Want a free Oz Lotto Ticket? Vote for Tim Parish.

It's true. Tim Parish is trying to bribe his way into office. Below are some screenshots from Tim's website in which he says the following

GIVE ME YOUR No. 1 VOTE & I WILL WORK FOR YOU

I understand that getting elected as an independent maybe as difficult as winning the lottery. In recognition of this, if elected, I will give every registered voter in the electorate of Bass one (1) Super 7 Oz Lotto ticket irrespective of whether they voted for me.

Now, Tim may think he can flout the rules by saying that everyone gets a ticket whether they vote for him or not but I'm almost certain this is still classed as "bribing" or "buying votes". any lawyer or Electoral Officer/Commissioner want to correct me? Here are the "terms & conditions" (I've made the text bigger)on Tim's site and below are the screen shots.

(More on this here)

UPDATE: Tasmania's Electoral Commissioner has said this is lawful. I'll repeat that, he said it IS lawful

Terms and Conditions of Election Coupon

1. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions the following words have the following meanings: “Coupon” means this election brochure distributed by Parish “Parish” means Timothy Noel Parish of 75 Low Head Road, George Town “Eligible Person” means a person who is recorded on the electoral roll as being resident Within the electorate of Bass in Tasmania and has not already redeemed a Coupon; and “Ticket” means one (1) mid week Super 7 Lotto ticket to the value of $1.10.2. An Eligible Person may redeem the Coupon in exchange for a Ticket, PROVIDED THAT: (a) Parish is duly elected in the electorate of Bass as a member of the House of Assembly of Parliament in the Tasmanian State Election to be held on 20 March 2010; (b) The limitation period for disputing the election of Parish pursuant to the Electoral Act 2004 (“Act”) has expired. (c) There is no application before any Court, Tribunal or like forum disputing the Election of Parish. 3. An Eligible Person may only redeem this Coupon by: (a) Attending at the locations, dates and times to be advertised in the Examiner Newspaper on the Wednesday following the date on which all of the events specified in clause 2 have been satisfied. (b) presenting this Coupon together with photo identification of themselves to Parish; 4. Notwithstanding any part of these Terms and Conditions, Parish may refuse to redeem the Coupon for a Ticket in the event that, in his opinion: (a) The Coupon is not genuine; or(b) The person seeking to redeem this Coupon is not an Eligible Person. 5. This Coupon is valid for three (3) months following the date on which all of the events specified in clause 2 have been satisfied. 6. An Eligible Person cannot redeem this Coupon for a Ticket other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Tasmanian State Election preview - Lyons

Lyons

Area
Largest electorate in size covering just under half the state.Mostly made up of parts that didn't fit in other seats.

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Retirements
None

Elected 2006
1. Michael Polley (ALP)
2. David Llewellyn (ALP)
3. Rene Hidding (LIB)
4. Heather Butler (ALP)
5. Tim Morris (GRN)

2006 Vote
ALP - 51.9%
LIB - 29.96%
GRN - 15.82%
TF - 1.44%
UNG - 0.88%

Candidates
A. GRN - Karen Cassidy, Jackie Graham, Tim Morris, Sharon Prior, Karl Stevens
B. LIB - Leigh Gray, Rene Hidding, Jane Howlett, Jim Playstead, Mark Shelton
C. ALP - Heather Butler, David Llewellyn, Michael Polley, Brendan Sullivan, Rebecca White, Nick Wright


Prediction
2 ALP, 2 LIB, 1 GRN
(I made my prediction for all seats about a 2 weeks ago and am not going to change them during the campiagn, this may result in the predictions being way off)

Feel like making a prediction? Leave a comment and let me know.

Tasmanian State Election Preview - Franklin

Franklin
Area
Franklin is split in 2 parts by and surrounds Denison.Most of the voters in Franklin are from Calrence City and parts of Brighton. Other parts include Kingston, Huon Valley and Macquarie Island.

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Retirements
None (Paul Lennon and Paula Wriedt have both resigned since the 2006 election)

Elected 2006
1. Paul Lennon (ALP)
2. Will Hodgman (LIB)
3. Nick McKIm (GRN)
4. Lara Giddings (ALP)
5. Paula Wriedt (ALP)

2006 Vote
ALP - 47.17%
LIB - 31.37%
GRN - 19.42%
SA - 0.40%
Ungrouped - 1.65%

Candidates

(Links are to either candidate website, facebook page or twitter page to help you make an informed decision.Where no link is available I will provide a small snippet about the candidate and/or policies. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order, on the ballot the order is randomised and will vary from ballot to ballot)
A. GRN - Deborah Brewer, Adam Burling, Mark Harrison, Wendy Heatley, Nick McKim
B. SA - Jenny Forward
C. ALP - Ross Butler, Kate Churchill, Lara Giddings, Daniel Hulme, David O'Byrne
D. LIB - David Compton, Will Hodgman, Jillian Law, Tony Mulder, Jacquie Petrusma
Ungrouped - John Forster


John Forster is an accountant.


Prediction
2 ALP, 2 LIB, 1 GRN
(I made my prediction for all seats about a week & half ago and am not going to change them during the campiagn, this may result in the predictions being way off)

Feel like making a prediction? Leave a comment and let me know. 

Tasmanian State Election preview - Denison

Denison
Area
Denison covers Glenorchy and Hobart and extends from Austins Ferry  to Browns River at Kingston. It also contains a small part of Kingbourough council.

Retirements
Michael Hodgman (LIB)

Elected 2006
1. Peg Putt (GRN)
2. Michael Hodgman (LIB)
3. David Bartlett (ALP)
4. Lisa Singh (ALP)
5. Graeme Sturges (ALP)
(Cassy O'Connor (GRN) was elected in 2008 to replace Peg Putt.

2006 Vote
ALP - 46.94%
LIB - 26.55%
GRN - 24.07%
IND - 0.72%
TFP - 0.53%
SA - 0.39%
OTH - 0.81%

Candidates
(Links are to either candidate website, facebook page or twitter page to help you make an informed decision.Where no link is available I will provide a small snippet about the candidate and/or policies. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order, on the ballot the order is randomised and will vary from ballot to ballot)
A. IND - Andrew Wilkie
B. ALP - Scott Bacon, David Bartlett, Madeline Ogilvie, Lisa Singh,Graeme Sturges
C. LIB - Elise Archer, Jenny Branch, Matthew Groom, Richard Lowrie, Matt Stevenson
D. GRN - Penelope Ann, Helen Burnet, Peter Cover, Katrika Franks, Cassy O'Connor
E. SA - Melanie Barnes

Prediction
2 ALP, 2 LIB, 1 GRN
(I made my prediction for all seats about a week & half ago and am not going to change them during the campiagn, this may result in the predictions being way off)

Feel like making a prediction? Leave a comment and let me know.

89 candidates to contest Tasmanian election.

89 candidates will contest the Tasmanian state election on the 20th on March. This is down from 95 in 06 and 112 in 02.

Breakdown:
Bass - 20, Braddon - 19, Denison & Franklin 17, Lyons - 16.

Labor - 26 (6 Lyons, 5 all others)
Liberals - 27 (7 Braddon, 5 all others)
Greens - 25 (5 in each)
Independent - 9 (5 Bass, 2 Braddon, 1 Denison, 1 Franklin, 0 Lyons)
Socialist Alliance - 2 (1 Denison, 1 Franklin)

Andrew Wilkie got the 100 required signatures to get a group column and drew column A in Denison.