Australian Election

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:59 am

The most important election website.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:01 am

Good food, good meat. Good God, let's... vote!

Amen, and pass the Vegemite.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:20 am

Australian Election

Geez, another one? Already?

I wonder how long this government will last before there's another election or the party that wins replaces the PM...

Six months? A year?

The Australians seem to have adopted the Italy of the 60s and 70s as their template for government stability...

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:15 am

Don't know what LJ is bangering on about. Maybe he doesn't like links?

That's a twofer right there

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 2:50 pm

But what would vegan do? WWVD? Pull up some dandelion greens, I guess.

yrs,
rubato

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:22 pm

Pull up some dandelion greens, I guess.

They are welcome to do it in my yard.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:11 am

Lord Jim wrote:
Geez, another one? Already?

You think we're bad? The Spanish return to the polls on Sunday for the country’s second general election in six months!

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:30 pm

Gob wrote:... You think we're bad? The Spanish return to the polls on Sunday for the country’s second general election in six months!

In theory, at that rate the United States could fit six or seven general elections into our presidential election process. This would surely heighten all of the election pride and excitement that we now enjoy. What a concept.

Vote early... and vote often.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:57 pm

Gob wrote:You think we're bad? The Spanish return to the polls on Sunday for the country’s second general election in six months!

It was last Sunday and they may have to go back to the polls for a third time because it does not appear that anyone is going to be able to cobble together a majority in the current parliament.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:52 pm

It's turning out to be quite a nail biter. Liberal/National 67, Labour 67, Other 5, with 11 seats TBD

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:11 am

No definite result till Tuesday.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:14 am

I love how they call an election and then say, "we're only going to count one day, and then we'll take two days off before we finish."

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:46 am

How we voted.

More funnies on the link.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:15 am

Someone should tell them he already has a job, and we're not giving him up.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:44 am

So of the seats that have been declared, it's Labour 67, Coalition 65, NXT 1, Greens 1, Others 3. If the undecided seats break according to who is currently leading, it will be Labour 72, Coalition 72, NXT 2, Greens 1 and Others 3.

Looks like there's going to be a lot of kissing of NXT, Green and independent ass over the next few days.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:05 am

Going to be some major horse trading!

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 1:52 pm

It seems that the electorate being split almost down the middle is not just an American phenomena...

This vote in Australia, the Brexit vote, the elections in Spain, the Austrian Presidency vote...

This appear to be a situation currently common across Western democracies...

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