#ausvotes
It seems as though the circus is still in town although the main act was quite a show with both Tony and Julia ever so close to hanging themselves.
Considering we, as a nation, have not had a cliffhanger election since WW2, the ALP and the Libs have done a great job at creating political history and frustrating the hell out of everyone in the process.
We are now looking at the possibility of a hung parliament. For those of you who don’t know; a hung parliament, also known as a minority parliament, a balanced parliament or a parliament under no overall control, is a legislature in which no political party has an absolute majority of seats.
For a hung parliament to happen, this means that both major parties are evenly balanced in representation, and that means that the ability to pass a vote will fall with any Independents or minor Party people present. It also means that the nation has decided we don’t really want either of the majority parties running the country.
In this instance there is speculation that a hung parliament would mean a revote; but what’s the point?
If Australians don’t want Julia Gillard or Tony Abbot (yes apparently they represent labor and Liberal but we all vote for the person anyway) in the big seat then why can’t we just kick them out and start over; bring in a party who will represent the people and will stand up for the individuals; not just special interest groups. Bring something new to the table and see how that runs.
I understand of course things are not this simple but hey, I can dream! Here’s to picking a winner!
I wish there had have been a “none of the above” option at the vote. Not too impressed with either Julia or Tony.
I totally agree with you Lahnee, and great post by the way. The outcome of the election came to NO surprise to me. I felt that the parties were concentrating so much in their own party that they forgot what their job actually is; listening to the people of Australia and working out how to take the country to a stronger economy. All that we’ve heard the last few months has been a never ending debate full of stuff that none of us wants to hear. This made me feel so confused and by the time the election came about I felt like I was forced to go and vote instead of being excited and positive about choosing our next prime minister.