The thing is, he does actually seem to have been a very good local member. He was dreadful as opposition leader, but as “the local rep” in a single seat he was competent and conscientious.
It’s a weird dichotomy. His performance as a single member might have won him a longer leash to be opposition leader
I didn’t know he did porkbarrelling in his own seat. I know it’s what has kept Barnaby Joyce in all this time. It’s the acknowledgement that you operate on a national stage but you’re voted in by your seat. I wish more politicians would take that on board, even if it’s for selfish reasons.
Has this ever happened before? Has the opposition leader ever lost their seat in an election. It feels huge
Nope. They just spoke about it now.
I heard that too. The worst part is they kept him in for so long
The thing is, he does actually seem to have been a very good local member. He was dreadful as opposition leader, but as “the local rep” in a single seat he was competent and conscientious.
It’s a weird dichotomy. His performance as a single member might have won him a longer leash to be opposition leader
I didn’t know he did porkbarrelling in his own seat. I know it’s what has kept Barnaby Joyce in all this time. It’s the acknowledgement that you operate on a national stage but you’re voted in by your seat. I wish more politicians would take that on board, even if it’s for selfish reasons.
Well he wasn’t opposition leader, but John Howard as PM in 2007.
I heard that on the radio. The liberals lost anyway but imagine the prime minister losing but the party wins