For the last two decades of Federal and State elections, I have been voting strategically for a hung parliament (in both Houses) every time. In 2010, enough of my fellow citizens did the same that a hung Federal parliament was finally what we got.
elections
“best argument against democracy is 5 min conversation with the averag VOTER sa winston churchil who was aktualy not bad and looking at colection of numskuls oiks roters bulies and cads of st custards he may hav a point.” ~ Nigel Molesworth esq, the goriller of 3b
New Zealand goes to the polls
New Zealand has been going to the polls today. I’m less than an expert on NZ politics, so here are a few links for you.
Liveblogging should start Real Soon Now at The Hand Mirror. Check out their recent series of posts on the leadup to the election.
The Grauniad on Bachmann et al
Bachmann, 55, believes her country needs to be reclaimed from a socialist president, a gay mafia, and treasonous liberals, responsible for, among other things, robbing Americans of the freedom to choose their light bulbs.
“We know he is a real person. He has a Facebook site.”
Yes, and so does my friend’s dog.
Quick hurrah: Hanson misses out on NSW upper house
Preferences distributed from the ALP to the Greens pushed Jeremy Buckingham (GRN) past Hanson’s initial largest share of the primary round of voting.
Polling place accessibility and the NSW state election
I get the impression that the NSW election sees a slight improvement over the Federal election in polling place accessibility information. How does your electorate look? How many fully wheelchair accessible polling places, how many assisted access, and how close are they to you? What information is missing from the descriptions?
Quickhit: Second Preference Groups in the NSW State election
NSW State election 2011: why neither my local Liberal candidate for the Legislative Assembly, nor the Liberal and National party candidates for the Legislative Council, will be getting any preference at all from me.
Thursday Cheezburger – Politicians
Today’s theme is: Politicians, in honour of the State election in NSW this weekend.
Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.
Who knew Wilde foresaw the 2011 NSW election?
The ALP, is, of course, the “unspeakable”, but they’ve had to become virtual cartoons before the LibNats have been able to look like this time they are finally going to get Labor out of government.
Dear UK, Australia does NOT use expensive voting machines
We don’t use them to cast our votes, and we don’t use them to count our votes either. Anybody telling you otherwise is lying.
Hoyden About Town 