31/1/15 Queenslanders have your say. Election

[demarc]

I hope that no deals are done with a KAP at all. I'd prefer a new election to this.

/>http://www.qt.com.au/news/proposal-mandate-ethanol-flows-all-bowsers/2219560/

If they get their way to help form a minoirty gooberment with whoever, then they want a mandated 10% ethanol in all fuels. So if I understand what they want correctly, this means 10% in all flavours of petrol, 91 - 98. This is bad news for us fishers. Outboards will have the warranty voided by running this fuel in them.

Hopefully I misunderstand the KAPs proposition here...

[rayke1938]

That methanol quest was bomber by lnp last year and labor bombed it previously.

When traveling through some country areas you do have to be careful about some servos selling discount fuel as they are selling fuel with up to 20% ethanol.

Cheers

Ray

[STKE]

Very interesting reading the comments on that article you linked.

Either which way looks like were in for a hung parliament, so we pooed for the next 3 years.

[demarc]

Which was my point of bringing this up. The KAP will use the 10% figure as a negotiating point. This is something to be wary about.

Ray - Didn't know about the 20% in rural areas...

[crazywalrus]

Smells a bit like the old two price scheme for sugar. Some thing government should get involved in and this is not one of them. I wonder if KAP is going to be responsible for towing in boats stuck offshore with water in the fuel.

[crazywalrus]

Sorry had to share

[Gad]

it`s starting to be the never ending story

Ferny Grove by-election?????

The Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) has received advice since the election that PUP candidate Mr Taverner is an undeclared bankrupt and potentially ineligible.

/>http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/03/17/04/ferny-grove-by-election-may-not-be-needed

[crazywalrus]

it`s starting to be the never ending story

Ferny Grove by-election?????

The Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) has received advice since the election that PUP candidate Mr Taverner is an undeclared bankrupt and potentially ineligible.

/>http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/03/17/04/ferny-grove-by-election-may-not-be-needed

was he competitive? does it really matter if he will not win?

edit http://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/fern/

[Luc53]

The problem may be due to the allocation of his preferences as there's not much difference between the LNP & ALP after the first preference count.

[Binder]

Shouldnt make a difference, they have had dead candidates before and not run a new election.

[crazywalrus]

The problem may be due to the allocation of his preferences as there's not much difference between the LNP & ALP after the first preference count.

I am sure people did not vote for the individual there. I am pretty sure they would have voted for PUP so there would be no change in my opinion.

[Gad]

If I lived in that electorate, no matter how I voted on election day, if a party/candidate forced a by-election over this, I would definitely vote for the other, 2nd time around

[crazywalrus]

If I lived in that electorate, no matter how I voted on election day, if a party/candidate forced a by-election over this, I would definitely vote for the other, 2nd time around

Will be interesting if they do have a by election. I think there was quite a lot of protest votes in this election. Maybe people woke up on Sunday and went OMG what have I done.

[Luc53]

May not be a question of "forcing a by-election", it could by simply as a result of applying the electoral rules as applicable to candidates.

Assuming the PUP preferences went to the ALP, not counting the PUP votes could change the results.

[rayke1938]

If the pup candidate is ruled out of order it will have to be a bye election unless one of the other candidates wins by a majority of more than the total number of votes obtained by the PUP.

Anyone who just voted 1 on the ballot paper effectively is disenfranchised;and even the fact that the pup was running dead could be said to influence how other people cast their votes so i think that a bye election will be on.

The pup candidate should be held for the cost of a bye election and that really would make him bankrupt.

Cheers

Ray

[demarc]

If the pup candidate is ruled out of order it will have to be a bye election unless one of the other candidates wins by a majority of more than the total number of votes obtained by the PUP.

Anyone who just voted 1 on the ballot paper effectively is disenfranchised;and even the fact that the pup was running dead could be said to influence how other people cast their votes so i think that a bye election will be on.

The pup candidate should be held for the cost of a bye election and that really would make him bankrupt.

Cheers

Ray

I think the PUP party should pay the costs. The candidate is already broke. It's all very very sad and furstrating. We have to wait another 26 days for a solid result if this goes ahead.

I hate politics, yet I can't stop looking...

[Dinodadog]

They said this morning that there was still over a 100,000 postal votes to count yet.

[ellicat]

Anna Bligh should've paid for her bi-election too and Kevin Rudd, but that's just the cost of our democratic system....as much as it sucks.

[Gad]

I hope that no deals are done with a KAP at all. I'd prefer a new election to this.

/>http://www.qt.com.au/news/proposal-mandate-ethanol-flows-all-bowsers/2219560/

If they get their way to help form a minoirty gooberment with whoever, then they want a mandated 10% ethanol in all fuels. So if I understand what they want correctly, this means 10% in all flavours of petrol, 91 - 98. This is bad news for us fishers. Outboards will have the warranty voided by running this fuel in them.

Hopefully I misunderstand the KAPs proposition here...

ethanol is still up there on their list

They put together a "huge wishlist", with Mr Katter saying there was no clear mandate but that the KAP now had the leverage to push forward a number of projects, including a Galilee Basin rail, ethanol industry, jobs and infrastructure……

/>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-05/queensland-crossbenchers-yet-to-make-up-mind-on-who-to-support/6071522

[Binder]

Anna Bligh should've paid for her bi-election too and Kevin Rudd, but that's just the cost of our democratic system....as much as it sucks.

Its an easy fix.

No bye elections, just give the seat to whoever got the next highest number of votes in the last election. Bet mid term resignations would become as rare as politicians keeping promises then!