However, the joke seems to be on the O’Farrell Government for the identity confusion has spread farther than expected.
Although Cansdell resigned in September 2011 and, is awaiting the outcome of a police investigation into his own actions, he is still voting in the NSW Legislative Assembly in 2012 according to Hansard in proof edition on 22 & 23 February.
I understand that now the joke is very public there is a bit of a scramble to correct the record to show that it was actually parliamentary novice Gulaptis who was voting. However, these snapshots preserve The Ghost Who Votes for posterity.
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Although the transcription error possibly originated with tellers on the floor of the Chamber, one has to wonder if Premier O'Farrell's relentless pursuit of cost-cutting and industrial reform within the public service may be having a demoralising effect on Hansard staff.
Although the transcription error possibly originated with tellers on the floor of the Chamber, one has to wonder if Premier O'Farrell's relentless pursuit of cost-cutting and industrial reform within the public service may be having a demoralising effect on Hansard staff.
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