Comments on: ACT election minus one day

By: feral sparrowhawk

feral sparrowhawk — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:29:26 +0000

The way candidates from within parties compete under Hare-Clark is a two edged sword. It can create more hostility (and more cost) but it also means that a lot of the infighting that would otherwise be done behind the scenes is out in the open, which has to be healthier.

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:20:19 +0000

Live coverage thread up.

By: Adam in Canberra

Adam in Canberra — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:19:27 +0000

The Greens only have 1.4 quotas in Molonglo. Can they get 2 seats from there?

By: Oz

Oz — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:17:35 +0000

5% counted.

9.8% swing to The Greens in Brindabella

12.1% counted, 7.4% swing to The Greens in Ginninderra.

11% counted in Molonglo, 7% swing to The Greens

Labor and Lib losing out, Independants also getting swings.

By: Oz

Oz — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:08:20 +0000

Counting starts!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:05:38 +0000

The Greens are lucky that their failure to actually campaign for a fourth candidate wasn’t highlighted more by the media before the election, as opposed to in say, the article Oz lists.

They’re in the ridiculous situation now of potentially having a new MLA who either is totally unknown, or a failed Senate candidate who’s my age and has announced plans to leave the territory by the end of the year. (They should be particularly thankful that bit didn’t get out.)

By: Adam in Canberra

Adam in Canberra — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:02:37 +0000

Arghh they have turned off the cricket to cover the ACT elections.

By: Oz

Oz — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:17:11 +0000

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/18/2394867.htm?section=justin

Oh so once the election is over the parties start sucking up to The Greens.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:56:21 +0000

Yes, that’s also one area where I actually agree with Adam. The much smaller exclusion zone at the federal election worked a lot better; this just makes polling a nuisance, and makes it harder for parties to get information to voters.

By: Adam in Canberra

Adam in Canberra — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:22:43 +0000

Oz, yes most of them do, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Rudd’s sterling performance recently has boosted the ALP’s stocks generally, and that some of this has rubbed off on the ACT ALP.

I agree that 100m is too big an exclusion zone. I have handed out at a lot of booths over the years and at every one, voters were able to get HTVs as they walked from wherever they parked to the booth.