Broadmeadows voters will be back at the polls on Saturday to elect a member for their seat left vacant when former Victorian premier John Brumby quit after losing the state election in November last year.

Labor has picked journalist-turned business consultant Frank McGuire, the brother of Broadmeadows' most famous son and Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie McGuire, to succeed Mr Brumby.

The Liberals have not fielded a candidate in the blue-ribbon Labor seat in Melbourne's working class north, leaving the way clear for Mr McGuire to secure the seat.

Broadmeadows remains Labor's safest seat in Victoria, held by a margin of 21 per cent, despite a 10.9 per cent swing against Mr Brumby in November.

Like his brother who left maligned Broadmeadows for exclusive Toorak when success came his way, the elder McGuire has also moved out, living in equally prestigious bayside Brighton.

But he insists he has never turned his back on Broadmeadows, even if he hasn't lived there for more than 20 years.

He has dedicated time and energy to the place in which he grew up, most notably helping the local council build a library in 1999, the first in the north-western suburb.

He took up a position as founding chairman of the Safe City Taskforce, a voluntary position at the Hume City Council.

The seat covers the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Coolaroo and Dallas, and parts of Glenroy, Fawkner, Somerton, Roxburgh Park and Westmeadows.

Within the electorate, 17.4 per cent of residents were born in the Middle East, the highest rate in Victoria.

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Lie number one. Brumby said he would stay in parliament.

Lie number two. McGuire claiming affinity with the area he wants to represent though he moved away twenty years ago and now lives in Brighton by the bay.

There is more chance of nails and boobiebatpoo divorcing each other than McGuire moving back to the area and that my dear friends is nil.

It also shows why  why labor wants more illegal boat people.

Reminds me of  the old days  when Melbourne had the highest number of Greeks other than Athens. So, does this comparison come close ?

cods wrote on Feb 19^th, 2011 at 8:37am:



Hi cods  how are you. ~  all is well & thanks as I hope wioth you.


I  visit many other sites now ,not messageboards as such, just comments on articles  which are just as  lively , Mostly left leaning so you wouldnt like them ,haha 

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I am good had a bit of stress but who hasnt these days..I think it looks for me to be honest.

no your right about that.. veg watch out you dont get too blinkerd. when we only see the one side of the coin we get very fixiated. and some really enjoy putting down others with no real substance to it.. just miserable hate.. anyway good luck dont stay away too long..I enjoy your digs at Tony..