who will win in tomorrows election?

I think Labor will win.

Lol I puts in a donkey vote... just like I'm gonna do tomorrow... although I'll do it properly and not give my default vote to Labor haha

oh Matt

I should have thought to put that as the 4th option  

I was looking for a "too close to call/hung parliament" vote.

hmmmmm you could be right Paula

The hate for Tony Abbott seems too large :S Facebook is full of groups like kill yourself if Abbott wins and stuff. The general younger population will vote for Gillard for sure.

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The hate for Tony Abbott seems too large :S Facebook is full of groups like kill yourself if Abbott wins and stuff. The general younger population will vote for Gillard for sure.

Guess I'm not general... lol.

For future reference, I would've voted Liberal this year if Turnbull was still their leader against Gillard.

I voted for the party thats best for Australia............and that certainly aint ALP

I voted for the party that's best for Australia and that certainly wasn't the Liberal Party.

Been watching the results come in on tele........it is still very very close..............heaven help us with the Greens holding the balance of power.................

Quoted from LB

Been watching the results come in on tele........it is still very very close..............heaven help us with the Greens holding the balance of power.................

My immediate reaction to a Green in the lower house was that this is a bad day!

Quoted from LB

Been watching the results come in on tele........it is still very very close..............heaven help us with the Greens holding the balance of power.................

What's so bad about the greens?

The Greens are the most terrible party, they are the equivalent to sending our economy down the toilet!

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What's so bad about the greens?

Have you ever noticed economics, trade, strategic alliances, etc never play a role in any of their "policy"?

Quoted from Paula

I was looking for a "too close to call/hung parliament" vote.

YOU called it Paula  

Bob Brown must be so pleased.  all his party's hard work is paying off.  

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Have you ever noticed economics, trade, strategic alliances, etc never play a role in any of their "policy"?

Do they actually have a "policy"  ??

Nationals to fight for Tuckey's seat

Posted Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:13pm AEDT
The Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of O'Connor Tony Crook.

The Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of O'Connor Tony Crook will try to prize the seat from long-serving Liberal member, Wilson Tuckey. (National Party)

The Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of O'Connor, Tony Crook, has resigned from the W-A Royal Flying Doctor Service to focus on his election campaign.

The high profile Kalgoorlie resident served as chairman of the R-F-D-S board for 10 years and will be replaced by Perth businessman Neville Bassett.

The O'Connor electorate will take in the Goldfields for the first time at the next election due to boundary changes and will be contested by the long-serving Liberal Member, Wilson Tuckey.

Mr Crook says his major challenge will be winning votes in the southern parts of the seat.

"Clearly it's a very big electorate and to do it justice I need to get out there and cover the ground," he said.

"I'm going to have to do a lot of work down through Albany through the Wheatbelt.

"My family name is very well known in the Wheatbelt through Merredin and that area but into the south I guess I've only got my RFDS hat to fly down there at this stage."



at least my guy got in.................................

There was a bit of a swing away from the liberals in SA.  Kingston remained Labour, thank God, and Boothby is shaky for the Liberals.

Quoted from LB

The Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of O'Connor Tony Crook.



at least my guy got in.................................

This may be the most interesting seat to watch and see which party this new member will align with in a hung parliament as he and the WA Nationals are strongly independent of all major parties.

Hung Parliament a good outcome for regional WA
By Tony Crook, on August 17th, 2010

Tony Crook

The Nationals’ candidate for O’Connor, Tony Crook, has today outlined why a hung Parliament with a WA National holding the balance of power would be a great outcome for regional WA.

Mr Crook said the pundits were calling a very close result, with the possibility of a hung Parliament.

“If elected as an Independent WA National a hung Parliament will put The Nationals in a prime position to deliver a fair share of Federal funding for regional WA,” Mr Crook said.

“Brendon Grylls and The WA Nationals are well qualified to negotiate an exceptional deal for regional WA, should I find myself with the balance of power.

“Just look at the last State Election, everyone said The Nationals couldn’t deliver – then when the votes were counted both sides were scrambling for our support.

“Would you rather have an Independent National fighting for regional WA in the case of a hung Parliament, or Wilson Tuckey chained to his Party benches, barking extraneously while Labor negotiate a deal with the Greens or Eastern States independents and regional WA is forgotten again?”

Mr Crook said with the balance of power he could deliver more funding for infrastructure and services in regional WA.

“I would negotiate to ensure the Federal Government quarantines the same amount of money the State Government invests in Royalties for Regions each year, to be spent in regional WA.

“I would also negotiate to abolish the Minerals Resource Rent Tax – we don’t need a new tax to fund our plan, we just want some of the infrastructure funding that is currently directed into marginal seats in the Eastern States to be redirected to regional WA.”

Mr Crook said his first act in Federal Parliament would be to introduce a Private Members Bill calling for 100 per cent of WA’s GST revenue to be returned to the State.

“It would be interesting to see how Western Australian MPs from major parties would vote on this Bill, I imagine we would see their true commitment lies with their party rather than their electorate.

“Major parties have failed to deliver for regional WA, as a strong independent representative I will make sure regional WA has a seat at the Federal decision making table.”

http://tc.wowkal.com/?p=278#more-278

This is a very good result for country WA

Huge swing away from the LNP in Kingston.  We southerners are smart people. Ms Rishworth is the best choice for this electorate and the reason I voted Labour.

http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/king.htm

I think I was in the same electorate as you when I lived in SA, Paula, I lived in O'Halloran Hill

Sums up what I thought of Election 2010

good find Matt

and how quickly did someone put that together.

I saw it a couple of weeks ago, its very good...

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I saw it a couple of weeks ago, its very good...

Couple of weeks ago? Was only uploaded yesterday lol.

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Couple of weeks ago? Was only uploaded yesterday lol.

Dunno about that but it was definitely sent to me a couple of weeks ago via email..............

This particular version was uploaded 2 days ago.

There are numerous versions of this scene floating about (each with their own set of subtitles), and the scene in question is actually from a 2004 German film titled "Downfall".

Thanks Silly, at least I know I didnt imagine it......

One week later...and Australia still doesn't have a ruling on who is going to govern.

Maybe we should have another election........or, and here is a novel idea!

why don't the people who WERE voted in, govern the country and not worry about PARTY POLITICS.....just what's best for us Australians.

As nobody has been voted in (it's a tie) I vote for another election!

It's 72 a piece, although the news says 72/73 because the 73 seats includes Tony Crook who says he is going to sit on the crossbenches.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/?WT.svl=mainNav

This poll expires in one more day...and still we have no government  

If we have a re-election...we will have to start poll again!~