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Gough Suppressant: Nov 14, 2008

Quantum Mechanic posted:

It's a negative swing, unfortunately Still, Labor ran a massive campaign out here, and some of the Western Sydney seats copped it even worse. I think as far as weathering a backlash swing to Labor, we did well.

But who cares, Newtown, Ballina and Lismore, and we kept Balmain

Suck it, Victoria

So what you're saying is more green seats = liberals retaining government? No thanks.

# ? Mar 28, 2015 14:35

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# ? May 27, 2024 11:59

evilbastard: Mar 6, 2003; Hair Elf

What is worrying is that everyone hoping for the Legislative Council to mitigate the power sale might be out of luck :

As of midnight the 42 member Legislative council is :

Coalition 20
Labor 11
Greens 5
Christian Democrats 1
Shooters and Fishers 1

Of the last 4 seats :
- Labor 6.92, so they are basically certain to get 1 more
- Shooters and Fishers have .85 so they'll probably get 1 more
- Fred Nile will almost certainly get back in, as although he has 0.61 of a quota, he will get strong preferences from Liberals
- Liberals have 9.49. they might well get enough to get one more
- No Land Tax have 0.39, they are still in it.
- Greens have 2.2, so they are unlikely to get one more

Right now there is a pretty good chance that Liberals will pick up 10 more seats in the Legislative Council, giving them 21/42, and be within spitting distance of control of both houses.

On the bright side :

The National Party have seen the future coming at them like the K-T asteroid, and now not only will they be worried about Nationals turning into Independents, they actually have lost to the GODDAMN GREENS on something that should be the National party's reason for existence : protection of arable farmland.

Last year we saw Miranda with a record 23% swing due to exceptional circumstances (Massive protest vote, return from retirement of much-liked previous member), but today we have Lismore with 26% swing and Balina with a 32% swing. The Coal Seam Gas problem isn't going to go away, there is a massive amount of investment made in NSW, and the companies involved expect to get their return on investment, because no matter how much fuss the public caused they thought both Liberal and Labor had their back.

Come Monday morning, if the Nationals have the survival instincts of an ant, they will be raising eight kinds of hell in the party room, and may actually have to consider the demands of their constituents for the first time in 30 years. This change from voting lock-step on Liberal party matters will be quite interesting to watch.

# ? Mar 28, 2015 16:21

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

If people in the Nationals could see the future and had a sense of self preservation they wouldn't be in the Nationals.

But yeah, the upper house isn't looking particularly good (not that it is now); guess you can't do much when the cohort up for re-election was from a Labor win.

# ? Mar 28, 2015 16:26

CATTASTIC: Mar 31, 2010; ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My sausage was undercooked, can we re-do the vote?

# ? Mar 28, 2015 16:36

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

QUACKTASTIC posted:

My sausage was undercooked, can we re-do the vote?

How does one undercook a sausage

# ? Mar 28, 2015 17:46

CATTASTIC: Mar 31, 2010; ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It moo'd at me

# ? Mar 28, 2015 18:14

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Someone has spotted Anidav's car

# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:00

Pickled Tink: Apr 28, 2012; Have you heard about First Dog? It's a very good comic I just love.

Also, wear your bike helmets kids. I copped several blows to the head but my helmet left me totally unscathed.

Finally you should check out First Dog as it's a good comic I like it very much.; Fun Shoe

I'd totally gift that to tithin were it in my power.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:19

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:21

Asphyxious: Jun 25, 2012; I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life.

Pickled Tink posted:

I'd totally gift that to tithin were it in my power.

Tithin _wouldn't DOWNLOAD

a CAR

# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:29

Negative Entropy: Nov 30, 2009

You Am I posted:

Someone has spotted Anidav's car

Anidav doesn't have a car. How could he afford one?

# ? Mar 29, 2015 01:46

TheMightyHandful: Dec 8, 2008

Kommando posted:

Anidav doesn't have a car. How could he afford one?

You Am I posted:

Someone has spotted Anidav's car

of course it has queensland plates. of course.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:11

Skellybones: May 31, 2011; Fun Shoe

Is there an explanation of who held the seats the Greens now have? Mostly National and Labor?

# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:13

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

A Good Thing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/26/after-the-onions-theres-no-doubt-tony-abbott-is-a-loose-unit

Over 2000 words of onion based political commentary...

# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:18

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

Shadeoses posted:

Is there an explanation of who held the seats the Greens now have? Mostly National and Labor?

Newtown is a new seat, won by the Greens in a contest against Labor.

Lismore and Ballina were both previously held by Nats.

Balmain was retained by the incumbent Green.

PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Mar 29, 2015

# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:20

cowboy beepboop: Feb 24, 2001

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

A Good Thing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/26/after-the-onions-theres-no-doubt-tony-abbott-is-a-loose-unit

Really good article

# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:33

hambeet: Sep 13, 2002

Quantum Mechanic posted:

Suck it, Victoria

Yeah I know right.

Sucks to be Victoria.

Seriously though, aside from Victoria being the best state, congratulations and good work to the NSW (not the best state) groons for all their hard work!

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:10

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

RIP public infrastructute

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:20

hambeet: Sep 13, 2002

SynthOrange posted:

RIP public infrastructute

RIP education too apparently.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:25

CATTASTIC: Mar 31, 2010; ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tokamak posted:

Over 2000 words of onion based political commentary...

I have a substantially shorter piece for you right here.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:30

Foreman Domai: Apr 2, 2010; "In one dimension I find existence, in two I find life, but in three, I find freedom."

Victorian Liberal female MPs have reported being bullied, threatened and intimidated from within their own party

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:49

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

QUACKTASTIC posted:

I have a substantially shorter piece for you right here.

itt Quacktastic admits to having a small wang.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:51

CATTASTIC: Mar 31, 2010; ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That was the implication, yes

# ? Mar 29, 2015 03:54

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

quote:

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sacked MP Billy Gordon from the Labor Party over a string of undeclared criminal offences in a decision that could threaten her government's grasp on power.

The Premier acknowledged the decision could see her lose her premiership, but said Mr Gordon's position was untenable.

"Integrity is fundamental to any government that I lead, today I am prepared to put my premiership on the line," she said.

The Cook MP issued a statement last night that revealed a criminal history dating back to the 1980s that includes break and enters and an apprehended violence order taken out by his mother.

Mr Gordon had been in the spotlight during the first week of Parliament after his former partner also alleged she was a victim of domestic violence.

Ms Palaszczuk forwarded this information to the Police Commissioner on Friday.

"It is a past that isn't pleasant and it's a past that was kept from me and the deputy premier," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"I'm appalled and I'm shocked and I feel sick to the stomach.

"There is no second chance."

Mr Gordon has not revealed whether he will quit as an MP and Ms Palaszczuk said he was extremely upset over the situation.

She said would write to state secretary of the party Evan Moorhead to have the first-time MP expelled.

Labor holds 44 seats, the Liberal National Party holds 42 and if Cook does go to a by-election, the balance of power could potentially shift in Queensland.

"The Government will continue to function," Ms Palaszczuk said.

HAPPENING

http://abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/cook/

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:18

Gough Suppressant: Nov 14, 2008

Things you don't need a police check for: becoming a member of parliament

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:21

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

I'm dying. Springborg could become Premier because the ALP literally ran a documented domestic abuser as the candidate.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:23

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

That is pretty dumb.

That said isn't Cook traditionally a pretty safe seat for the ALP.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:25

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Yeah but it was LNP in 2012. A by-election run might see it swing back.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:27

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

Burn Down Canberra posted:

That is pretty dumb.

That said isn't Cook traditionally a pretty safe seat for the ALP.

Would him flat out resigning and forcing a by-election give them enough goodwill to make sure that it would stay safe?

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:28

drowned in pussy juice: Oct 13, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

Burn Down Canberra posted:

That is pretty dumb.

That said isn't Cook traditionally a pretty safe seat for the ALP.

Yeah but it swung pretty heavily to the libs last time so I wouldn't take anything for granted with the amount of people in QLD who "voted against Newman, not for Labor"

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:31

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:32

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

Anidav posted:

HAPPENING

http://abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/cook/

I don't suppose it helps for me to say I told you so. Good on Palaszczuk for having the guts and integrity to do this. How stupid are the ALP however? I would hope that any by election would see a Greens member elected but I suppose I'd settle for a Labor one.

I do hope that 20% + swings against them and losing to the Greens causes the Nationals to rethink being in a lockstep coalition with the commanders of Mordor.

Most disturbing thing said yesterday at the booth. NTATA (NRETA) and his gaffs are a carefully calculated distraction so nobody pays attention to climate change. Yes it was a Green's volunteer and yes she was a school teacher. :suicide:

Cunning Muppet Government!

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:38

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Nice comment. David.

# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:42

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

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# ? Mar 29, 2015 04:43