Finally we are rid of possibly the worst NSW government in living memory. As a former Labor member and a dedicated 'leftie' you will appreciate that it must have been bad for me to wish for a Liberal government. Truth is, they are, unfortunately, the only alternative.......... at the moment. The time will come when The Greens will overtake Labor as THE party of the left. But not while they continue to display the political naivety we saw on Saturday.
I was handing out How to Votes for the Greens at Kangaroo Valley. Their Lower House HTV recommended a '1' for the Greens candidate, Ben, and a '2' for Independent (former Labor member and Kiama Mayor) Sandra McCarthy then nothing. The fine print said you may number more squares if you wish but dedicated Greens supporters were more likely to follow the card and go 1,2 as suggested. Unfortunately all these ended in the 'exhausted' pile and played no part in the result.
It's unfortunate that not many people understand the workings of the preferential voting system. Most either can't be bothered or have an erroneous understanding but either way the OPTIONAL preferential system we have in NSW leads to many votes being wasted. The Federal system is to number AL:L squares thereby forcing voters to put one of the major parties (most common scenario) above the other. In most electorates this reults in being forced to choose between the Labor or Liberal candidate. If you can't do that stay home.
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