Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22
nd, 2010 at 10:49am:
What a fantastic result for Tony Abbott.
As you say, who really would have thought say only a year ago that Labor in only ONE TERM would completely lose its majority and looking like losing Government altogether.
If you look at their primary vote, their vote has collapsed completely.
They are effectively now a Coalition with the Greens. Almost all the time the Labor MP got in with the Greens preferences.
The problem they had was to become electable, Labor shifted to the right. That was to attract people like myself and the millions of other centre-right families.
Problem was, they lost vast support among the Left as a result (hence the Green vote increase) but because of their poor Government, removal of benefits, means testing, economic mismanagement, the centre right also moved back to Abbott.
Hence Labor were squeezed from both ends leading the complete collapse seen in Queensland.
By knifing your own leader in desperation clearly didn't sit well with the people either.
Governments should NEVER lose majorities, after ONE TERM. History shows us that.
This Government has been inept, poor and not speaking for the millions of ordinary families.
The people FINALLY have told them what they think.
Well done Tony Abbott and if we get to see Abbott as Prime Minister, then we will all be the better for it.
A good day for Australia. Order looks like being restored.
On the face of it, maybe - but not as fantastic as some might think...
I suggest that you check out how the figures from my pre-post below, for a summary of Abbott performed in the popularity stakes compared to Turnbull and Hockey!
How does this outcome compare election results for past Party Leaders on both sides of politics!?
Surely, his relatively-minor swing and resulting TTP figure in his own seat have gotta be of considerable concern to the Party's powermongers...
Equitist wrote on Aug 22
nd, 2010 at 9:30am:
According to the ABC's election web-site, these are the outcomes in each of the relevant wannabe Lib Leaders' seats...
http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/electorateresults.htm Quote:77.8% counted.
Last updated Sun Aug 22 01:32AM
Time Count % Electorate Held By Margin 2PP % Swing
Malcolm Turnbull
23:25 71.3 Wentworth L/NP 3.9 65.8 12.0% to LIB
Joe Hockey
21:23 72.9 North Sydney L/NP 5.5 64.8 9.3% to LIB
Tony Abbott
23:23 77.0 Warringah L/NP 8.8 63.8 5.0% to LIB
Who was/is the most popularly-elected of these 3 - certainly NOT Abbott!?Moreover, Abbott only won the dodgy interim leadership spill by one vote and Joe Jockstrap wasn't even officially in the running...