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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Local Government Elections

Mr TELFER (Flinders) (14:43): My question is to the Minister for Local Government. Can the minister explain whether unusual voting patterns have been reported in local government elections and, if so, has he sought a briefing on this? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr TELFER: The South Australian Electoral Commissioner stated on radio this morning that the overall statewide voting trend is disappointing. Other reports have suggested the Adelaide City Council Central Ward has seen a dramatic increase in voting.

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Stuart—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Roads, Minister for Veterans Affairs) (14:43): We have brought this to the attention of the house before. Everyone knows that the Electoral Commissioner is responsible for the elections going forward from hereon in. I have not had any substantiated claims about any of the accusations I am hearing in the media. I have the fullest respect and the fullest confidence in the Electoral Commissioner. If there are any anomalies, the Electoral Commissioner will be able to handle that quite adequately. I am very sure that we all have confidence in the Electoral Commissioner to make certain that everything is aboveboard and legal.

If the member for Flinders or anybody else in this house has any proof whatsoever of any anomalies, I encourage them strongly to report it and make a complaint directly, with the evidence, to the Electoral Commissioner themselves.

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