Australian Labor Party caucus

[Cappuccino]

Willow Wong

[Knives]

Willow Wong

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Willow Wong

[morgieb]

Tom Henry

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Tom Henry

[Cappuccino]

And that's a wrap folks. Tom Henry is the new Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the ALP, having defeated Willow Wong 4-3 in the caucus ballot. We'll have a little interlude in case of any more candidates for the deputy leadership, and then we'll vote on that position.

[Knives]

I pray we can all unite behind the leadership of Tom Henry.

[Hifly]

I think Gordon Menzies may have prematurely gone on holiday- he hasn't been present for any of these votes!

[Cappuccino]

Statement from the office of Dave Astuzia, MP:

"I would like to congratulate Tom Henry on his election to the Prime Ministership, and I am certain that the Labor Party will have a strong future under his leadership, a leadership that we can all unite behind. We now turn our attention to the deputy leadership ballot. As I made clear earlier, I will contest this ballot in the interests of the future of our party and of our nation. I believe the election for the deputy leadership is not a choice that should be taken lightly, and should be a choice framed by practical policy and planning. If I am elected deputy, I will continue to fight for progress in Australia, accompanied by sound economic policy. If elected deputy I will bring my ideas for Australia’s future to the leadership table, and I challenge the other nominees for the deputy position to present their own unique plans for discussion.

Here are some ideas I’ll introduce for discussion if elected to be a part of the leadership team:
-   Legislation to ensure marriage equality
-   The development of a pathway towards an Australian Republic via a referendum
-   An expansion in funding for research concerning climate change and the continuation of a
     strong and effective carbon tax
-   Reducing government funding for private and independent schools and diverting this
     money into the public education system which needs the money most
-   Modifying the tax code to lessen the tax burden on low income earners by cutting taxes in
     the lower tax brackets whilst making up for the lost revenue by creating a new tax
     bracket for millionaires, with higher rates

I feel that I can be an asset to the party in parliament and for the upcoming election. I believe my policy ideas are right for the future of modern Labor and of Australia, and I very much hope the caucus will trust in me to ensure the best possible future for the Australian Labor Party by electing me to the Deputy Leadership."

[Hifly]

May I request an immediate vote on Deputy Leadership as I shall be out of parliament in a few hours and thus may not be able to cast a vote later on today or tomorrow morning.

[Cappuccino]

Sure, it doesn't seem likely that we'll get any more candidate declarations so we can get underway now.

This ballot is for the deputy leadership and voting will close in just over thirty hours time, at 5pm July 17 UTC. Votes edited later than twenty minutes after their posting will be rendered void, as will votes that fail to preference through all candidates. The ballot is between Colin Elliot and Dave Astuzia of the Left faction and Kevan Jahanshahi of the Labor Right.

Sample ballot:

Ballot for the Deputy Leadership (please preference 1-3)
[   ] Keven Jahanshahi
[   ] Colin Elliot
[   ] Dave Astuzia

[Hifly]

[1] Kevan Jahanshahi
[2] Colin Elliot
[3] Dave Astuzia

[Platypus]

Just a reminder that when the election rolls around, I won't be looking for and scoring well LNP attacks on the government, or Labor standing on 'your' record. Try to focus on your own ideas and largely ignore the fact that Labor is in government, and particularly try to ignore the real-world policy successes and failures of the ALP.

[Knives]

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 2 ] Colin Elliot
[ 1 ] Dave Astuzia

[Cappuccino]

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 2 ] Colin Elliot
[ 1 ] Dave Astuzia

[morgieb]

Thank you to all those who voted me in. I will lead this party with the same gutso and conviction that my predecessors have.

As the leader of the party, and to open a branch to the left faction, who supported my opponent Willow Wong-Jones, I endorse Dave Astuzia for the leadership.

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 2 ] Colin Elliot
[ 1 ] Dave Astuzia

(OOC) BTW, it's interesting that all three of the deputy leader candidates are from inner-suburban Sydney, as is the leader.

[Knives]

OOC: Does the individual come up with what their Ministerial position says their meant to, or do we all work together on policy?

[Cappuccino]

I think it should be a group effort, although perhaps the minister can provide a framework/proposal initially that can then be presented for workshopping to the caucus.

[Dr. Cynic]

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 1 ] Colin Elliott
[ 2 ] Dave Astuzia

Good luck with the job, Dave. You seem to be the choice.

Also, for future reference, two T's in Elliott.

[afleitch]

I'm sorry I missed the votes gentlemen. Toothache. Yes, toothache. No hard feelings...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

abstain

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 1 ] Colin Elliott
[ 2 ] Dave Astuzia

[Cappuccino]

[ 3 ] Keven Jahanshahi
[ 1 ] Colin Elliott
[ 2 ] Dave Astuzia

Good luck with the job, Dave. You seem to be the choice.

Also, for future reference, two T's in Elliott.

It doesn't seem to be over yet! Sorry about the name though, I'll remember that in future.

[Dr. Cynic]

How long does voting remain open?

[Cappuccino]

Voting closed a while ago, sorry. But we now have the problematic situation of a 3-3 tie...