Candidates for Chifley Federal Seat, So Far Election of 2nd July 2016!

So here are the candidates for the 2016 oncoming Federal Election for Federal Seat of Chifley:

*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

Federal Member For Chifley, Hon. Ed Husic On 'Q&A'

On Monday night, the Federal Member for Chifley, Mr Ed. Husic was on Q  & A (again) and it seems as though where he goes the 'ABC' follows him.

I remember the Australian Labor Parties Leadership problems occurred in the last term of the Australian Labor Government, he was there. After last weekend's NSW State Election, he was there on the 'Insiders' program on ABC and he was on tonight on 'Q&A'.

It is not a bad thing, it is a confidence booster for himself and for his Federal Labor Party. For the ABC, they must inviting him because he is a back-bencher rising from the Australian Labor Party and unbeknown to others, the ABC is promoting Ed Husic as a great representative that may have leadership qualities, in the future! 

I also think he can place the Mount Druitt area as a forefront of  the political field, when talking politics. This means it can turn 'eyes our way' for many things like people moving into the area, investing in the area and decision makers making important decisions for improvements in our area. Former Chifley Member, Roger Price could not get on air as much as the current member has in his past term of office.

Click here for the current Q & A

Click here for previous Q&A Guest appearance: Ed Husic

Polling Booths Around Mount Druitt On 28th March 2015 - Conversations and People!

As I'd traveled around booth to booth, I found h happy candidates and former NSW State Members. It was a beautiful day to hold a NSW State Election and some booths had voters queuing for periods of time.

We had former NSW State Member for Rooty Hill, Mr. Richard Amery at Rooty Public School. Rumors were that Edmond Atalla, Labor Posters placed over 2 two Olivia Lloyd, Liberal Posters (without asking her Polling Staff),  because the Liberals had 'Prime Position' for the posters on the fence first and the Labor party wasn't happy with that and wanted an enquiry table under the questionable sign. I must admit it looked 'unprofessional' but that is the kind of things that happen on 'polling day'! I must admit Mr Amery appeared like he was running for re-election - he was well dressed!

The was queuing at Polling Booths and this occurs at times when the Polling Booth Staff take morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks as explained by Mr. Richard Amery. The queues reached outside the gate, some people could not wait and said they would come back, they had to be back by 6pm, otherwise there is that $55.00 fine for not voting.


Then there was Candidate Olivia Lloyd, Liberal candidate for Mount Druitt with Ward 4 Councillor Isabelle White at Minchinbury Public School. It was amazing the young person handing for 'No Land Tax' said she would be voting 'Liberal' - probably just helping out someone else.
 
At a different Polling Booth, former NSW State Member for Londonderry, Allan Shearan (in the background) was handing out for Councillor Edmond Atalla, Labor candidate for Mount Druitt (now elected) - not assisting Londonderry State seat - that is politics!

And here we are at Dawson  Polling Booth.

It's funny, when you hear rumors that a when the Labor Party see good Liberal supporters, they try to coax them in joining the Labor Party.  With the Party machine the Labor Party has, you would not think it needs more members. 

The Labor Party machine had former Federal Member for Chifley Roger Price and his son, Ben Price as scrutineers at Colyton Public School.

It's also funny, no one has coaxed myself to join any party and yet I won't. I have handed out for 2 different parties before and current, but like everyone else, I share positive views on behalf of the community and what I vote, I reserve my right! What I will say is I was a scrutineer at Dean Park and I enjoyed it -  other
scrutineers were very polite and respectable!

This is an example of scrutinizing votes look like: