Showing posts with label elections 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elections 2009. Show all posts

Saturday 5 December 2009

Bradfield & Higgins by-elections Saturday 5 December 2009: links to virtual tally room and other live cover


By-elections for the seats of Higgins and Bradfield (recently vacated by Liberal Party members Peter Costello and Brendan Nelson) are underway today.

Twenty-two candidates are standing in Bradfield. Including 9 candidates from the Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) and an echo from the past with a candidate from the DLP. Full candidate list.

Ten candidates are standing in Higgins from across the political spectrum, but without a candidate from the Fred Nile Group. Full candidate list.

Bradfield polling places
Higgins polling places

Australian Electoral Commission's Virtual Tally Room begins to track primary votes and polling booths after 6pm.

ABC's Election Guide and Antony Green also cover the by-election vote counts tonight.

Twitter on the by-elections:
#higgins
#Bradfield
#byelection

Wednesday 2 September 2009

Because I could never look at Brendan Nelson's hair in the same way again......



.....after First Dog On the Moon's original foray into the subject of hair with a life of its own.
Here is the second and probably final cartoon concerning teh pate pelt from that tonsorial master writing in Crikey.


Click on image to enlarge

Sunday 22 March 2009

Who's crowing now? 2009 Queensland State Election results at a glance


Despite a 4.2% swing against Labor (provisional estimate), last night Queensland Premier Anna Bligh became the first Australian female state premier to win an election in her own right.
Her government looks to be returned with at least 50 seats in an 89 seat parliament.
This was definitely not the close election predicted by many political pundits.
Those members of her family who live on the NSW North Coast are celebrating I'm sure.

Winners and losers in the 21 March 2009 Queensland State Election.

Parties ahead on the primary vote on election night by number of seats won:

ALP
50
LNP
35
4


Final results by seat on election night:

Albert
Algester
Ashgrove
Aspley
Barron River
Beaudesert
Brisbane Central
Broadwater
Buderim
Bulimba
Bundaberg
Bundamba
Burdekin
Burleigh
Burnett
Cairns
Callide
Caloundra
Capalaba
Chatsworth
Clayfield
Cleveland
Condamine
Cook
Coomera
Currumbin
Dalrymple
Everton
Ferny Grove
Gaven
Gladstone
Glass House
Greenslopes
Gregory
Gympie
Hervey Bay
Hinchinbrook
Inala
Indooroopilly
Ipswich
Ipswich West
Kallangur
Kawana
Keppel
Lockyer
Logan
Lytton
Mackay
Mansfield
Maroochydore
Maryborough
Mermaid Beach
Mirani
Moggill
Morayfield
Mount Coot-tha
Mount Isa
Mount Ommaney
Mudgeeraba
Mulgrave
Mundingburra
Murrumba
Nanango
Nicklin
Noosa
Nudgee
Pine Rivers
Pumicestone
Redcliffe
Redlands
Rockhampton
Sandgate
South Brisbane
Southern Downs
Southport
Springwood
Stafford
Stretton
Sunnybank
Surfers Paradise
Thuringowa
Toowoomba North
Toowoomba South
Townsville
Warrego
Waterford
Whitsunday
Woodridge
Yeerongpilly



Changing seats according to Antony Green.

Saturday 21 March 2009

Queensland State Election 21 March 2009: Virtual Tally Room and other live online links on the night


Queensland Electoral Commission links to Virtual Tally Room, candidate details etc.

ABC and Antony Green cover the 2009 Queensland Election - includes links to TV, radio, reporters' live blogs, as well as analysis of initial results as they come to hand.

Crikey is live chatting the election from 2pm this afternoon at Pineapple Party Time.

Sunday 8 March 2009

Queensland election: will the LNP re-introduce duck and quail shooting?

Brisbane's Westender reports: Rumours abound that Queensland's pro-hunting lobby has persuaded the LNP to re-introduce duck and quail shooting if it wins government after March 21.

The LNP has not been forthcoming to organisations like Birds Queensland about its intentions and the Greens are concerned that the LNP will attempt to sneak into government without releasing policies like its approach to hunting native animals.

Greens MP Ronan Lee, who led the original move to ban duck and quail hunting, said the LNP should immediately dispel these rumours by stating publicly the laws against duck and quail hunting will not be altered.

"There is a widespread feeling in the community that these practices are cruel and inappropriate and Mr Springborg should be prepared to clarify his policy," Mr Lee said.

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Pauline Hanson: I'm baaack!

Pauline Hansen has announced that she is standing for the Queensland Parliament in the 21st March 2009 election.
The flamboyant redhead has updated http://www.paulinehansen.com.au/ and is now seeking donations and selling t-shirts.
Her bio is a bit of a hoot because it currently stops before her last attempt at federal election in 2007.
Pauline is a bit peeved at all the publicity about her last failed bid:
"Once again the question of electoral funding has reared it ugly head, WHY? My running in this election has nothing to do with electoral funding as many would have you believe.I am fed up with the lies, innuendoes, misreporting and blatant attempts to discredit my name and reasons for standing in the election.Independent and political party candidates for the purpose of election funding is eligible to claim reimbursement of election campaign expenses for votes polled if the candidate reached the qualifying threshold (more than 4%) of formal first preference votes in the electorate contested.A Queensland electorate has approx 32,000 voters. Every formal first preference vote receives approx $1.50 per vote from the electoral commission if the candidate reaches over 4%.Any campaign expenses exceeding the electoral funding are not reimbursed. Receipts must be produced for funding reimbursement."
What is missing from her website is any updated policy or promises.
Did she ever really have any?