❓ Opposition Leader Barnett questions Premier Gallop on the government's electoral reform plans and their impact on rural and regional representation. Gallop responds with a history lesson and accusations of political self-interest.
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ELECTORAL REFORM, EFFECT ON RURAL AND REGIONAL AREAS
Why have the Premier and his Labor colleagues, the members for Collie, Bunbury, Kimberley, Mandurah, Albany, Burrup, Eyre and Geraldton, all turned their backs on the people of rural and regional Western Australia - their constituents - with the Government’s plan to reduce the voice of country people in this Parliament? Dr GALLOP
Why have the Premier and his Labor colleagues, the members for Collie, Bunbury, Kimberley, Mandurah, Albany, Burrup, Eyre and Geraldton, all turned their backs on the people of rural and regional Western Australia - their constituents - with the Government’s plan to reduce the voice of country people in this Parliament? Dr GALLOP
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The debate that is about to occur on the question of one vote, one value will be similar to the debate that occurred in this Parliament in 1913, when Jack Scaddan first introduced the legislation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP replied: The debate that is about to occur on the question of one vote, one value will be similar to the debate that occurred in this Parliament in 1913, when Jack Scaddan first introduced the legislation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The debate that is about to occur on the question of one vote, one value will be similar to the debate that occurred in this Parliament in 1913, when Jack Scaddan first introduced the legislation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP replied: The debate that is about to occur on the question of one vote, one value will be similar to the debate that occurred in this Parliament in 1913, when Jack Scaddan first introduced the legislation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The debate that is about to occur on the question of one vote, one value will be similar to the debate that occurred in this Parliament in 1913, when Jack Scaddan first introduced the legislation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! It is hard enough at times to hear the answers, but the wall of noise that just came from the left of this House was unacceptable. I could not hear what the Premier was saying. I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition requires an answer to his question. Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: I want an answer, not a history lesson. Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I think I will give a history lesson! Thank you very much, Leader of the Opposition. The other side of the House has a different attitude to the electoral system from that on this side of the House. There is somebody - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: A person sat on that side of that House - Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett interjected. Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Murray: You would not even know where the place is! The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time, and the member for Collie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I recall that Hon Ian Thompson, who was a Speaker of this Parliament, knew a little about how the coalition parties dealt with electoral issues. He spoke about the 1975 redistribution in a speech he made in Parliament. Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: No, let’s talk about country people in this Parliament. Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: Here is a history lesson for the Opposition. Hon Ian Thompson said - One of the most unusual occurrences was just after the 1974 election when a Liberal-Country Party Government had been elected. I was invited to join a couple of other people kneeling on the floor of the Liberal Party meeting room to make a suggestion on where the electoral boundaries should be, because there needed to be a redistribution. That is a history lesson. That is how members on the other side of the House deal with fundamental principles like electoral reform. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: The screeching from the galahs in the trees opposite has nothing to do with country people. Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Barnett: That is the way you think of country people - as galahs in trees. Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: It has nothing to do with country people, but it has a lot to do with another “p” word - political party. It has a lot to do with the self-interest of some members of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Collie! Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: The debate in this Parliament will involve self-interest versus principle. It will be a debate of people versus party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: The interjection rate is just appalling on this question. Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but the time has come to sit and listen to what he says. If members wish to ask other questions they should ask them, but they should at least have the decency to listen to what the Premier is saying. Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: I can assure the House that when this matter is debated - Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Mr Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
Dr GALLOP: When the Electoral Act is debated in this Parliament, this side of the House will put people and principle first.
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