The election of local councils across Victoria brought out the best but sometimes the worst in preferential voting! Even Rob Spence, MAV CEO and doyen of all things good in local government, had to admit that there was something rotten in the state of Victoria when it came to these local council elections. What has crept up on local elections but clearly self evident this time around is that opportunism has taken over and candidates from across the political spectrum have lined up with friend but mostly foe to secure a vote!
No wonder there was a low turn out of eligible voters given that in some municipalities and wards there was a sporting team of candidates for 1 or 3 positions. There was no way a voter could feel informed of the candidates and confident of what their vote might deliver.
And while we are on the topic of elections it is apparently doing the rounds in Canberra that there will be a snap election in March! Given the gains that the PM has made on Abbott and the need to spend up big if Labor is to win, an election post a Budget is not going to deliver the surplus that the Government has locked itself into. So hold on!
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