Politics aside..... Opinion Polls Are Opinionated...

I am a person that keeps my opinions on how I vote to myself (most of the time), like most of you. I will admit that I have been a 'swinger' in relation to voting at Federal, State and Local Elections. Anyone that asks me how I vote, I will divert the question and respond in a what that makes people people think. The silent majority is where I fit.

I am pleased to announce that I am proud of every Prime Minister since my date of birth day that has government the country. I have lived in electorates that have  had ministers in Government, including Prime Minister (Even though I left the electorates).

Prime Ministers that have governed  since 11/7/1961:

Sir Robert Menzies Liberal - Prime Minister from  19/12/.1949 to 26/1/1966
(1894–1978)

 The long servicing Prime Minister



Harold Holt Liberal - Prime Minister 26/1/1966 -  19/12/1971
(1908–1967)


The Prime Minister never found after swimming



John McEwen  Country  - Prime Minister 19/12/1971- 10/1/1968

(1900–1980)





John Gorton  Liberal - Prime Minister 10/1/1968 - 10/3/.1971
(1911–2002)





William McMahon - Liberal - Prime Minister 10/1/1971- 5/12/1972

(1908–1988)

Gough Whitlam - Labor -  Prime Minister 5/12/19]72  11/12/1975
(1916–2014)


Born on the  same birth date but not same year as me



Malcolm Fraser  Liberal  - Liberal - Prime Minister 11/11/174 -  11/3/1983
(1930–2015)

The Farming Prime Minister



 Bob Hawke Labor - Prime Minister 11/3/1983 - 20/12/1991

(1929–2019)

Thank you Bob for Employer contributions now 9.5%

Paul Keating   Labor - Prime Minister - 20/12/1991 - 11/3/1996

(1944–)

This is the Prime Minister we had to have

John Howard Liberal - Prime Minister 11/3/1996 - 3/12/2007
(1939–)

The Prime  Minister that in some ways leads his Party today




Julia Gillard Labor - Prime Minister - 24/10/2010 - 27/6/2013
(1961–)

First female Prime Minister


Kevin Rudd - Labor - Prime Minister - 3/12/2007 - 24/10/2010 & 27/6/2013 - 18/9/2013

 (1957–)
More like a Diplomatic Prime Minister


Tony Abbott (1957–) Liberal Prime Minister -  18/9/2013- 15/9/2015

Malcolm Turnbull (1954–) Liberal Prime Minister - 16/9/2015 - 24/8/2018


Scott Morrison (1968–) - Liberal Prime Minister 25/8/2018 - current


I cannot believe that polls before the election did not predict the right result for the Leadership and the Party that won the election. Morgan and News Poll all got it wrong. You know,  polls are something  that are not 100% accurate - there is always an error of accuracy. A margin that can unnecessarily swing voters from one side to the other.

I remember one or two Australian politicians say during an election, 'The Poll that counts in the election is the Poll held on Election Day'! I believe the same and always have.

In my view, Polls are opinionated and that is why they are called, 'OPINION POLLS!'

The New Federal Election on 18th May 2019.... My Thoughts

Elections come and go. Politicians come and go. New policies mostly stay. Voters always will vote and I always believe in a democratic country - where people have the choice to vote. It is how the candidates are elected that surprise me.

In Australia, you need to reach 50% or more to be elected in primary votes, in the first round of votes. Votes are eliminated, once votes are exhausted. Then all the minor candidates are eliminated, but their preferences count towards the left over two leading candidates. 

Now my question here is , is the candidate elected, first past the post? Let's say candidate A had 25,000 votes but need 3,000 to win on primary votes, Yet Candidate B had 21,500 votes and candidate C had 7,000 votes and Candidate D 2,500 votes. Now with the second preferences of  Candidate C & D are eliminated, out  of Candidate  C  & D 2nd preferences of 6,700 votes going to Candidate B raising total to 28,200 votes & 2,800 to Candidate A raising total 27,800 thus Candidate B is elected.

Well in my books, I thought the first that has a majority wins, in the primary count (when I was young). So, in Australia you can have the biggest primary votes and if you don't reach 50% or more of total votes, you may lose the election....

We don't vote for Prime Ministers in Chifley Federal Electorate but maybe the candidate you elect, could make a decision to choose one of the bellow candidates for Prime Minister of Australia


Prime Minster Candidates:

BIOGRAPHY

*SCOTT MORRISON

Scott Morrison was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia on 24 August 2018.

Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Scott Morrison was Federal Treasurer. His achievements as Treasurer include:

• Record jobs growth
• Delivering tax relief for families and small businesses
• Reducing the deficit
• Getting debt under control
• Ensuring multinationals pay their fair share of tax

The Prime Minister says the achievement he is most proud of is the more than 100,000 jobs that were created for young people during 2017-18. This is the best result on record.

As Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison successfully stopped the boats. This stopped the deaths at sea that had been occurring over the previous six years under Labor. Stopping the boats meant that, the Government could close 19 detention centres and remove all children from detention and from Nauru.

As Social Services Minister, Scott reduced abuse of the welfare system and put Australia’s social safety net on a more sustainable footing.

Throughout his career in government and in the private sector, Scott Morrison has established a reputation as someone who listens to people and solves difficult policy problems.

Scott Morrison is from the Sutherland Shire in Sydney's south. He has represented his local community in Parliament for over 11 years.

He has been married to Jenny for 29 years and they have two young daughters.

Scott is a 'netball dad', a member of his local church, number one ticket holder of his beloved NRL Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and a big Tina Arena fan.

*Obtained from Scott Morrison's Candidacy for Cook

BILL SHORTEN

*LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

Member for Maribyrnong

Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Bill was born and raised in Melbourne, and is a proud Victorian. After completing high school at Xavier College, Bill graduated from Monash University in Arts and Law. Bill also has an MBA from the Melbourne Business School.

Becoming involved in the Labor Party at university, Bill worked as a lawyer at the firm Maurice Blackburn Cashman after finishing his studies.

"Our story - the Australian story - is all about protecting and promoting the interests of working men and women. The future for Australia is all about a good job - about giving people the support and opportunity they need to get the job they deserve."

Bill joined the union movement in 1994 when he began work at the Australian Workers' Union as an organiser. Passionate about getting a fair deal for Australian workers, Bill became the AWU's Victorian Secretary and then National Secretary. Bill was also a director of Australian Super before entering parliament in 2007.

His experience in the union movement and with Australian Super have given Bill the belief that Labor can and does deliver for working people.

Bill lives in Maribyrnong with his wife, Chloe and their three children. He barracks for Collingwood in the AFL and enjoys taking part in fun runs, reading and spending time with his young family.

*Obtained from Bill Shorten' candidacy for Maribyrnong

Candidates For Chifley Federal Electorate 2019:

House of Representatives candidates

Candidates (6) in ballot paper order

1) Josh Green - Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)

2) Ammar Aziz Khan - Independent

3) Joseph Oscar O'Connor - United Australia Party

4) Brent John Robertson - The Greens

5) Livingston Chetttipally - Liberal

6) Ed Husic - Labour

Election Time in Australia.... Ron From ' whyilovemountdruitt' Face book Page

I know from my younger days how local parties would be entering polling booths and voting for deceased members on the electoral roll - which were not notified to the electoral office. I don't think this practice is used in today, with our technology turning into electronic versions online polling one day for all. 

Here is our group member Ron's thought on the Australian election coming up:

Country Re-elects Liberal Party To Govern Our Australian Government Under Malcolm Turnbull!

With a slim majority Malcolm Turnbull Liberal Coalition Team has been elected as a Prime Minister with 76 seats to Bill Shorten's Autralian Labor Party 69 seats, 2 Independents, 1 The Greens, 1 Katter's Australian Party and 1 Nick Xenophon Team, since the current Australian Federal Election

So the changes: Liberal Coalition team - loss 14 members, Australian Labor Party picked up 14 seats and Nick Xenophon 1 extra seat, since last Federal election.

On a national level there was a swing against the Liberal Coalition Team 3.23%  and a lead of 5,606,724 (50.26%) and Australian Labor Party 5,547,667 (49.74%). This averages to be  an extra 393 voters per electorate  voted towards the Liberal Coalition. That is so so close.

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