tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post8814185405742544604..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: I sympathise with the Australian Defence Force'scatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-8728381526259329412014-12-07T19:19:59.820+10:302014-12-07T19:19:59.820+10:30We need to do away with preferences, especially co...We need to do away with preferences, especially compulsory preferencescatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-6092006737684161752014-12-07T11:30:25.828+10:302014-12-07T11:30:25.828+10:30I agree. Nobody should have that amount of power w...I agree. Nobody should have that amount of power with so few votes. If we have preferential voting preferences should be counted if a candidate has a reasonable number of first preferences, and there are too many getting in with very few first preferences. <br /><br />Even the preference votes which are distributed should be from candidates with a fair amount of first preferences. <br /><br />(Doing the maths to work out what a fair number of votes would be would do my head in!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-83247164211098931132014-12-01T14:27:21.632+10:302014-12-01T14:27:21.632+10:30Same thing happened here with Martin Hamilton-Smit...Same thing happened here with Martin Hamilton-Smith - calls himself an "independent Liberal" now but has a ministry in a Labor government. He should have resigned and allowed a by-election. RosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-41463982231829007342014-12-01T11:11:45.544+10:302014-12-01T11:11:45.544+10:30If she no longer belongs to PUP, she should resign...If she no longer belongs to PUP, she should resign and take her chances as an independent in another election. It is dishonest and unethical to remain elected when no longer representing those who elected her. I actually emailed her several day ago about this.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324917828815299886noreply@blogger.com