Victorian Election – grim results in the upper house

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Hi everyone I’m not much of a political animal, but the results coming through from yesterday’s Victorian state election have rung some alarm bells. The Greens have probably won a lower house seat and up to 5 upper house seats. That could be good news for the environment, and particularly for legislation which affects habitats under pressure from development. However, of far graver concern is the fact that the Shooters Party (aka Shooting and Fishing Party) looks like having 3 seats in the upper house. The Country Alliance also has a seat, to be held by someone who has a hunting background. The Labor Party holds a clear majority in the lower house, but legislation may have trouble getting through the upper. Look at the numbers: Labor 13 seats Coalition 15 or 16 Greens 4 or 5 Shooters 3 Other parties 3 or 4 The Shooters and other minor parties received 2-3 percent of the vote, yet may hold the balance of power. That’s not good news for those of hoping to see an end to duck hunting. Let’s hope we don’t follow NSW and allow hunting in national parks. Russell

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  2. We have legislated 4 year terms Carl. When there was a bit of a crisis a while back because of “rogue” lower house MP then it was debated but seems there is no easy way to have an election outside the legislated date On 30 November 2014 at 23:52, Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com> wrote:

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