Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Absentee MP's
Candidates provide their residential addresses to the WA Electoral Commission.
That information shows that as at the 2004 Election, allowing for subsequent by-elections and the move of a well-known Liberal member, 25 out of 56 MLA’s and 15 out of 34 MLC’s do not live in their electorate. 44% of members do not live in their electorate!
Most voters would not know if their MP’s actually live in their electorate.
Absentee members come from the ALP, Nationals, Liberals and Independents. Even so, the Libs in particular are only too eager to attack rival candidates on the grounds that they live outside the electorate.
Once again the Libs show themselves for the spineless hypocrites they are.
That information shows that as at the 2004 Election, allowing for subsequent by-elections and the move of a well-known Liberal member, 25 out of 56 MLA’s and 15 out of 34 MLC’s do not live in their electorate. 44% of members do not live in their electorate!
Most voters would not know if their MP’s actually live in their electorate.
Absentee members come from the ALP, Nationals, Liberals and Independents. Even so, the Libs in particular are only too eager to attack rival candidates on the grounds that they live outside the electorate.
Once again the Libs show themselves for the spineless hypocrites they are.
