Echo
NetDaily, 26
April 2019:
There are eight
candidates for the federal electorate of Richmond, which covers the Byron,
Ballina and Tweed shires.
The seat has been held
since 2004 by Labor’s Justine Elliot, and like the state seat of Ballina
(Byron and Ballina Shires), the strong Byron Green vote has helped Labor’s
Elliot maintain power.
ABC election guru Antony
Green describes the electorate of Richmond: “The Green victory in the state
seat of Ballina was overwhelmingly owing to Green support in Byron Shire, where
rich retirees and alternative lifestylers have flooded into a former rural
shire. The Nationals still won Ballina itself, while Green support in the state
seat of Tweed, making up the northern half of Richmond, was only 13.3 per cent.
A Green victory in Richmond probably requires the Greens to pass Labor with
then hope of then defeating the National Party on preferences. Given the
increasing urbanisation of Richmond, it may be the Liberal Party will
eventually return to contesting Richmond, further complicating the contest”.
Candidates in Ballot Paper
Order
1. Ronald McDonald, Sustainable
Australia
2. Hamish Mitchell, United Australia
Party
3. Morgan Cox, Christian Democratic
Party (Fred Nile Group)
4. Justine Elliot, Labor
5. Ray Karam, Independent
6. Tom Barnett, Involuntary Medication
Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride)
7. Matthew Fraser, The Nationals
8. Michael Lyon, The Greens
Early
voting starts on Monday 29 April 2019 at 8.30am.
Early voting centres for the Ricmond & Tweed valleys and elsewhere can be found at:
https://www.aec.gov.au/election/voting.htm#voting
Early voting centres for the Ricmond & Tweed valleys and elsewhere can be found at:
https://www.aec.gov.au/election/voting.htm#voting
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