Tag Archives: Cathy Oke

Melbourne By-Election: Too Close To Call, But The Messages Are Mixed

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

With the Victorian Electoral Commission posting final figures for the night — on about 60% of all votes counted — Labor leads Communist Greens candidate Cathy Oke by about 200 votes after preferences. Tomorrow the count will proceed, but the … Continue reading →

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Questionable Preferences: Putting Greens Last A No-Brainer For Labor

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Much has been made this week of  whether the ALP should, in future, place the Communist Party Greens last on future how-to-vote cards; I say this is not simply a no-brainer, but that it goes nowhere near far enough. The … Continue reading →

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