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Just quietly my calls on Adelaide and Norwood looking ****ing good.

Am in utter shock re Davenport. Looks like the alp with a reduced majority

very happy to see Such and Hanna sitting safe
 
Looks like the Davenport figures were just some early twisted numbers form the only two Labor stations in the electorate, Evans gone from a 25% swing against to a comfortable 15% 2PP lead in the space of an hour.

For what it's worth, I filled out the white paper entirely below the line with G4C in the top slot, and the lowest numbers occupied by AbortSA, Family First, Save the RAH and the Climate Change Sceptics in that order. The white paper keeps getting larger, and the number of reprehensible excuses for human beings that I don't want to vote for keeps on climbing.

The Green, I voted like so:

1. Bob Such
2. Labor
3. Green
4. Liberal
5. Family First
 

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Im hoping that Rann is given a wakeup call by squeeking in - to me he has just been too complacent and cocky which a wakeup call can easally fix :thumbsu:

However if Lomax-Smith is defeated you KNOW there is a god :D
 
I gotta say, either brilliant or stupid strategy by Labor.

Their best local members in Piccolo, Fox and Portolesi able to fight off huge uniform swings against whilst others much more deserving of huge swings such as Conlon etc. have safe enough buffers to live through.

One can only hope the 2pp is indicative for the Legislative Council to prevent Rann's attempts to abolish the LC going through.
 
sorry for my niavity - LC?

I couldnt afford to vote libral as mum and I work at TAFE and Libs would of gotten rid of it as soon as they were able to - having said that Lomax Smith has single handedly screwed it and our education up so dont hit the door on the way out Jane :D

Plus Ive been in the RAH and Ive had a family member who worked there - anyone who thinks it can be rebuilt is dillusional
 

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jo172 said:
I gotta say, either brilliant or stupid strategy by Labor.

Their best local members in Piccolo, Fox and Portolesi able to fight off huge uniform swings against whilst others much more deserving of huge swings such as Conlon etc. have safe enough buffers to live through.

One can only hope the 2pp is indicative for the Legislative Council to prevent Rann's attempts to abolish the LC going through.
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No doubt the excellent candidates in marginals have saved them.

The big boys need to heed the lesson. Lomax Smith got the same swing against her but she was in a marginal.

Such a slender margin should hopefully mean the Govt will be more circumspect.

The Leg Co should never be abolished. It should be given more scrutiny and made more relevant but never abolished. Neither major party can ever be trusted with a majority in the Leg Co.

In hte end IMO its the right result becasue the Liberals havn't really done enough to deserve Govt. Having said that, if they had Labors resources maybe they would have won.
 
Good riddance to the old RAH I say.

Interesting that the swings were significant in safe ALP seats.

Even if Bright and say Hartley (margin appears to be shrinking) went to the Libs, ALP would still have 23 seats plus support of Kris Hanna (Mitchell) and would form a government.

Would keep ALP on its toes for the next 4 years and complacency would be knocked out of them.

Now two words for Michelle, piss off.
 
I have been a labor voter all my life, but voted for the libs today so the result is a bit bittersweet for me so I am not too fussed Labor got voted back in.

I think two stupid mistakes the Liberal's made which contributed toward them losing the election were Joe Scalzi and Trish Draper.

Trish Draper is hated in the North Eastern Area due to her travel rorts while a federal member, I am willing to bet money that Liberal would have picked up that seat had they not pre-selected her for the seat. I just rolled my eyes when I knew she was contesting that seat ie bringing back an unpopular former federal polli who had been voted out and thinking that she would get enough swing to win the seat.

As for Joe Scalzi, he has stood in that eletorate five times now. He was previously voted out, once you are out it is usually very hard to get back in. A fresh face would have possibly given the electorate more reason to vote for the libs.
 
kirky said:
Good riddance to the old RAH I say.

Interesting that the swings were significant in safe ALP seats.

Even if Bright and say Hartley (margin appears to be shrinking) went to the Libs, ALP would still have 23 seats plus support of Kris Hanna (Mitchell) and would form a government.

Would keep ALP on its toes for the next 4 years and complacency would be knocked out of them.

Now two words for Michelle, piss off.
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couldnt of said it better myself :D

Serioulsy I agree 100% for the rest of your post and hope the complaceny is knocked out of them
 

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kirky said:
Good riddance to the old RAH I say.

Interesting that the swings were significant in safe ALP seats.

Even if Bright and say Hartley (margin appears to be shrinking) went to the Libs, ALP would still have 23 seats plus support of Kris Hanna (Mitchell) and would form a government.

Would keep ALP on its toes for the next 4 years and complacency would be knocked out of them.

Now two words for Michelle, piss off.
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I wouldn't think that Hanna automatically supports the ALP.

Either way he'd get a shitload of concessions first. Including important ones such as an ICAC included.
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I am willing to bet money that Liberal would have picked up that seat had they not pre-selected her for the seat. I just rolled my eyes when I knew she was contesting that seat ie bringing back an unpopular former federal polli and hoping to get enough swing to win the seat.
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With all due respect, being willing to bet money on a hypothetical hardly increases your position :p

Gotta say, 2014 will be interesting considering the current margins. If the ALP has a bad term could be Rudd/State bank catastrophic.
 
jo172 said:
I wouldn't think that Hanna automatically supports the ALP.

Either way he'd get a shitload of concessions first. Including important ones such as an ICAC included.


With all due respect, being willing to bet money on a hypothetical hardly increases your position :p

Gotta say, 2014 will be interesting considering the current margins. If the ALP has a bad term could be Rudd/State bank catastrophic.
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What do you mean Rudd catastrophic ???

I also will be interested to see how the result will reflect on the government ie with the hospital and it's location. Could even spark a re-think.
 
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What do you mean Rudd catastrophic ???

I also will be interested to see how the result will reflect on the government ie with the hospital and it's location. Could even spark a re-think.
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As in 2007 Rudd def. Howard catastrophic ;)

roostersgal4eva said:
Whats going to happen with Education now Lomax Smith has shown the door?
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Malinsaukas and Farell will be jumping for joy, a factionally unaligned person in the Ministry gets unelected.

Look for someone from the Right to get elected.

Having said that nanannananna I was right re JLo. Incompetent bitch, GOODBYE!
 
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I also will be interested to see how the result will reflect on the government ie with the hospital and it's location. Could even spark a re-think.
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The government will be able to show in its next term that it is a "do government" - new RAH will be underway, Adelaide Oval done and AFL playing there that season, St Clair will be underway, Cheltenham development underway, water thru the desal plant on stream.

1) This was an election you didn't want to lose. 2) Rann will be replaced.

Bookmark them.

PS : I find it humorous that Family First Party whining that ALP had t-shirts with "Put your Family First". Well here is a new flash for that party, don't have a party name that can be used in a sentence and still make sense!
 
looks like we'll continue to be a backwater state for many more years to come.

new stadium = our future
another hospital = backwater, boring state
 

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