{"id":23619,"date":"2014-11-16T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T07:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=23619"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:31:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:31:24","slug":"brunswick-battle-of-progressive-values-between-alp-and-greens-takvera-vicvotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/brunswick-battle-of-progressive-values-between-alp-and-greens-takvera-vicvotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunswick battle of progressive values between ALP and Greens – @Takvera #vicvotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next government of Victoria is not likely to be decided in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs where I reside, but in marginal electorates in Melbourne’s east and bayside suburbs, and regional electorates around Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.<\/p>\n

But the innercity and inner north may see a sea-change in representation, if the results of the 2013 Federal election with the re-election of Federal Greens MP Adam Bandt and recent polling are anything to go by. The Greens may win the seats of Melbourne and Richmond, a Lonergan research poll reveals in a report<\/a> in The Age<\/em>, and are in with a fighting chance in Brunswick, and have longshot hopes in Northcote and Liberal held Prahran.<\/p>\n

Although Labor leader Daniel Andrews has ruled out a deal on preferences with the Greens and any coalition with the Greens according<\/a> to The Age<\/em>, Ellen Sandell the Greens candidate for the seat of Melbourne, has stated that Greens parliamentarians would seek an agreement with Labor to support a minority Labor Government<\/a> if there is a hung parliament.<\/p>\n

Battle of values in Brunswick between ALP and Greens<\/h3>\n

The electoral battle in Brunswick is between Jane Garrett MP (UniPollwatch Profile<\/a>), a former Mayor of Yarra and a vice president of the Victorian ALP, and Tim Read (UniPollwatch profile<\/a>), a quietly spoken but very articulate Greens candidate. The seat is held with a margin of 3.6%. (ABC Brunswick electorate profile<\/a>) There is also a Liberal party candidate and a list of minor party candidates, all of whose preferences may prove important to the final outcome. As pre-poll voting is growing, we may not even have a final result on election night.<\/p>\n

\"Candidates<\/a>

Candidates at Brunswick Forum L to R: Ward Young (Animal Justice Party), Peter Allan (Community Independent for Northern Metro Region), Jane Garrett MP (ALP), Tim Read (the Greens), Dean O’Callaghan (Save the Planet), Giuseppe Vellotti (Liberal Party)<\/p><\/div>\n

Five candidates for the seat of Brunswick, plus one community independent candidate for the Northern Metro Region attended a candidates forum on Friday night organised by the Brunswick Uniting Church. Candidates at the forum included Jane Garrett MP (ALP), Tim Read (Greens), Ward Young (Animal Justice Party), Dean O’Callaghan (Save the Planet), Giuseppe Vellotti (Liberal Party), and Peter Allan (Community Independent standing for Northern Metro region). <\/p>\n

The forum opened with candidates asked for their sustainable vision for Brunswick and the state of Victoria. Peter Allan, as the only one on the panel standing for the Upper House, commented, “This is a fantastic opportunity because these five are going to fight over your vote on the small ballot paper, and I’m going to convince 100 per cent of you to vote for me on the big ballot paper.”<\/p>\n