Nobody wins Welsh election! : Melbourne Indymedia

It appears that the Welsh have again voted for nobody in their choice for Sennydd seats, with a resounding 56.6% of the population deciding to vote with their feet.

This is an unfortunate shift for nobody from 63% in the 2003 election, but still an astounding result, considering that the next nearest 'party' to secure a place were the Labourites with something like a measly 20% of the potential voters.

How can any other group therefore pretend that they actually won, when nobody outvoted them by three times what they received?

This just goes to prove how corrupt the system is, and not just in Wales - I propose that everyone should vote nobody! If this does not send our message to those parasites in government, then what will?
votenobody

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369674.html

Vote Nobody was there in droves IMHO!
04.05.2007 22:23

SNP becomes largest party

Earlier, the SNP leader said Labour no longer had the "moral authority to run things".

If the results are confirmed by final counts, his party will have ended 50 years of Labour dominance north of the border - but no party will have an overall majority when the new session convenes.

The SNP leader - who came from third to win the Gordon seat, in north-east Scotland - also condemned the confusion that resulted in up to 100,000 spoilt ballot papers, saying he wanted a "rigorous and robust" investigation.

He said the number of spoilt papers "reduces confidence and trust in the whole process". The electoral commission said it would investigate the issue as a "matter of urgency".

n some constituencies, the number of spoilt papers, thought to stem from confusion among voters, was higher than the majority achieved by the winning candidate.

The SNP's deputy leader, Nicola Sturgeon, finally beat Labour's Gordon Jackson in the Glasgow Govan constituency at her third attempt with a majority of 744, but 1,220 papers were rejected.

In Edinburgh Central, where the deputy environment minister, Sarah Boyack, led by 1,193 votes, there were 1,501 spoilt papers.

The number of spoilt papers in Airdrie and Shotts was 1,536, while the Labour majority over the SNP was just 1,446. Meanwhile in Glasgow Baillieston, the total number of rejected papers - 1,850 - made up more than 10% of the votes accepted.

"And then you've then got the voters, up to 1,000 and more in each constituency, whose votes have been discounted because of uncertainty. This does need to be looked at in detail."

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/localgovernment/story/0,,2072877,00.html

Seems clear that human error on purpose played a roll in the 'rejected' papers. Plenty of evidence for it! Sure some errors by other means but a lot of people 'rejected' the ballots. Go the ants......

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368818.html?c=on#c172877

Nobody does it better, makes me feel sad for the rest,
nobody does it half as good as you, Baby, you're the best.
I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me.
I tried to hide from your love light,
but like heaven above me, the spy who loved me,
is keeping all my secrets safe tonight.

Nobody does it better, sometimes I wish someone could.
Nobody does it quite the way you do. Did you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me, whenever you hold me,
there's some kind of magic inside you,
that keeps me from runnin', but just keep it comin',
how'd you learn to do the things you do?

And nobody does it better, makes me feel sad for the rest.
Nobody does it half as good as you.
Baby, baby, baby you're the best!

"TW voting for "nobody" just allows the established parties to carry on the swindle in my opinion,and is never going to change ANYTHING."

I voted "nobody" and here's what it did for me:

Faced with a choice of Lab, Lib dem and Tory I spoiled my Ballot, afterwards I felt by doing so I had solidified my belief that I don't want to be represented by bullshit politians, and that I intend to do all I can to to take the power back. kind of ritualistic I guess, but I came away feeling empowered even by this little snub. So it changed something in me, I didn't get suckered in the the false pretence of democracy, this election.

fly Posters

Election ploy, going for the kids...

Costello sells early childcare rebates

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says many low income families will now be eligible to receive childcare rebates for the first time.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1915485.htm