Queensland ’09: winners and losers
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WINNERS
As the results shake out, the biggest winner, of course is Anna Bligh and the ALP. In spite of the party ruling for 18 of the last 20 years, and the last eleven consecutively, the party has emerged relatively unscathed from what appeared to...
Yet another outage
So yet again I underestimated traffic, which resulted in the blog again going down overnight. I've had to upgrade to a higher hosting plan. I thought I'd open up the option that, if anyone thinks it's worth donating, I'd appreciate any donations to help...
Interim results
So it's pretty obvious the ALP has won a fairly solid victory. The LNP has gained seven seats: three in Brisbane (including one from the Greens), two in the Gold Coast, one in Central Queensland and one near Cairns.
There are a further four seats...
Liveblogging Queensland
8:57pm - I'm signing off now. I just posted my electoral maps.
8:36pm - Lawrence Springborg will resign as LNP leader.
8:20pm - By popular demand, here is minor party news: Pauline Hanson is on 21.7% in Beaudesert. The DS4SEQ won 0.95%, which comes out to...
Borg Water!
I spent the day in Kelvin Grove handing out for Greens candidates Larissa Waters (Mt Coot-tha) and Anne Boccabella (Brisbane Central).
I'll tell some more stories tomorrow when I have more time, but I wanted to share one experience: the LNP's very own brand of...
Indooroopilly adventures
I'm about to start handing out for the Greens at Kelvin Grove, on the border of Mount Coot-tha and Brisbane Central, but I've heard some information from friends handing out in Indooroopilly.
Earlier today I posted on my twitter feed a picture of a "just...
Final Galaxy poll: 51-49 to LNP
Today's Courier Mail carries the final poll of the campaign, with the Galaxy poll holding steady, giving a two-party-preferred vote of 51% for the LNP and 49% for the ALP.
While the LNP's primary vote stays steady on 43%, while the ALP goes from 42%...
Last night’s outage
You may have noticed that, for a few hours last night, the blog was down, due to my exceeding the bandwidth with my hosts. So it's the fault of all of you bastards for having the temerity to read my blog.
I've raised the bandwidth...
It’s getting ugly
I just went a walk through the CBD and picked up a copy of xX, the free News Limited afternoon newspaper distributed in the CBD and at train stations in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
As well as a smaller ad on the front page saying...
Moggill stories
I spent last night attending a candidates' forum in western Brisbane electorate of Moggill. An unusual choice, certainly, considering it is the only notional LNP seat in the entire Brisbane area, but that's where I ended up.
On a map, Moggill appears as the largest...