Werriwa: and all is quiet on election eve
A birdie sent me some more how-to-vote cards. The HTV cards I published previously are here.
| 1 | Doggett | Mannoun | Raue | Tan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bryant | Aussie-Stone | McGookin | Bryant |
| 3 | Tan | Locke | Hayes | Doggett |
| 4 | Sykes | McGookin | Mannoun | Head |
| 5 | Young | Bargshoon | Aussie-Stone | Sykes |
| 6 | Woodger | Sykes | Locke | Bargshoon |
| 7 | Hayes | Head | Bargshoon | McGookin |
| 8 | Vogler | Doggett | Sykes | Locke |
| 9 | Raue | Bryant | Head | Aussie-Stone |
| 10 | Lees | Tan | Bryant | Mannoun |
| 11 | Head | Vogler | Tan | Woodger |
| 12 | Bargshoon | Woodger | Vogler | Young |
| 13 | McGookin | Raue | Lees | Lees |
| 14 | Locke | Young | Young | Hayes |
| 15 | Aussie-Stone | Lees | Woodger | Vogler |
| 16 | Mannoun | Hayes | Doggett | Raue |
These additional how-to-vote cards increasingly persuade me that Labor should get over the line. (Albeit, these cards and the ones I published earlier could change when it comes to polling day).
The Poll Bludger has a bit of a wrap on the Werriwa by-election. Like me, he thinks a Labor victory is almost a certainty (if there can be such a thing in politics).
If today’s Australian is anything to go by, Labor is on message about how difficult it will be to win Werriwa (which as we all know is a dog whistle for Labor voters not to toy with minor parties and independents).
The SMH and the Australian are running a painkiller-overdose-hospitalisation story about Werriwa candidate Samir Bargshoon:
A candidate for the federal seat of Werriwa has admitted he overdosed on a cocktail of painkillers and anti-depressants, spending Thursday night in hospital.
Sam Bargshoon, a self-confessed ALP branchstacker who ran independently against former Labor leader Mark Latham five months ago, said he was depressed over the Orange Grove affair and the stress it had created with his family.
The south-west Sydney businessman and lobbyist for the doomed Orange Grove factory outlet, will run in Saturday’s by-election.
Mr Bargshoon said he took six Panadeine Forte tablets, four valiums and two anti-depressants on Thursday night to relieve a headache.
“Last night I was feeling a bit down and very depressed … there’s just a lot of stress,” he said.
“I didn’t actually know what I was going to do. I remember just waking up in hospital.”
His two young daughters found Mr Bargshoon unconscious on the couch and called for help.
He was taken to Liverpool Hospital and was told by staff he would not be discharged until Monday, however he negotiated to be released on Friday.
Mr Bargshoon said his depression had also been caused by the Labor Party’s treatment of him over the Orange Grove affair.
The results for the Werriwa by-election should be available from the Australian Electoral Commission beginning at 6pm Saturday.