Gavan Lim-Joon wrote:
Good luck Ken. Unfortuantely that particular seat has been held by the
Liberal Party since 1901 Federation and you would need about a 25% swing
with double the last ALP votes.
Not so!
In 2004 the Libs (Petro Georgiou) got 61% of the two candidate preferred
vote while Labor got 39%. So a swing of 11.1% in 2007 would give Labor
50.1%, the Libs 49.9% and me more trips to Canberra.
Regardless, I agree that the swing required appears unlikely!
Like many other things I do, my ALP candidature could be seen as
quixotic endeavour!
But someone needed to it and I'm certainly having fun (see some lines
from my campaign brochure below)! We've also got a debate on climate
change lined up with Petro in the local (Hawthorn) town hall.
Cheers
Ken
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Dr. Ken Harvey
Endorsed ALP Candidate for Kooyong
35 Mary St.
Hawthorn, Vic, 3122
http://www.medreach.com.au
VOIP: +61 (03) 9029 0634; Mobile +61 (04) 1918 1910
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Why re-elect a powerless member of what will be a stale Liberal-National
party opposition?
I respect Petro Georgiou, especially his efforts to humanise the refugee
policy of the Howard government and his opposition to the “formal
citizenship test”.
However, as a consequence he's now marginalised by his own party and
largely ineffectual.
Go with the tidal wave of political change building up in the Australian
population that will elect an ALP Federal government later this year.
Elect a local member who will be part of a fresh, energetic,
economically and socially responsible, ALP Federal Government.
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