NT Election (1 Viewer)

[Bambul]

Attention all budding psephologists* out there!

"As far as election watching goes, a Territory election is a good one for beginners because everything happens in miniature: smaller seats than anywhere else (4,000-5,000 voters in each), fewer of them (25), fewer candidates (only two or three in most seats), and less than three weeks of campaigning."
- Charles Richardson from Crickey.com.au

Voting will occur on Saturday Jun 18th. So for those who want to get their feet wet in the nuts and bolts of elections here are some really good websites that I recommend:

Antony Green - the ABC's NT election guide
Poll Bludger - seat by seat guide
Adam Carr's Election Archive - Comprehensive past results (1997, 2001)
NT Electoral Commission - 2005 election section

* psephology

 

[CHE-13S]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/...ters-punchdrunk/2005/06/07/1118123836072.html

 

[mr_shittles]

Claire Martin rocks !! I hope they re-elect her.

 

[Generator]

"Labor appears to have won the Northern Territory election in a landslide result today."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15658361%5E1702,00.html

 

[Xayma]

I'm not 100% sure but can't Territorial laws be overriden by a Federal Government? Although I don't think Howard has enough balls to do that (unless he plans on retiring after this term).

 

[Frigid]

tell me tim, do they say anything particular in fedcon when the federal government are libs and all the state governments are labs?

 

[Frigid]

tim no do fed con. Lowly 3rd year. Property admin.

i do admin next semester!

and i thought fedcon's a 3rd yr subject? geez..

at UTS, for straight law, they do it in the 2nd semester