House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-03-10 Daily Xml

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STATE ELECTION

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:36): My question is to the Deputy Premier. Does the Deputy Premier now understand the reasons behind the voter backlash received by his government at the 2010 state election? On 16 February 2011, the Deputy Premier responded to a question in the media about the reasons for the voter backlash by saying:

The message I got was that for whatever reason, people were not happy in my electorate and others...I don't think anybody knows the answer to that question...Obviously they weren't happy...This is like asking me to be a mind-reader.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Deputy Premier, do you choose to answer that question?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Food Marketing) (14:36): I think the answer to that question requires a similar answer. I actually don't know what the question is, and it is certainly a matter for which I am not responsible to the house.

The SPEAKER: The member for Little Para.

An honourable member interjecting: