atw: Re: OT: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY trawling for resumes for tender responses!
- From: "Terry Dowling" <Terrence.Dowling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:41:15 +0800
Hi Bob,
With the candidates and parties I like least, I put them last and
number them in the reverse order to their listing.
I live in the seat of Stirling in WA and in years gone by it used to be
very close and swapped fairly regularly. Sadly, not so in recent times.
I haven't voted for a 'major' for almost three decades, but eventually
my preferences do count and it will generally be after they get past the
25 or so candidates with no chance out of the way. I'm pretty sure they
just go through the paper and see which of the greens, nationals (not
usually in my area), labor or liberals have the smallest number.
As you say, fun.
Cheers,
Terry
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Trussler
Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2012 4:22 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: OT: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY
trawling for resumes for tender responses!
Terry,
When I worked at a polling booth - once in about 1986 - preferences were
counted AS FAR AS NEEDED. This meant that they could be used well past
the first three.
>not that my one vote matters much<
Your one vote does count
- Coogee in a NSW state by-election in about 1973 where the final result
was almost a tie with candidate A getting ONE MORE vote. There was a
recount and candidate B got one more vote. Then there was an all-in
state election.
- Spain had a general election and the winning party won by one seat AND
the last seat counted was won by one vote!
I usually vote using the preferential system
1 - Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (yes, that was a genuine party in the
ACT)
or Ivor F (Spelling Reform Party in NSW Senate)
or Lets Have A Party
or similar crazy party who I want to get into at least double figures
so the major parties will notice them.
2 - vote for the major party of my choice.
So much fun and, worryingly, so few people understand how it all works.
Just look at us lot.
Bob T
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