{news} Fw: USGP-INT New Zealand Elections

[Justine McCabe]

>From Lynne Serpe, David Cobb's presidential campaign manager.
 
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From: <lynneserpe at aol.com>
To: <usgp-int at gp-us.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: USGP-INT Election


> New Zealand elections results in (11:35 pm their time): Greens at just 
> over 5% - which gets them 6 Members of Parliament (out of 120). Special 
> votes (overseas, etc) still to be counted. In the past, that has netted 
> them an extra MP...may or not do this time as well. Thanks again to all 
> those who helped send postcards to enrolled New Zealanders living in 
> the US.
> 
> Some of you might have met Sam Byrne (Australian candidate in 
> Marrickville) when he visited me in NYC or at the Global Greens 
> Conference in 2001. He's a great guy, an excellent council member. 
> Fingers crossed!
> 
> LYNNE
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vivek ananthan <viveka at juno.com>
> To: usgp-int at gp-us.org
> Sent: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 07:25:09 -0400
> Subject: USGP-INT Election
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> Election in Australia; Polls a Green test for Labor
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> 17sep05 VOTERS in three Sydney electorates are going to the polls 
> today, with Labor expected to retain all three seats.
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> The seats being contested are Maroubra, Marrickville and Macquarie 
> Fields. The three state by-elections will choose replacements for 
> former premier Bob Carr, his deputy Andrew Refshauge and planning 
> minister Craig Knowles.
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>  The Greens are hoping to score an upset victory in the inner-western 
> Sydney seat of Marrickville, which is being contested for Labor by 
> Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt.
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>  Greens candidate Sam Byrne today urged voters to use the by-election 
> to tell the NSW Labor government what they think of its performance.
 
>  "After 10 years of government, Labor has failed to deliver the basic 
> services that residents need," Mr Byrne said in a statement.
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>  "Public transport has become demonstrably worse, public schools are 
> robbed of funds and our environment lacks a passionate advocate."
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>  Mr Byrnes acknowledged the Greens faced a big task to garner the 11 
> per cent swing away from Labor needed to win the seat, but he said the 
> time was right for a change.
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>  Meanwhile, the western Sydney electorate of Macquarie Fields, formerly 
> held by Mr Knowles, is the only seat being contested by the Liberals.
> 
>  Liberal candidate Nola Fraser would need a massive 22.5 per cent swing 
> to win the seat and Opposition Leader Peter Debnam said he would be 
> happy with any extra votes she picked up for the opposition.
> 
>  Michael Daley is expected to easily retain Mr Carr's former seat of 
> Maroubra for Labor.
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