❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister's representation of the Midwest, Wheatbelt, and Great Southern regions concerning proposed reductions in parliamentary representation and the Minister's response indicating limited concern from the community.
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(1) Is it not the role of the minister to represent the interests of the mid west, wheatbelt and great southern? (2) Have local communities in these regions made representations to the minister expressing their strong opposition to the reduction in the number of members who will represent them, as proposed by the Gallop Government? (3) If so, has the minister, unlike his colleagues the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance, faithfully represented those regions’ views to the Cabinet - yes or no? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(2) Have local communities in these regions made representations to the minister expressing their strong opposition to the reduction in the number of members who will represent them, as proposed by the Gallop Government? (3) If so, has the minister, unlike his colleagues the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance, faithfully represented those regions’ views to the Cabinet - yes or no? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(3) If so, has the minister, unlike his colleagues the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance, faithfully represented those regions’ views to the Cabinet - yes or no? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(2) Have local communities in these regions made representations to the minister expressing their strong opposition to the reduction in the number of members who will represent them, as proposed by the Gallop Government? (3) If so, has the minister, unlike his colleagues the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance, faithfully represented those regions’ views to the Cabinet - yes or no? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(3) If so, has the minister, unlike his colleagues the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne and the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance, faithfully represented those regions’ views to the Cabinet - yes or no? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
I certainly thank the member for his question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(2) Yes. One or two groups have indicated a degree of concern. One or two groups have also indicated a degree of support. Perhaps I am tempting fate in saying this; however, as an issue, my office and I have had very little contact on the question of equal democratic voting. I have received a letter from the Western Australian Farmers Federation; I have read a media release from the Farmers Federation; and I received an invitation to a meeting from the central regional councils’ organisation. Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon N.F. Moore: Is that the one at Lake Grace to which nobody from the Labor Party went? Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
Hon KIM CHANCE: That is correct. I had other engagements on that day to do with the drought, which I could hardly break. That is really the extent of it. Not one local government authority has called me on the matter or written to me. I have been asked one question about it at a public meeting. The questioner seemed to go away entirely satisfied with my answer. It does not seem like an issue that people are terribly concerned about, and that is consistent with the polling that the Australian Labor Party carried out during the election campaign when the then coalition was running an extraordinarily expensive television campaign concentrating entirely upon one vote, one value. When we conducted the poll, we found that as an issue it started off at about 10 per cent and then fell away at the bottom end to about a four per cent issue, so we were certainly encouraging the coalition to keep on with the campaign. It was a non-issue. As far as I am concerned it is a non-issue. However, some interests may be raised on it. (3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
(3) Of course I have faithfully represented the interests of my constituency.
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