April Newsletter

The NSW State Election is over for another four years and the Labor Government has been sworn in and set to implement its own policy agenda.


Unlike early post election predictions the Labor Government has won 45 seats and not the 47 needed to govern in its own right. This will mean ongoing collaboration with any two of the nine independent or minor party MPs to support any piece of legislation Labor wants passed.

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More locally, thanks to all the candidates who stood for election in the four State seats within the Mackellar electorate boundary. 

Voices of Mackellar congratulates Rory Amon (Liberal, Pittwater), Michael Regan (Independent, Wakehurst), Matt Cross (Liberal, Davidson) and James Griffin (Liberal, Manly) as the successfully elected State MPs here on the Northern Beaches. 

We look forward to helping their constituents engage with them.


For full election results, read more here .

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Did you know?

 

Records for staying in Government…

The outgoing State Coalition government was in power for 12 years. The record for holding power in successive elections goes to Labor who were in government from 1941 till 1965!


About women in Parliament…

The NSW Legislative Assembly (‘lower house’) continues to increase its female representation with 38 of the 93 seats held by women. The Legislative Council (‘upper house’) has 19 of the 42 seats held by women. (Thanks to www.tallyroom.com.au for this information)

The Big Mackellar Survey

Did you catch the results of The Big Mackellar Survey released by Dr. Sophie Scamps MP last month? It details the Top 10 National and Local issues for Mackellar as rated by nearly 3,500 respondents. You can read more here. 

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Thanks to The Tawny Frogmouth for its recent coverage of our Q&A with Dr. Sophie Scamps MP. The full article can be found here .

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