The Official 2007 Election Thread

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:21 am

I declare the seat of Calwell to Maria Vamvakinou ALP. 1 down......

Looking at the Senate Ballot - just had to laugh........What Women Want Party. If anyone actually knows what they want, could you please let me know, so I might vote for them at one stage

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:36 am

BenDoolan wrote:Looking at the Senate Ballot - just had to laugh........What Women Want Party. If anyone actually knows what they want, could you please let me know, so I might vote for them at one stage

Mel Gibson?

ZRS · Post by **ZRS** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:27 am

ALP - upper
ALP - lower

seat Adelaide (marginal ALP seat)

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:35 pm

Upper - Greens
Lower - Labor

Deakin.

My first federal election vote - my main analysis of the day is make sure to vote at a place holding a Sausage Sizzle. And that getting 4 year old kids to hand out Liberal hand to vote cards isn't going to change my vote.

pevfan · Post by **pevfan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:08 pm

Upper -Greens
Lower - ALP...with knobs on...(wish there was an Icon for praying!!)

Corio

Coming from the Geelong region it's very interesting to see the Geelong Addy Plumping for Labor for the first time in many, many years. As far as the election is concerned I'm sorry I'm not in Corangamite. Would love my vote help old fart Stuart MacArthur (he's just turned 70 by the way) become the last of the Libs to get the Big A from the Geelong region.

MH_Bomber · Post by **MH_Bomber** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:17 pm

Filthy wrote:
MH_Bomber wrote:I wouldnt exactly say "doctors wives" (that is such a demeaning descriptor) but most of us are stay at home mums (child care too expensive and inaccessible to be worth it in my case) or mums with part time work. It was just interesting the vehemence of their belief in Labor and their utter hatred of Howard. Perhaps they are pretty much as rusted on Labor as I am.

I was accosted this morning by a died in the wool Liberal who asked me why I voting for Rudd when she saw the badge. I basically said I was a Labor voter ,I cant stand Howard and WorkChoices was the end. I didnt want to get into a full debate with her because I didnt see the point. But quite frankly the number 1 issue is the environment and there is more chance of Australia moving in the right direction with a Rudd government.
Sorry MH....wasn't meant to be.....there was a very serious piece on this in the Age and is definitely not derogatory.

No offence taken Filth. I was just talking in general.

pevfan · Post by **pevfan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:27 pm

C'mon Bert, where are you?? You are usually about the only one with enough guts to regularly stand up here and be counted in as a rusted on Lib.

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:52 pm

Well, not long now. Exit polls showing big swings toward Labor. Could be an early night:

http://blogs.theage.com.au/koutsoukis/a ... _poll.html

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22813391-2,00.html

keri · Post by **keri** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:59 pm

Exit polls are notoriously inaccurate though.....

Getting harder to type with the chardonnay swilling around.

Bloody politicians.

keri · Post by **keri** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:31 pm

Dare I hope?

Paul18 · Post by **Paul18** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:59 pm

I'm in the money, money money money money money all for me.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dom_105 · Post by **dom_105** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:01 pm

Paul18 wrote:I'm in the money, money money money money money all for me.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your missus must be stoked.

ealesy · Post by **ealesy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:09 pm

Forget his Missus....I'm f****** stoked!!!

MH_Bomber · Post by **MH_Bomber** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:10 pm

Good on you Paul !!!!!

keri · Post by **keri** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:18 pm

See the glass of wine in the other thread? It's empty. CHEERS!

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:22 pm

To borrow a phrase from the late Kerry Packer after Paul Keating was defeated in the 1996 election......

MAY THEY REMAIN IN THE POLITICAL WILDERNESS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

So long Howard - I've been waiting for this moment for quite some time.

Paul18 · Post by **Paul18** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:34 pm

I've still got $ 50 on Maxine too

Essendon4eva · Post by **Essendon4eva** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:35 pm

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Let's develop our Iraq-exit startegy.
Let's ratify the Kyoto Protcol.
Let's send a message to the U.S, that unless military action is a last resort, we will not support the U.S against Iran.
And it is time to balance out the IR laws.

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:38 pm

And while I celebrate this result, I must say John Howard's conceding speech was all class. It was the best speech I've seen him deliver, which is kind of ironic.

pevfan · Post by **pevfan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:53 pm

Thankyou Australia for giving my country back to me...you did well today.