NSW State Election
Today is the NSW State Election day and I am still to find a compelling reason to vote either way. Both parties seem as much of a muchness in a lot of ways in terms of promises. For example, the Liberals will recycle Sydneys water effluent, whilst Labour offer to build a desalinization plant, the common goal is to guarantee Sydneys water. Overall, neither side has convinced me they deserve to serve the NSW people.
I think I may lodge a protest vote and cast a vote for an Independent. Independents are largely useless parliamentarians. However, they send a message to the major parties that they are failing the electorate that puts the Independent in the seat.
Who do I think will win? I agree with the polls that Labour will be returned to power. It will be a case of better the devil you know, than the one in the budgie smugglers. That was an electioneering clanger, and I implore the Liberal party to ensure campaigning leaders never be photographed in them again. Also, a great majority of people do not distinguish between Federal and State, and with the recent Howard government woes it will have a negative impact on the NSW campaign.
Update Get all the election results from 19:30 on iServ which is providing informed commentary on the 2007 NSW State Election.
Popularity: 11% [?]
March 24th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I had my vote and as I indicated above I have lodged a protest vote. The 2 major parties were ranked 7 (incompetent Incumbent) and 8 (Weak Budgie Smugglers Mob) out of 8 candidates.
As for the upper house, the sight of 100 boxes and a sheet of paper 2 election booths wide (why do theses things get printed in 24 point?) ensured I marked only one box. It went to the Fishing Party.
I do though believe Mr Iemma will get the win. It will be reduced minority. I also agree that it is sad when the other side simply has not put forward a strong case to pick them.
Heres hope that at the end of the year there will be more strong policies coming from both sides that encourage Australians to actually consider their vote.
March 24th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Well my protest vote had no effect with the ALP member Kevin Greene returned with a monumental majority. I am not surprised with no real effective campaigning from any other prospective member. Mr Greene had many placards along the streets of Oatley, and had a profile.
March 24th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
The common theme from the Liberal party members about what caused their overwhelming spanking seems to be the negative advertising aimed at Peter Debnam. This is simply a load of crap and cry babying. Yes the advertising was negative, however this form of advertising is years old.
In fact in the last WA election it was the Liberal party running the gutter advertising. That said the overwhelming loss that Colin Barnett suffered at that election came from an absolutely crazy policy to construct a canal to ship water from the North of the state to the south.
The reason the Liberals have lost the 2007 NSW Election is the devout lack of policy and a leader that has failed to construct an air of trust, despite being seen in budgie smugglers on the campaign. Mr Debnam must now be seriously considering resigning as the opposition leader after running a clearly failed campaign.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Talking about the labours; labour day is approaching and ou are going to find a holiday in almost all parts of the world; indirectly destroying ones nations own economy seeing that all the offices and everything is closed and indirectly labours too don’t get to work and neither are they paid their wages so, where do you think the labours are getting their rights