seems.

Cheers

Rod

By: The Speaker

The Speaker — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:19:43 +0000

The Liberals are definitely in front in McEwen.

The AEC page “cityblue” references seems to be 20000 votes out of date.

Compare:
http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-226.htm
to
http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefsByVoteType-13745-226.htm

In my opinion the only “Close Seats” Labor will win are Robertson and Flynn.

Soloman they are still behind but should catch Labor either today or tomorrow.

By: Ahtee

Ahtee — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:41:02 +0000

Keating was so arrogant that he just used Blaxland as a way to further his career. I feel sorry for that electorate because it’s the poorest urban electorate in the country, and yet Labor has done virtually nothing to improve it at all (even on a state level). Did Keating even live in Blaxland as a Treasurer? It’s not surprising that he now decided to live on a WATERFRONT property in an exclusive neighbourhood – so what’s wrong with Blaxland that he can’t live in it now? Yep, just continue to use the safe electorate to further your own career Keating, good job. What a great man! [/sarcasm]

By: psepho

psepho — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:02:57 +0000

McEwen still shows Bailey 217 in front?