❓ Mr. Trenorden questions the Minister for Electoral Affairs about cuts to rural services despite claims of needing more services and less representation. The Minister deflects, blaming the previous government for the decline in rural services and attacking the Leader of the National Party.
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RURAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA, EXTRA SERVICES 294. Mr TRENORDEN to the Minister for Electoral Affairs: I refer to the minister’s claim that country people need more services and less political representation. Given that his Government has withdrawn funding for police, health, infrastructure and other services in rural Western Australia, what did he mean by extra services? Mr McGINTY
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The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
RURAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA, EXTRA SERVICES
I refer to the minister’s claim that country people need more services and less political representation. Given that his Government has withdrawn funding for police, health, infrastructure and other services in rural Western Australia, what did he mean by extra services? Mr McGINTY replied: The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY replied: The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
RURAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA, EXTRA SERVICES
I refer to the minister’s claim that country people need more services and less political representation. Given that his Government has withdrawn funding for police, health, infrastructure and other services in rural Western Australia, what did he mean by extra services? Mr McGINTY replied: The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY replied: The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
The story I have repeatedly heard from our country members and from people throughout rural and regional Western Australia is that of the terrible job the coalition Government did in country towns over the past eight years. The House this morning heard how services in a range of country areas were run down, and how the former Government privatised, contracted out and cut jobs throughout rural and regional Western Australia. It introduced the uniform tariff policy for Western Power. It did not support the people in the Kimberley over the Derby tidal power project. Those opposite committed a raft of sins. For eight years, they turned their backs on country people and presided over a run-down of rural communities, which was reflected in the vote. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
The SPEAKER: The level of noise in the Chamber means that I cannot hear; I am sure the Hansard reporter also is having trouble. I do not want to keep calling people to order, so I ask members to listen to the minister. If members do not like the answer, they should ask another question. Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The actions of those opposite were reflected in the vote, which saw a record number of new members on the Labor side of the House and an enormous number of new members representing rural and regional Western Australia. Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr Trenorden: What have you done in the past six months? Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The Leader of the National Party got 24 per cent of the primary vote in the seat of Avon. That is the lowest primary vote ever achieved by a state leader of a political party. The people of Avon sent him a loud and clear message. Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr Trenorden: What about the services? Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
Mr McGINTY: The Avon electorate has beautiful rolling green valleys and historic towns. The Leader of the National Party says it is too hard for him to do his job properly in that environment; therefore, he needs vote rigging. I invite him to come to my electorate of Fremantle or to go to the member for Perth’s electorate. Day in, day out, we face the very real problems of homelessness, drugs, acute mental illness, antisocial behaviour, street gangs, crime and access to housing. It takes between eight and 10 years for someone in my electorate to get access to a Homeswest house. Homeless people live in the inner city areas of this State. The Leader of the National Party finds it hard to service his area, which is just a stone’s throw over the Darling scarp. He wants people in this State to feel sorry for country members, who represent 12 000 constituents, when we in the city represent double that number. Wilson Tuckey said that country members ought to represent many more people than they do currently. He said that an electorate with fewer than 30 000 people harks back to the days of the horse and buggy. The Leader of the National Party would not know an honest day’s work if he fell over one; this legislation might require it.
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