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David 
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: Andromeda
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Gotta love Joh  the guy may have been an evil corrupt maverick, but at least he kept things interesting 
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nomadjack
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Location: Essendon
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| member34258 wrote: | | Proud Pies wrote: |
nah, that's ok, that's just the way it's done.
if a politician retires, resigns or dies whilst holding the seat, there will always be a by-election held to determine the next sitting member. |
Except for the Senate.
The Premier of the senators state gets to choose a replacement. |
Yep, but he/she must be a member of the same party as the senator being replaced following the change to section 15 of the constitution in 1977. |
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member34258
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Is that true?
I dimly remember a Queensland Premier (must have been the crook Joh) replacing an ALP Senator with a National Party guy.
Don't remember the year though. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
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the year was 74, and the end result was a double dissolution (as it gave the coalition the balance of power).
That was the political science lecture I didn't fall asleep in 
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Culprit 
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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Why would you vote for someone who was going to pull the pin halfway through his term. Howard getting the flick is pure Karma. Could not happen to a nice *rick.
Labour has won the seat. This so good.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/mckew-claims-pms-seat/2007/11/26/1196036783260.html
Ms McKew said she had targeted conservative voters in the campaign for Bennelong but denied she had won the seat on the back of a growing Asian vote.
"My strategy was to go after Liberal voters - not Chinese, Korean, Italian or Armenian. I want to clear that up before we get an urban myth about Chinese and Korean voters."
The victory was also a win for grassroots campaigning over the "buckets of money" Mr Howard and the Liberal Party had pumped into the seat, she said.
"Mr Howard and the Liberal Party spent $20 million in the campaign for Bennelong ... all we promised was a child-care centre." |
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eddiesmith 
Lets get ready to Rumble
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
Location: Lexus Centre
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| Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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| eddiesmith wrote: | | Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
He will now be remembered as the 2nd Australian PM to lose his seat nothing else.
Bracks who? No one will rmember him.  |
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bwphantom 
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
Joined: 15 Mar 2002
Location: Brisbane QLD
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| eddiesmith wrote: | | Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
Wouldn't have been any different to the lies he said before. It just so happens any Leader of a Party lies, it is just what they do.
The Rudd lies will begin rest assured, the pricks cannot help themselves.
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The Prototype
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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eddiesmith
Lets get ready to Rumble
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Culprit wrote: | | eddiesmith wrote: | | Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
He will now be remembered as the 2nd Australian PM to lose his seat nothing else.
Bracks who? No one will rmember him. |
People will remember him as the worst Premier this state ever had |
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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| eddiesmith wrote: | | Culprit wrote: | | eddiesmith wrote: | | Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
He will now be remembered as the 2nd Australian PM to lose his seat nothing else.
Bracks who? No one will rmember him. |
People will remember him as the worst Premier this state ever had |
Your kidding, he has been one of the best Liberal Premiers we have ever had.
No one will take Kirners mantle, she is way out in front. |
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Alec. J. Hidell
Joined: 12 May 2007
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| eddiesmith wrote: | | Culprit wrote: | | eddiesmith wrote: | | Yeah he should have just done a Bracks and retire a year into the term and lie to the voters |
He will now be remembered as the 2nd Australian PM to lose his seat nothing else.
Bracks who? No one will rmember him. |
People will remember him as the worst Premier this state ever had |
You might, but I'm guessing you represent no one., which is a good thing.
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| I only hear that type of response less than five percent of the time. Have you ever been to Europe? |
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PeterWH 
www.peakhillfm.com.au
Joined: 20 Oct 2001
Location: back home after travelling around Australia
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The Chief Minister in Northern Territory quit today as well....none of these people can handle the pressures of running a State.Just wish we didnt have Iemma running NSW,but I guess that there isnt anyone else to do so!!!!!!!
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member34258
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-105.htm
Two Candidate Preferred
Polling Places Returned: 48 of 48 Turnout: 79.09% Candidate Party Votes This Election (%) Last Election (%) Swing (%)
HOWARD, John Winston Liberal 35,474 48.34 54.13 -5.79
McKEW, Maxine Labor 37,913 51.66 45.87 +5.79
So, total of 77,175 votes cast (includes informals). All 48 booths have been counted giving Maxine a lead of 2,439 votes.
But here's the question. Bennalong have an enrolled total of 97,573. That's 20,000 votes not counted.
If 60% of these votes go to the incumbent, that's 12,000 votes for Howard and 8,000 votes for Maxine.
Do the math, who wins? |
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