Comments on: Altona by-election day http://www.tallyroom.com.au/3627 Elections and politics in Australia and around the world. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bird of paradox http://www.tallyroom.com.au/3627/comment-page-1#comment-13800 Bird of paradox Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:53:36 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=3627#comment-13800 Also, a list of candidates, in ballot order: Brijender Nain Liz Mumby Margarita Windisch (Socialist Alliance) Mark Rose (Liberal) David Strangward (Green) Andrew Rixon Brian Shaw Jill Hennessy (Labor) Andrew Rixon's website has to be seen to be believed, here: http://www.andrewrixon.com.au/ He's heavily enough mentally ill to possibly be barred from taking his seat if he somehow wins... yet he tries anyway. Ya gotta love that. There's also Brian Shaw. He is batshit crazy, as shown by any link you care to click here: http://www.elijahschallenge.net/legal/legal.htm And also was connected to One Nation in WA, where he spoke at a meeting in Carlisle on "What the Government does not want you to know" about a year ago. http://www.elijahschallenge.net/calendar/calendar.htm I wish there'd been a proper campaign for this by-election, so that these two guys could've brought some much-needed lulz. As it is, though, they'll be bringing up the rear. Also, a list of candidates, in ballot order:

Brijender Nain
Liz Mumby
Margarita Windisch (Socialist Alliance)
Mark Rose (Liberal)
David Strangward (Green)
Andrew Rixon
Brian Shaw
Jill Hennessy (Labor)

Andrew Rixon’s website has to be seen to be believed, here:

http://www.andrewrixon.com.au/

He’s heavily enough mentally ill to possibly be barred from taking his seat if he somehow wins… yet he tries anyway. Ya gotta love that.

There’s also Brian Shaw. He is batshit crazy, as shown by any link you care to click here:

http://www.elijahschallenge.net/legal/legal.htm

And also was connected to One Nation in WA, where he spoke at a meeting in Carlisle on “What the Government does not want you to know” about a year ago.

http://www.elijahschallenge.net/calendar/calendar.htm

I wish there’d been a proper campaign for this by-election, so that these two guys could’ve brought some much-needed lulz. As it is, though, they’ll be bringing up the rear.

]]> By: Bird of paradox http://www.tallyroom.com.au/3627/comment-page-1#comment-13799 Bird of paradox Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:38:09 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=3627#comment-13799 My picks, previously mentioned on Poll Bludger: ALP 50 Lib 30 Grn 10 Mumby 5 Nain 2 (donkey vote) Shaw, Rixon, SA: 1 each 2pp: ALP 63%. A largish but harmless swing against Labor, chalked up equally to it being a by-election, there being more candidates than the last few times, and Labor just not being as popular as in the landslides of 2002 and 2006. And a very chancy second bet: Liz Mumby, the only independent with any kind of profile, to go under the radar, come second and challenge Labor the same way Carol Adams did in Kwinana in WA last state election (check the areas, they're very similar). That's doubtful to happen though. My picks, previously mentioned on Poll Bludger:

ALP 50
Lib 30
Grn 10
Mumby 5
Nain 2 (donkey vote)
Shaw, Rixon, SA: 1 each

2pp: ALP 63%. A largish but harmless swing against Labor, chalked up equally to it being a by-election, there being more candidates than the last few times, and Labor just not being as popular as in the landslides of 2002 and 2006.

And a very chancy second bet: Liz Mumby, the only independent with any kind of profile, to go under the radar, come second and challenge Labor the same way Carol Adams did in Kwinana in WA last state election (check the areas, they’re very similar). That’s doubtful to happen though.

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