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Australian Election
vanity | 9th October 2004 | naturalman1975

Posted on 10/09/2004 12:47:55 AM PDT by naturalman1975

I hesitate to suggest this, as I am fairly new around here, but I have noticed that there is quite a lot of interest in the Australian eleciton, so I thought I would make an offer here. I will be watching the election coverage and if people are interested, as the coverage proceeds, I can post updates in this thread, so people can follow what is happening in Australia.

Just an offer. Coverage starts in 15 minutes.

Oh and if any other Aussies want to post updates as well, of course, I wouldn't object. It's just I can see interest.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; coalitionofwilling; elections; howard; johnhoward; napalminthemorning; parliament; wot
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To: Simmy2.5
Yes! Congrates to the Aussies!

Thanks.

This victory will be the best I have experienced.

G W Bush's victory on Nov 2 will be just as sweet for you.

141 posted on 10/09/2004 2:45:15 AM PDT by Piefloater
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From ABC

The Scoreboard

26.6% counted.
Last updated Sat Oct 9 07:42PM EST
Party %
Vote
Swing Won Likely Total In
Doubt
Change Predict
Liberal 40.7 +3.3 positive swingpositive swing 56 4 60 12 0
National 5.9 +0.3 positive swingpositive swing 12 0 12 1 0
Labor 37.7 -0.2 negative swingnegative swing 46 1 47 14 0
Greens 7.3 +2.3 positive swingpositive swing 0 0 0 1 0
Democrats 1.5 -3.9 negative swingnegative swing 0 0 0 0 0
One Nation 1.0 -3.3 negative swingnegative swing 0 0 0 0 0
Others 5.9 +1.5 positive swingpositive swing 3 0 3 0 0

142 posted on 10/09/2004 2:45:58 AM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
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To: Piefloater
This victory will be the best I have experienced.

Hear! Hear!

I'm still not ready to call it myself, I couldn't bear to be wrong. But this has mattered more than any other election in my life.

143 posted on 10/09/2004 2:46:40 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

Still too early to call but I'm beginning to smile... :)


144 posted on 10/09/2004 2:47:32 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY

Sorry, I have no idea about the runoff system as I only spent my life in a colonial Hong Kong (which meant no election to decide government) and New Zealand (a pure unitary state with a unicameral Parliament - First Past the Post system first - same as US House of Reps' election, and now Mixed Members Proportional Representation - which is the German Bundestag election method). What does it mean in US election context?

About the Australian Senate, it is elected by using STV if my memory is correct - which is a sort-of proportional representation. If my memory is correct, it has long been a tie-up between the Coalition and Labor, and the minor parties call shots in balance of power. The bad news is both minor parties are Democrats and Greens i.e. loony left. That was the situation before the election.


145 posted on 10/09/2004 2:47:41 AM PDT by NZerFromHK (Controversially right-wing by NZ standards: unashamedly pro-conservative-America)
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Oh dear, dear, poor little diddums. Labor MPs complaining about 'negative campaigning'.

This from the party lead by a man who called the Prime Minister an 'Arse Licker'.

146 posted on 10/09/2004 2:48:03 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 64

ALP: 40

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.18%


147 posted on 10/09/2004 2:48:13 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: naturalman1975

Maybe they got that line from Kerry's Sister....sounds a lot like Democrat insults!!


148 posted on 10/09/2004 2:50:02 AM PDT by Primetimedonna
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To: naturalman1975

Scary! ABC is covering our debate! Also the Afghan election. Talking about Rumsfield. Fun :P


149 posted on 10/09/2004 2:50:30 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: newzjunkey

What were their Debate comments?


150 posted on 10/09/2004 2:51:14 AM PDT by Primetimedonna
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To: naturalman1975

Official Australian Electorial Commission tally

Seats needed to win government: 76

Lib/Nat: 66

ALP: 40

Ind: 3

swing to Lib/Nat of 2.13%


151 posted on 10/09/2004 2:51:18 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: Dundee

2004 Federal Election Facts & Figures

  • Across Australia 13,021,230 electors enrolled to vote.
  • Currently 31.83% of the primary vote has been counted.
  • The two party preferred count is 18.47% complete.
  • Polling place results are not available on election night to optimise system performance.
  • The election results and analysis on this website were last updated at 9/10/2004 7:48:51 PM.
House of Representatives National Two Party Preferred Result
Coalition Votes Percentage % Swing %
Liberal/National Coalition 1,289,419 53.61 +2.13
Australian Labor Party 1,115,897 46.39 -2.13

Summary of Divisions Won
Party NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT National
This Election Last Election
Australian Labor Party 16 12 5 0 1 3 2 1 40 65
Liberal 19 16 15 0 4 0 0 0 54 68
The Nationals 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 13
CLP - The Territory Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Independent 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Doubtful 7 7 3 15 6 2 0 1 41 0
TOTAL 50 37 28 15 11 5 2 2 150 150
COUNTED % 18.82 23.35 22.72 0.00 6.50 79.57 17.42 9.25 18.47  

152 posted on 10/09/2004 2:52:00 AM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
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To: naturalman1975

Wow. Definately sounds like our Democrats (Those evil Swiftboat ads. Slander! Horror! Evil Republicans trying to destroy a 'war hero'! Never mind the Moveon.org ads against Bush that compare him to Hitler).


153 posted on 10/09/2004 2:52:11 AM PDT by Simmy2.5 (Kerry served in Vietnam. Really. Just as the Swift Boat Vets.)
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To: Primetimedonna

Called it "oft heated" and mentioned polling suggested a "tie" but went on to mention the ridiculous on-line poll which gave Kerry 80-90% win. They did mention such polls aren't given much weight. Polls cited were CBS & CNN.


154 posted on 10/09/2004 2:52:53 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: naturalman1975

I found that Mark Latham sounds too much like Paul Martin (the current Liberal Prime Minister of Canada). And yet Canucks both here on FR and elsewhere all say he is "pro-US" and "a conservative"! Sad for Canada, but good for you that you guys aren't Canadians. :-)

I'm starting to want to ping Canadian FRers to see their reactions to the election at the brotherly Dominion down under.


155 posted on 10/09/2004 2:53:25 AM PDT by NZerFromHK (Controversially right-wing by NZ standards: unashamedly pro-conservative-America)
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Yes, well the negative campaigning here that Labor is complaining about was basically suggesting that a man who has only been opposition leader for less than a year, and whose biggest previous political experience was as a city Mayor, might just be a little inexperienced to run a country.

I mean, isn't that a horrible thing to suggest...

156 posted on 10/09/2004 2:54:29 AM PDT by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975
GO HOWARD!

157 posted on 10/09/2004 2:55:54 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: newzjunkey

Too bad our media gives these ridiculous polls more attention then they deserve! They have become a complete joke!


158 posted on 10/09/2004 2:55:59 AM PDT by Primetimedonna
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To: naturalman1975

By the looks of it so far, it seems sanity is returning to our fellow Aussies. Or maybe it was always there and the media were just trying to blow smoke up our collective *sses.


159 posted on 10/09/2004 2:56:58 AM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today’s.)
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To: naturalman1975

http://silentrunning.tv/archives/004842.php


7:12 Update

Liberal kingpin Michael Kroeger:
"That's it, the show is over. John Howard has won".

ALP spin doctor:
"Well, disaster is too strong a word".

Oh, I don't know...



7:52 Update

The ritual self disembowelment of the Left has already begun.

TV host:
"The question needs to be asked, would Kim Beazley have done a better job?"

ALP spin doctor:
"Well that's a hypothetical question".

Yes. Yes it is. Along with "What would a Latham government look like"? It appears we shall never know.

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160 posted on 10/09/2004 2:57:00 AM PDT by Pikamax
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