Upcoming Election - Shooters & Fishers Party
Hey All,
We've talked a bit about the Shooters & Fishers party in some of the other threads.
For WA we have two representatives for the senate and I'd like to post some information on who you'd be voting for.
When voting for them, you can pick whomever you want for lower house (Pref not Greens) but for the Upper house (Senate) Vote 1 for Shooters & Fishers above the line!
If you're disillusioned about politics and were going to just throw your vote or donkey vote, why not put it towards these guys instead for a chance at better Fishing/Hunting/Camping/4WDing conditions without Lockouts.
Without further ado here is the information on our WA Senate hopefuls (Extract taken from Shooters & Fishers Official Website)
WA #1 Senate Candidate
Murray Bow
Murray Bow leads the WA branch of the Shooters & Fishers into the 2013 Federal Election. A man of great experience who has travelled extensively in WA, he has worked in the public and private sectors as a salesman, commercial pilot, events coordinator, flying instructor, real estate representative and manager; he served in the Army Reserve and is active in the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. Murray has been a keen shooter since his childhood, and he now hunts and is an International Shooting Sports Federation pistol shooter. He has held shooting club committee positions at both club and State level. Travelling and bush camping are favoured pastimes for Murray and his family, and Murray continues to fly, ride motorcycles, cycle, kayak and run for fitness.
WA #2 Senate Candidate
John Parkes
John Parkes campaigned for the Shooters & Fishers in the 2013 WA State election, nearly winning a second Upper House seat for the party and these same qualities have earned him a place as a WA candidate for the Federal Senate. John has the proven ability, passion and knowledge developed during 34 years of successful business ownership, where his motivation and ambition culminated in his early self-funded retirement – something that has allowed him to focus on legislative issues which affect Australians with a love of the outdoors.
“The people involved in shooting, fishing and outdoor activities feel disenfranchised by ever-increasing interference with and tightening of the laws already covering these pastimes,” he says. “The battle must be taken to the Federal Senate to stem the tide of poorly thought out legislation.”
Retirement has also allowed John to travel, enhance his property, hone his boating and fishing skills and enjoy regular hunting and shooting trips.
big john
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Onya
Good job tradewinds. Greens are well and truly on the nose, time to bring in the SFP.
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Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
There was a story today in
There was a story today in the news about Nick Xenophon being swamped by calls from his supporters to not preference the Greens.
Signs like this show how much people have had enough of the Greens.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-16/xenophon-still-deciding-on-preferencing-greens/4892174?section=sa
Justin M
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Wish I didn't click on that
Wish I didn't click on that link...up comes Sarah Hansen Young....errrrrrrrgh. Greens in a lot of trouble by the looks of it. I think they may well be consigned to irrelevancy for many years if they are forced to campaign on their own terms and try and win people over. Plenty of anger out there towards them.
Super peg
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Date Joined: 02/09/12
You got my vote mate, keep
You got my vote mate, keep it up S and F party
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
saltatrix
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Do you have a how to vote
Do you have a how to vote card Tradewinds?
Angling tourism is worth $10 billion to the Australian economy - 90000 jobs; more than any sport; spread the word
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
I don't have a card to post
I don't have a card to post (And I'm not an affiliate member)
But from their website:
The simplest and most effective way to cast your vote and protect your sport is to vote 1 above the line for the Shooters and Fishers Party.
This is for the senate upper house, not the lower house.
Pilbra Dave
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Date Joined: 30/09/11
They have my vote, and my
They have my vote, and my wife and I are members, joined to help get the numbers so they could run in the state election
If you ain't Fishin you ain't Livin
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
Still trying to work out
Still trying to work out who's getting the lower house vote.
I'm in Hasluck catchment and I like Ken Wyatt but I wont be supporting liberals.
No independents so it could well be the Aus Sex Party even though I disagree with a couple of their views.
grantarctic1
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Date Joined: 03/03/11
You should
You should check who they will give their preference vote to, it might just be the party your trying to avoid .
Some of these lifestyle party's preference the Greens, and some preference the Liberals . ( Just saying )