| *Candidate Name | Party |
|---|---|
| HUSIC, Ed | Labor |
| KUMAR, Mohit | Liberal Party |
| JAMES, Eliza | Greens |
| KHAN, Ammar | 21st Century Party |
| GREEN, Josh | Christian Democratic Party |
*Courtesy of abc.net.su
Chifley is 10.9% Safe Labor seat from the 2013, After 2 Party Preferred counting of the votes Ed Husic (Labor Party) was re-elected with 49,831 votes 60.55% and Isabella White (Liberal Party) with 32,470 votes 39.45%.
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This is the part that gets me, the hidden factor is there was 12,690 informal votes, which I think is quite high, especially with 9 candidates running for the seat. What can candidates need do to reduce the informal rate? I think there are many many factors that create this as these results:
- In between elections the importance of voting and making your vote count formal doesn't gain that much interest.
- Within our education system school teachers need to educate the young on the importance of voting no mater what candidate you vote for! Make each vote count!
- Lack of interest of supporting any politicians because of the Saying 'Our member does nothing for us!'
- No interest in politics
- Not understanding 'People Power'!
- Didn't vote properly
At the last Federal election, with the total amount of votes being 94,991 (including informal votes) approximately 13.3% of the votes were informal, that will leave 2 party preference voting (with informal)Ed Husic elected with a lower percent of 52.5% Isabella White with a reduced 2 Party preference of 34.2%. Yet, the 2 party preferred counts excludes informal voting as part of percentages!
Click for ABC Federal Election Pendulum for 2016
I have done some research on 2 Party preferred votes for Chifley Federal Electorate Click here to view it
Some interesting facts since the Electorate was formed since 1969 up to and including 2013 Federal Election:
4 Members elected into Federal Parliament since 1969:
John Armitage, Russ Gorman, Roger Price and Ed Husic.
Elections won by Parties:
Labor Party - 17 Elections
Longest Elected candidate facing elections:
Roger Price - 9 Elections
Longest Opposition candidate facing elections:
Costa Asarloglou - 2 Elections
Total amount of Opposition Candidates:
16
Total Amounts of Party Votes:
Labor Party - 798,320
Liberal Party - 385,910
Average win Percentages for 17 Labor Party elections:
67.61%
Total amount of Informal Votes:
85,571
Highest amount of votes per Party:
Labor Party - 56,776 - 2007 Federal Election
Liberal Party - 32,470 - 2013 Federal Election
Lowest amount of votes per Party
Labor Party - 34,675 - 1969 Federal Election
Liberal Party - 15,585 - 1984 Federal Election
Total amount of Votes counted:
1,278,595
Click here for original Federal Election Post from last month
1 comment:
John:
What do you know/think about the 21st Century party and its Chifley candidate?
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