Comments on: NSW Greens results http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/ hopping along the corridors of power Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Drakula http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25719 Drakula Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:06:12 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25719 I thaught such behaviour would be disciplined by the speaker of the house, but then he could be a Liberal. Stealing pamphlets from other parties and mis-representing them, strikes me as being a wee bit out of order. I thaught such behaviour would be disciplined by the speaker of the house, but then he could be a Liberal. Stealing pamphlets from other parties and mis-representing them, strikes me as being a wee bit out of order.

]]> By: moz http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25688 moz Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:26:23 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25688 "beneath", old stick, beneath the law. It's even more problematic because Heffernen is not denying what he did, in fact the contrary. But I don't think he'll be prosecuted, because the Liberals are not trying to pin similar behaviour on Labour. That seems to be the only time they believe in accountability. “beneath”, old stick, beneath the law. It’s even more problematic because Heffernen is not denying what he did, in fact the contrary. But I don’t think he’ll be prosecuted, because the Liberals are not trying to pin similar behaviour on Labour. That seems to be the only time they believe in accountability.

]]> By: Drakula http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25585 Drakula Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:46:49 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25585 Shouldn`t Heffernen be hauled to the courts? That practice has to be illegal even in Australia or are Liberals there above the law? Yours Drakula Shouldn`t Heffernen be hauled to the courts? That practice has to be illegal even in Australia or are Liberals there above the law?
Yours Drakula

]]> By: moz http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25527 moz Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:28:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/03/27/nsw-greens-results/#comment-25527 One problem with the Australian system of allowing campaigning on the day is that it leaves it up to the election workers to police the limits (6m from the door to the polling place), resulting in complaints that Labour operatives were campaigning *inside* polling booths as people were trying to vote. I only have that second hand, but my first hand observations in a different booth make it seem like a credible report. Plus, I have to say, many Australians don't understand how preferential voting works, and the ones who do are somewhat hamstrung by the way electoral funding goes to your first preference - I would have liked to preference some of the very small parties, but couldn't meaningfully do so without depriving The Greens of the few bucks they get for each primary vote (which is as important for what it says as for the few bucks). Althought the $1500/pa tax deductable donation to a political party is nice. STV/preferential voting is a nice theory, but it just seems not to work in practice. Perhaps with an educated, involved electorate (ICANN, say) it would work well, but in Australia it's a bit of a joke. One problem with the Australian system of allowing campaigning on the day is that it leaves it up to the election workers to police the limits (6m from the door to the polling place), resulting in complaints that Labour operatives were campaigning *inside* polling booths as people were trying to vote. I only have that second hand, but my first hand observations in a different booth make it seem like a credible report.

Plus, I have to say, many Australians don’t understand how preferential voting works, and the ones who do are somewhat hamstrung by the way electoral funding goes to your first preference - I would have liked to preference some of the very small parties, but couldn’t meaningfully do so without depriving The Greens of the few bucks they get for each primary vote (which is as important for what it says as for the few bucks). Althought the $1500/pa tax deductable donation to a political party is nice.

STV/preferential voting is a nice theory, but it just seems not to work in practice. Perhaps with an educated, involved electorate (ICANN, say) it would work well, but in Australia it’s a bit of a joke.

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