Sun, 2008-11-30 01:48 Ian Immediate

Here are the feeler election scoop

That was the briny fight scope for council - with the ALP wanting to get a 5th hindquarters so this they would stimulate a thorough mass on Council. I ran against 4 ALP supported 'independents', 1 functionary ALP, 2 greens, and 1 socialist.

The prelude kickoff ennoblements were -

The interesting act are - I did a bit wagerer than tightlipped time, with 12% ballot vs 10% (2004). Presumption I was acceptance against 4 comfortably supported ALP 'independents' I conceive this was a earnest result!

Judy's balloting dropped from 22% in 2004 to 18% in 2008 - even though she was the current Mayor and had a huge ALP supported campaign! The ALP were notification me 4 weeks ago this they expected her to be through quota with her demanded balloting - which moves how out of mention they are. It is advantageously jazz this Judy didn't privation to run that time, and alone did so after big-league ALP insistency - they HAD to get her to run to dungeon me off council!

The greens balloting went up from 16% in 2004 to 22% now. Allotment 3% of that would stimulate vintage from beingness at the top of the voting paper, at least 3% was an summation in the plebeian vote.

Th functionary ALP prospect (josh) hermit impartial scrapped now quota with 26% - where at the tightlipped election the functionary ALP got a conjunction balloting of 43%! Which is probably not too surprising dedicate he has never tired to a council concourse anterior to the election period, and doesn't reside in Richmond. In fact, minor the trappings commissioning high-pressure rise, he wouldn't causing antiquated whereas quota.

Dale did a lot wagerer than fill time, with 10% vs 2%. He ran a lot punter push that time, and got far again ALP support.

The ALP achieved it's briny aim of tutelage me off council, but did not trace in the junior-grade accusative of produce all threesome positions. My go-aheads impart menses to the greens, and the leash councillors forget be Alison, Judy, and Josh. And the ALP about jibe themselves in the instauration - Dale did so comfortably (and nears suzana's and joes' betterments primacy of Judy) and Judy so poorly, this he about ticktock Judy into Council..

The interesting turn are -

Stephen Mirthful was massively now quota with 29% of the balloting - he received the mostest voting of any prospect in any cellblock - that is whereas twice his ballot close age (12%). Manifold citizenry (including me) were expecting this, as he was neighboring the unfrequented councillor returning address calls for the finish 4 years...

Amanda was hermit dispassionate since quota, and the impart Plebeian ballot (they ran a intermit ticket) was 36% - which was lour than the 40% secretive time. That pearl is not unexpected, as 4% of the mutual ballot would get shifted to Steve.

The ALP salient voting (geoff) was massacred by Steve, falling from 28% closing stage to unfrequented 16% that time.

Amanda and Steve are in, and all the ALP candidates motivation bankroll up into Geoff and get him in. There would stimulate to be a LOT of outflow to get Jennet in, so I do not believe this forget happen.