South Australian state election - 17th March 2018

[AustralianSwingVoter]

I figured with the election coming up I should start up it's own thread. I will (hopefully) profile each of the 47 seats individually over the coming weeks, to give you non-Aussies an insight into the weird and wonderful world that is South Australian politics, and more specifically the sensible centre that is Xenophon. This thread will (hopefully) include lots of hilarious photos of Nick's past and previous attention seeking stunts.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

SA Best (Xenophon) has currently announced candidates for 35/47 seats

[AustralianSwingVoter]

The horror, The horror, SA-BEST's new ad (apologies in advance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdl1o7eOyo

[MAINEiac4434]

The horror, The horror, SA-BEST's new ad (apologies in advance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdl1o7eOyo

I hate literally everything after watching that.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

The horror, The horror, SA-BEST's new ad (apologies in advance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdl1o7eOyo

I hate literally everything after watching that.

Now you are starting to understand what it feels like to be a croweater (South Australian)

[AustralianSwingVoter]

If you too want to feel undying hatred for Nick Xenophon then simply click on the link (It's google images search for his stunts) https://www.google.com.au/search?biw=1440&bih=803&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=XMWUWsCOAYmD8wX7kK_YDQ&q=nick+xenophon+stunts&oq=Nick+Xenophon+st&gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0.2120.4100.0.5394.7.5.2.0.0.0.359.1049.0j4j0j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.4.531...0i67k1j0i24k1.0.6t4kSR37n3s#imgrc=_

[AustralianSwingVoter]

In more serious news nominations have closed and the candidate spreads are:
Labor, Liberals and Greens running in all 47 seats
SA Best running in 36/47
Conservatives 33/47
Dignity 30/47
as well as 5 Independents and 9 Minor party candidates.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Most is 9 candidates in Croydon, while only 3 are running in Kaurna and Stuart

[AustralianSwingVoter]

264 total candidates which works out to an average 5.6 candidates per seat.

[MAINEiac4434]

If you too want to feel undying hatred for Nick Xenophon then simply click on the link (It's google images search for his stunts) https://www.google.com.au/search?biw=1440&bih=803&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=XMWUWsCOAYmD8wX7kK_YDQ&q=nick+xenophon+stunts&oq=Nick+Xenophon+st&gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0.2120.4100.0.5394.7.5.2.0.0.0.359.1049.0j4j0j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.4.531...0i67k1j0i24k1.0.6t4kSR37n3s#imgrc=_

I hope this man fails in everything he sets out to do for eternity.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

If you too want to feel undying hatred for Nick Xenophon then simply click on the link (It's google images search for his stunts) https://www.google.com.au/search?biw=1440&bih=803&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=XMWUWsCOAYmD8wX7kK_YDQ&q=nick+xenophon+stunts&oq=Nick+Xenophon+st&gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0.2120.4100.0.5394.7.5.2.0.0.0.359.1049.0j4j0j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.4.531...0i67k1j0i24k1.0.6t4kSR37n3s#imgrc=_

I hope this man fails in everything he sets out to do for eternity.

He's currently the most popular politician in SA so, yeah.

[Mazda]

In more serious news nominations have closed and the candidate spreads are:
Labor, Liberals and Greens running in all 47 seats
SA Best running in 36/47
Conservatives 33/47
Dignity 30/47
as well as 5 Independents and 9 Minor party candidates.

Dignity obviously desperate to save Kelly Vincent there.

Any likelihood of John Darley's party winning a Senate seat?

[Harlow]

The horror, The horror, SA-BEST's new ad (apologies in advance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdl1o7eOyo

Why does this feel straight out of the 90s (complete with youths skateboarding)? Was that their intention?

[AustralianSwingVoter]

In more serious news nominations have closed and the candidate spreads are:
Labor, Liberals and Greens running in all 47 seats
SA Best running in 36/47
Conservatives 33/47
Dignity 30/47
as well as 5 Independents and 9 Minor party candidates.

Dignity obviously desperate to save Kelly Vincent there.

Any likelihood of John Darley's party winning a Senate seat?

He has a chance when his seat is up again in 2022 but a defector's party winning a seat when the defector isn't up for election is unheard of.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

The horror, The horror, SA-BEST's new ad (apologies in advance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdl1o7eOyo

Why does this feel straight out of the 90s (complete with youths skateboarding)? Was that their intention?

Even worse, WHY IS IT WORKING (courtesy TodayTonight, although I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them they're polls are generally surprisingly accurate):

[Harlow]

I have to admit, it is catchy. 

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Also, why don't you peruse over the Danig Party Manifesto: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4jGoEdncIp8WFRINktnRlJnaTQ/view?ths=true
With policies such as 100% Renewables, Compulsory Military Service, a ban on farm foreclosures and compulsory marriage counselling before marriage.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

I have to admit, it is catchy. 

It's not catchy, it's an earworm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm)

[AustralianSwingVoter]

For reference purposes, both for the election and for my electorate-by-electorate profiles.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Xenephon will never have the musical pipes of South Australia's original singing politician, Craig Emerson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pEt7bgY2U

[morgieb]

Xenephon will never have the musical pipes of South Australia's original singing politician, Craig Emerson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pEt7bgY2U

Emerson was a Queenslander /pedant

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Xenephon will never have the musical pipes of South Australia's original singing politician, Craig Emerson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pEt7bgY2U

Emerson was a Queenslander /pedant

even better: he came to SA to tribute to them his vocal gifts

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Xenephon will never have the musical pipes of South Australia's original singing politician, Craig Emerson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pEt7bgY2U

Emerson was a Queenslander /pedant

even better: he came to SA to tribute to them his vocal gifts

Remember, we do have an actual Rock Star turned politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Garrett

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Flinders

Named for the famous explorer Matthew Flinders, the first person to circumnavigate Australia the seat hugs the Great Australian Bight. Flinders is currently the safest Liberal seat in the state. The seat covers the Eyre Peninsula, with the major towns of Port Lincoln and Ceduna. Port Lincoln is blessed with the deepest natural harbour in Australia, and is such the home of the Southern Australian fishing industry. The seat has always been held by right wing parties, and their are no signs of that stopping.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Giles

Giles takes its name from the explorer Ernest Giles, who led five major expeditions into Australia's interior. Giles is Labor's only seat outside of Adelaide, and has been since 1993, and that is all down to the Whyalla, the Western point of the Iron Triangle. Giles, and it's predecessor Whyalla, have always voted Labor since the establishment of Whyalla in 1956. Whyalla makes up over 70% of the electorate, vastly outvoting the conservative pastoralists. A galaxy opinion poll indicated that SA Best will likely beat the Liberals and giving this normally safe seat a tight race.