tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post3478825903258144943..comments2023-12-01T11:40:00.045+11:00Comments on Dikkii's Diatribe: Dikkii's election wrap-up - the newbies take overDikkiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-58733750253992624572007-12-06T09:27:00.001+11:002007-12-06T09:27:00.001+11:00Plonka, they're the government. They can call thei...Plonka, they're the government. They can call their portfolios anything.<BR/><BR/>But yes. Agree that this will be fun when they start blundering.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-91965830186769644042007-12-04T22:45:00.000+11:002007-12-04T22:45:00.000+11:00"Minister for Social Inclusion"? What the hell doe..."Minister for Social Inclusion"? What the hell does that mean?<BR/><BR/>But I'm glad it's over. Now we can get down to the business of giving <B>this</B> government the bollocking it will no doubt come to deserve...;)Plonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552546816593027504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-1539685872195816642007-12-04T09:26:00.000+11:002007-12-04T09:26:00.000+11:00Actually, Paul, this was based in estimates that I...Actually, Paul, this was based in estimates that I saw in the paper last week. Funnily enough, that was for an SA seat.<BR/><BR/>I am well aware that there's probably another weeks worth of counting for the Senate. But anyway, I welcome your good news - we do not need any more fundamentalist nutters in federal politics.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-74338897905807542752007-12-04T07:48:00.000+11:002007-12-04T07:48:00.000+11:00Your wording seems to indicate that Family First w...Your wording seems to indicate that Family First won a seat in this election, whereas the only seat they hold was that which they accidentally won in the previous election.<BR/><BR/>The Fundies didn't do well in this election at all, gaining only 1.65% of first preference votes in the Senate, with an overall swing against them of 0.11.<BR/><BR/>Their best vote was in South Australia (2.95%), followed by Victoria (2.61%). I'm sure that their god only knows why they do best in the two most progressive states in Australia...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com