Has she gotten enough publicity locally, because she hasnt had much in the national coverage? Toggle between two-candidate-preferred votes (Nationals vs Independent), two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Nationals, independent candidate Rob Oakeshott and Labor. He served on the Opposition frontbench until resigning from the National Party in March 2002, claiming that property developers were taking over his local National Party branches. Page became Country Party leader in 1921 and led the party into government for the first time in 1922, forcing the senior Nationalists to drop Billy Hughes as Prime Minister. McMullen is a Port Macquarie born local. An Oakeshott return may make this race interesting, but in his absence it will likely revert to being a safe Nationals seat, particularly with the new MP building a personal vote. Until 3 years ago I was operating at the pinnacle of my health service management career. I always operate from positions of integrity, honesty, positivity, compassion and inclusivity. SM Bruce- Losing to independents on all of them or apabor or in Nicholls the Liberal? Replaced by Emily Suvaal, Khal Asfour and Stephen Lawrence. I always act with honesty and integrity and expect all politicians to do the same. The mood between candidates was friendly except for the sitting member the National partys Pat Conaghan and the independent Carolyn Caz Heise, with Conaghan repeatedly rolling his eyes and occasionally sniping when Heise answered questions. To make sure you're up to date with all the news, SIGN UP HERE. After the launch, participants then asked V4C to facilitate a process to find a passionate and community-supported independent candidate willing to champion these issues at the upcoming Federal election. Discrimination and bullying have unfortunately been a part of my young persons life, and this drives me to ensure our communities have access to education and resources that better support our marginalised groups. Page's bitter Parliamentary attack on Menzies after Lyons' death, including an unwise attack on Menzies' war record, led to his retirement as Country Party Leader shortly afterwards. He spent 12 years as a Detective and Police Prosecutor in the New South Wales Police Force before setting up his own legal practice in 2001. Labor candidate Keith McMullen wants improved access to affordable housing, world-class health services and more secure jobs on the Coffs Coast, as well as better access to TAFE and a rise in the minimum wage. My skills lie in communication, engagement, and participation. i learned of a website last night called theyvoteforyou.org.au. She will do very well in the election. The electorate of Cowper has existed since Federation and is named after Sir Charles Cowper, five times Premier of New South Wales between 1856 and 1870. THE major candidates in Cowper have finalised their campaigns before tomorrows Federal Election. David Jones, a councillor in Nambucca Shire, says there is plenty of political discontent in the region. We undertook a media campaign, and were able to present two . The seat of Cowper stretches from Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie and includes the Nambucca Shire. Along with many Australians, Im very passionate about supporting a quicker way to reduce emissions. Mr Simpson said he had met with community groups which had strongly voiced their concerns about infrastructure, medical equipment and staffing issues in our hospitals, and he had listened . David Jones, a Nambucca Shire councillor, says locals are sick to death of both sides of politics. According to her campaign communications manager, Graeme Singleton, Heise and her team were ready to go as soon as her candidature was endorsed by the grassroots group Voices4Cowper at the end of January. The alternative two-candidate National margin versus Independent Rob Oakeshott in 2016 and 2019 is shown in black. I am seeking to represent Cowper because it is clear our electorate needs a change of direction, somebody fresh, young, and diverse that can flip politics on its head. Its quite a poorly drawn electorate. Depending on ones own ethics, beliefs, morals etc, this could be a helpful tool in deciding how to vote next month. I dont know whether integrity, honour etc. Labors primary vote ranged from 9.3% in Port Macquarie-Hastings to 17.5% in Nambucca Valley. Coalition retain, It is interesting that this seat has not become a Liberal seat considering it is more urban than traditional Nationals country. Page served briefly as Australia's 11th Prime Minister in 1939 between the death of Joe Lyons and the election of Robert Menzies as United Australia Party leader. The seat covers the towns of Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, South West Rocks, Nambucca Heads, Bellingen and Kempsey. Page lost Cowper in an upset in 1961, but was never to know of his defeat, dying before the result was declared. She was the Director of Nursing & Midwifery for the Mid North Coast (Woolgoolga to Port Mac). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A vote for Labor in Cowper will not help Labor Federally as the Labor candidate has little chance of winning here. Additionally, I manage their volunteer pool, facilitate workshops and social inclusion activities, and mentor the headspace Youth Reference Group- a group of young advocates aged 17-25 years. Former MP Gary Nehl held the seat from 1984 until his retirement in 2001. Ute Schulenberg is a Bellingen-based freelance journalist, Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter, Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community, Election forum walkouts after Craig Kelly labels vaccine mandates an abuse of human rights, Clive Palmers campaign pledge to cap home loan rates utterly irresponsible, experts say. . He has his own legal practice and has worked pro-bono to women's shelters, youth groups and community legal centres. I want the government to be transparent and protect the vulnerable, Mr Nott said. Post-Election Margin: National 6.8% v IND. 9am . Page continued to serve in Parliament until the 1961 election. Page served briefly as Australia's 11th Prime Minister in 1939 between the death of Joe Lyons and the election of Robert Menzies as United Australia Party leader. I cant see Labor taking the seat, at least not while facing a sophomore surge, but independents have a chance. Woodward was the Labor candidate against Tony Abbott in Warringah at the 2016 election. Labor had given itself a strong chance of winning the seat, and had chosen the Mayor of Coffs Harbour as its candidate, but Labor's chances in the seat disappeared following the Tampa incident. Building meaningful connections between the people of Cowper and local members is incredibly important. Page's bitter Parliamentary attack on Menzies after Lyons' death, including an unwise attack on Menzies' war record, led to his retirement as Country Party Leader shortly afterwards. We were overtaken by Covid, but still managed to hold 49 Kitchen Table Conversations and created a report that drew together the community ideas and concerns shared. The Labor partys Keith McMullen said ALP corflutes were running late but had now arrived. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. He couldnt win Coffs Harbor or even most of Port Macquarie in 2019, but weirdly enough edged out the nationals in prepolls and absentee votes. Jones believes there is plenty of political discontent in the electorate. Ms Heise stresses she is not beholden to political parties or donors, just the people in her electorate. Clive Palmer has successfully entered this field without taking votes from anyone except the major parties, who will now have to mop up preference votes in any way they can. Page returned to government in 1940 as a minister, and again served as a minister from 1949 to 1956. Photo: Coffs Harbour Greens. This was alongside some wonderful emerging leaders across the Port Macquarie, Bellingen, and Kempsey shires. I know the vast majority of people in Cowper want to live in a community where every individual has the opportunities to be the best versions of themselves, living freely and productively without persecution, prejudice or discrimination. Well see if the Nats think theyre in trouble if the PM visits the region during the campaign theres buckleys chance of seeing him here anytime else. Sign up to receive Guardian Australias fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter. This campaigns only major funding commitment to date appears to be a $27.5m announcement by Conaghan and the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie in April, for Southern Cross University to complete stage 2 of its health services precinct. The reality is the UAP lacks people on the ground to hand out how-to-vote cards, Jones said. Wondering what the changed demographics for the area mean for this analysis since the pandemic, more people have moved into the area from cities, and more likely to be progressive? Mr McMullen said Labor will provide $700,000 for additional crisis accommodation on the Mid North Coast for women and children fleeing violence. Independent candidate for Cowper, Caz Heise (centre), with volunteers. Find out information about dates, how to vote, where to vote, candidates and more. The Labor Party is defending seven seats. National vote held up in Port Macquarie but got smashed in Coffs Harbour. Port Macquarie resident Keith McMullen is proud to be preselected as the Labor candidate to contest the seat of Cowper in the federal election. We need a Federal ICAC with teeth now! She has worked for nearly ten years as a Mathematics and Science Teacher in the Mid North Coast area. Introduced new industry and education opportunities to build our economy to a more resilient base than retirees, tourists and timber, and provide opportunities for young people? Im a qualified yoga teacher, teaching to a variety of people including a regular First Responders group. We just need our leaders to come to the table and show us how. As such I have developed multiple language skills, and the ability to adapt to different situations and people. Oakeshott resigned as member for Lyne at the 2013 election, but announced his candidacy for Cowper just before the 2016 election. Cowper covers an area from Port Macquarie in the south to Coffs Harbour in the north. Climate. Thomson first held the seat for the Protectionist Party and held the seat for successive non-Labor parties for the next 13 years. In the nation's most populous electorate of Cowper we have seven candidates to choose from in the House of Representatives - but the drums from the pundits are predicting a two-horse race . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Labor had given itself a strong chance of winning the seat, and had chosen the Mayor of Coffs Harbour as its candidate, but Labor's chances in the seat disappeared following the Tampa incident. Cowper was the seat of Country Party . Page held the seat for over 40 years. Heise recently told Guardian Australia that Palmer had changed his preferencing at the last election, so she wouldnt be surprised if he altered his intention for the sitting member of Cowper at this election. In 1919, Thomson, then representing the Nationalists, was defeated by Earle Page, who joined the Country Party the next year. One new requirement was that an "inspector of elections" be appointed to run . But when the billboards were refreshed early in the campaign, the message changed and Jones saw red about billionaire politician Clive Palmers claim. On his retirement, the seat recorded a 1% swing to Labor, one of only four seats to swing to Labor in NSW at the 2001 election. It didn't help as Oakeshott's vote fell and new National candidate Pat Conaghan had no difficulty being elected. Following the declaration of the candidates, Ms Tait conducted a random draw to determine the positions on the ballot paper. Read our Privacy Policy. Were not counting on them preferencing one way or another.. Yet there were recent complaints from people whod received welcome emails from the UAP, in spite of not having signed up. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Could you please tell me if I vote Liberal do I vote for the Nationals candidate or the Liberal Democrat candidate? Independent Fred Nile, elected as a Christian Democratic member, is defending his seat and independent Justin Field, elected as a Greens member, is not defending his seat. The main towns include Bellingen, Bowraville, Coffs Harbour, Crescent Head, Dorrigo, Gladstone, Hat Head, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, South West Rocks, Port Macquarie, Ulong and Urunga. Retiring MPs. Our leaders need to be held accountable for their actions, or lack thereof. Timothy Nott said a Greens vote in Cowper is a vote for real action on climate change. At present Carolyn has close to 1000 volunteers and she gaining traction. Between 2008 and 2013 Cowper was the National Party's only north coast seat, Page and Richmond being held by Labor, Lyne by Independent Rob Oakeshott, and the lower north coast seat of Paterson by the Liberal Party. Like fellow Independent Tony Windsor, Oakeshott became a hate figure for some conservative commentators, and both Independents retired at the 2013 election. Im currently a Director on the Board of The Cancer Council of NSW and work as a Corporate Coach. If I want to vote for Liberal do I vote for the Liberal Democrat or the Nationals candidate? Results 1983-2019. Australia should be leading the way in this space. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. My point is that it looks like a contest and shouldnt be taken for granted. If you would like to be involved in our work, find out about upcoming projects and events, click the button to join our mailing list. 120,000 people live in Coffs or Port MacQuarie alone. A Voices independent has the backing of large financial support from billionaire Holmes-a-Court which elevates her presence but has zero name recognition and would be expected to do worse than Oakeshott by a country mile. Subtle pot-shots between the incumbent MP, The Nationals Pat Conaghan, and independent challenger Carolyn Heise, have grown into an open stoush in the run to the May 21 poll in Australia's most populous electorate. After the meeting, retiree Pamela Whitehead said she was dismayed by Conaghans body language. Mr Conaghan has pointed to his record of providing key funding for major projects in the electorate. Caz Heise was on Cathy McGowans episode of Australian Story the other night. best going forward, and know she has the full support of myself and my team. I doubt the incumbent will have much of a personal vote and these days as voters are becoming increasingly partisan and wary of the government of the day the impact of a sitting members personal vote may indeed be overstated. When I asked myself If not me, who and If not now, when? I knew my only option was to put myself forward. 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As a councillor I talk to lots of people many of them are sick to death of both sides of politics but particularly with the government, which they have not forgotten threw the elderly under the bus when Covid hit, he said. Voices4Cowper are delighted to present two incredibly talented women seeking community endorsement to run as the Independent for Cowper at the next federal election. Lets see how it goes, but those three seats look like tight-run contests to me. The sitting member for Cowper is Nationals candidate Pat Conaghan. "I am thrilled to be endorsed by the Voices4Cowper to be the Independent candidate in the upcoming . Prior to that I was the Nursing Director of the North Coast Cancer Institute which operates in Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. Aspiotis grew up on a dairy farm in South Gippsland. Do you pick up and read a free newspaper that has been thrown on your front lawn. Ruth Meads from the Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) drew the favourable number one position. With all of the communities of Cowper, I can be the change we need and deserve. I have travelled extensively, having lived in Japan as a Rotary youth exchange student and as a professional model in New York, Los Angeles, Hamburg and Barcelona. EIGHT is enough - that's how many will stand for the seat of Cowper at the May 18 federal election. ), As the graph below shows, Cowper normally records a Labor two-party preferred vote 5-10% below the state two-party vote. Sign up to receive Guardian Australias fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter. Between 2008 and 2013 Cowper was the National Party's only north coast seat, Page and Richmond being held by Labor, Lyne by Independent Rob Oakeshott, and the lower north coast seat of Paterson by the Liberal Party. Former MP Gary Nehl held the seat from 1984 until his retirement in 2001. I am thrilled to be endorsed by the Voices4Cowper to be the Independent candidate in the upcoming federal election, Caz told News Of The Area. Our vision is to create a more meaningful connection between the people of Cowper, democracy and political processes. [1], The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. The teal campaign of independent Caz Heise is highly present in Cowper. I mean now Cowper is an electorate with its population concentrated at the far northern and southern ends which leaves Lyne having no population centre. This shire has one of the oldest demographics in the country, its basically a retirement village with a beach and people resented seeing Covid dollars going to the big end of town. I am deeply motivated to represent the people and to advocate the issues that need to be addressed. 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