Election Stats

  1. 1st female elected as Premier in any state in Australia.
  2. Over 2.4 million votes cast.
  3. 397 candidates competed for 89 seats.
  4. ALP retained government with 51 seats (down from 59 in 2006).
  5. LNP won 34 seats (up from the coalition’s 25 in 2006).
  6. Other parties won 4 seats.

QldVoice.org Stats

  1. 3 hours to build the site.
  2. 5 contributing writers (thanks for your efforts!).
  3. 36 blog posts in 3 weeks.
  4. 221 votes cast in our own polls.
  5. 1300 visitors.
  6. 99 Twitter updates.

See you next election!

Poll: Who will be Premier of Queensland at the end of the night?

March 21, 2009

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An undecided voter considers his choices

March 20, 2009
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For the first time since I have been old enough to vote I am sitting here on the eve of an election still undecided as to who I will vote for at the polling booth tomorrow. At 31 years old I remember the last big recession that hit Australia.  I was studying it in high [...]

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Candidate Q&A: Larissa Waters (Greens, Mt Coot-tha)

March 20, 2009
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Larissa Waters is the Greens candidate for the Mt Coot-tha seat, and on election eve she found time to respond to our short Q&A email. Q: Please give a brief introduction of yourself A: I am a 32 year old environmental lawyer, working in the non-profit sector with Queensland communities concerned about their local environment. [...]

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Does DS4SEQ really have the votes? Tell us what you think.

March 20, 2009

The Daylight Saving for South East Queensland party has made a strong showing in our QldVoice.org reader polls, currently holding 74% of the votes in our latest poll.  It is unusual for a single-issue party to receive a lot of votes because when it comes down to election day and you’re standing in front of [...]

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