The Canberra Times reports that it’s razor thin in the race for the final Molonglo seat.
- The Liberals and Greens are fighting for the seat and ACT Electoral Commission figures issued last night show the Liberal lead has shrunk by 139 votes…
The preference count includes the distribution of about 23 per cent of votes cast in Molonglo. They include the electronic pre-poll and election-day votes, as well as those cast in Amaroo, Aranda and Ainslie North.
The pre-poll votes were already known, so it’s bad news for the Liberals that the regular poll vote (where the rest of the count is coming from) has whittled their lead.
Having said that it’s dangerous to read too much into such small numbers. One can also speculate that Aranda and Ainslie are fertile Green territory.
Meanwhile Mr Stanhope is trying to play it cool saying he wants costings of Green demands before he decides if being in Government with them is worth the effort.
The CT also reports that the Greens are holding out to know if they’ve got the fourth seat before they decide on their own leadership.
UPDATED: Hobbyhorse1 has noted that Aranda is not in Molonglo. Something a look at the map confirms. Not sure what the CT’s playing at with that one and apologies for not picking it up.
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johnboy said :
peterh said :
“I don’t have a uterus but have been very close…”
Is anyone else thinking of the People’s Front of Judea? Or was that the Judean People’s Front…??
Overheard said :
This has just brightened up an otherwise terrible day.
(But its still better than yesterday, and tomorrow is a new day)
I’m not accusing you of anything politikos, I’ve enjoyed your contributions.
I just want this particular piece of nastiness to end.
johnboy said :
Not exactly fair when Granny’s been doing all the attacking, and all I’ve done is defend myself! Now she’s accused me of running a “FUD thing” and I’d really like to know in whose favour because I certainly haven’t had an agenda (unlike some people who haven’t held back whatsoever and made some rather nasty comments). But I defer to you, Johnboy – consider this my last post! I don’t think I want to be part of a forum where I’m accused of being a man just because I’m not a man-hater or told that I’m disseminating uncertainty and doubt because I raise questions rather than make outlandish statements about people I don’t know.
sepi said :
sepi, i agree with you. I am a man (last time i looked), and my views on abortion matter squat compared to the woman’s. her body, her decision. IVF is a method to enable me and my wife to have 3 kids.
Apparently, this is against the church, but when i look in my personal bible, King James edition, I can’t find the reference to it, maybe I am missing it?
“thou shalt not create a child from a woman and man outside of the woman in a test tube, put it back in the woman and endure the whole 9-months of pregnancy, painful birth process, and raise that child according to the teachings of the church.”
oh, there it isn’t.
Er, understanding that I don’t have a uterus but have been very close, even married to, engaged to, engaged with many who have….
sepi said :
+1.
Apart from the third tagline quote which is just erroneous, the two comments I submitted previously stand out on their own and are quite witty. At risk of bringing up old topics, you may need to stop flapping and read the comments thoroughly to get it though – albeit that is a quality that makes a good tagline.
Since I’m still awaiting the hordes of lurkers to come out of their shells, I shaln’t be continuing a discussion on the point though.
You use them, you use them. You don’t, you don’t. I was simply pointing out something that was funny. Its no skin off my nose.
Fine by me, JB.
How about you both take a deep breath and leave each other alone?
Oh, please …. Poor hard done by you. I’m not running the FUD thing – you are.
Granny said :
What barrow?! If you’re going to jump on me every time I post something, Granny, I’ll just keep my questions and opinions to myself – or is that what you want? And I thought this was a place for discussion of the election regardless of one’s views…. Apparently not!
Crap! You’ve been pushing this barrow ever since you first posted.
Granny said :
I didn’t single anyone out. I was replying to (and quoted) what Deadmandrinking said about Giulia Jones, and I think we’ve all been discussing her because the subject of this post is the seventh Molonglo seat which she’s tipped to win. What’s wrong with that? Maybe you should have a go at some of the people who’ve been calling her a “crazy fundo” and things like that – why are YOU singling ME out, Granny? I mentioned Zed and Vicki Dunne and Alistair Coe because that’s what I’ve heard (and read right here on the RiotACT). I don’t know if they all hold the same views – that’s why I said “if all her counterparts agree with her”. If you know more, please enlighten me so I can stop speculating!
As for my personal interest, I’m just curious about what sort of government we’ll end up with. I don’t belong to any party, and I didn’t vote for any of those in the running for the seventh seat.
PM said :
Phred had guns?
That is not good news.
Even Phred’s a moderate Liberal? I thought all he wanted were his guns back 🙂
They’re in the Pot Belly.
“where on earth did all the moderate Liberals go?”
They’re around. Ask Jakez!