That grant was one of seven showered on the Barwon electorate which the National Party lost to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party at the election. [4], 17 parties are registered with the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[5]. Elections 2020 World news ... New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian indicated an announcement to allow Victorians into her state could be made this week. Sampling sizes usually consist of over 1200 electors. Learn more. This page was last edited on 4 March 2021, at 01:32. for NSW State or local government elections, you must submit your disclosure form by THURSDAY. 12:46PM October 27, 2020 A decision on whether Queensland will open its borders to NSW will be made by Friday, on the eve of the state election in what could sway hundreds of thousands of … The 2023 New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday 25 March 2023 to elect the 58th Parliament of New South Wales, including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. "As for the charge of 'pork-barrelling', I have never resiled from advocating for the needs of the Northern Rivers and I shall continue to do so.". ", Mr Barilaro said: "Critics will always say that. Learn more. Cessnock Labor MP Clayton Barr believes "this is pork-barrelling at its absolute political worst". In Gosford, Labor member Liesl Tesch confirmed to the ABC she never received her letter to announce the Uniting Church funding. On a two-party preferred basis support for the ALP is at 51% (down 0.3% since the 2017 Election) compared to the LNP on 49% (up 0.3%). The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC). Whether or not you’ve made or received any political donations during the half-yearly period, you must submit a disclosure form. The original table – Federal and State Election Dates Since 1945 – was taken from Abiding Interests, a book by former prime minister Gough Whitlam, published in 1997.The table has been extended to show every election … Once the returning officer is appointed and takes up office Council will advise where their office will be located and their contact details. A road upgrade in Narrabri to improve tourist access to the Deriah Aboriginal heritage and cultural site was considered outside the "cultural infrastructure" brief but received $249,000 anyway. According to an analysis by Labor, 95 per cent of the $252 million Stronger Communities Fund went to councils in Coalition seats in the lead up to the 2019 state election. Information on the redistribution of electoral district boundaries, which would come into effect for the 2023 NSW State general election, can be found on the NSW Electoral Commission website. They met for three days in late September 2018, then extended their meeting for a fourth day so each of the 116 successful projects — with a total value of $135 million — could be ranked. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house) will be up for election, presuming there are no new electorates added in a … The Greens strengthened their hold on the three seats they held prior to the election while the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers held onto Orange, a seat the party had won from the Nationals at a by-election, while also taking Barwon and Murray from the Nationals. Minister’s order postponing 2020 local government elections Order postponing & rescheduling elections. An arts hub in Queanbeyan ($500,000) and the Jindabyne Community Library ($3 million) were both lowly ranked by the assessors, while the National Trust received cash to build a new toilet at Cooma Cottage, even though that project was "not recommended for funding". Independents Greg Piper and Alex Greenwich both retained the seats of Lake Macquarie and Sydney, respectively, while Joe McGirr successfully held on to the seat of Wagga Wagga he won in a by-election. NSW State Election - key dates. [3], A number of Liberal-held districts are proposed to be renamed, to reflect the population centre in the district’s proposed boundaries:[3], The Liberal-held Heathcote is proposed to take in parts of the Illawarra from the Labor-held Keira and become a notionally marginal Labor seat. This election funding promise was intended to help ease the burden on local ratepayers. However, the party only managed to gain two seats from the Coalition, Coogee from the Liberals and Lismore from the Nationals. Preference allocation based on previous election. This table shows the date of every Federal, State and Territory election since 1901. The Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, threatened to sack all Nationals ministers if they did not abandon their plan by 9:00am, 11 September 2020. It was the smallest grant, with many others valued at more than $1 million and as high as $8 million, awarded to a new arts and cultural centre in Batemans Bay. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 12 June 2020 the Minister for Local Government made an order under section 318B(1)(a1) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) that the local government ordinary elections scheduled for 12 September 2020 will be postponed for twelve months. Qld election 2020: Morrison slams Palaszczuk over coronavirus border dispute The prime minister has questioned Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s main election pledge over NSW-Queensland border. If you have any questions, please contact us on 1300 022 011 or by email at fdc@elections.nsw.gov.au. "They put a process in place and they simply ignore the rules. The only project funded in a Labor electorate was Gosford Uniting Church's request for $4,000 to "upgrade lighting and a new mixing desk to allow amateur performers to be trained in theatrical performance, production and stage craft". NSW … The previous QLD Election was on 25 November 2017. She said while the arts funding was welcomed, the amounts awarded seemed large in comparison to other areas of the state. NDS is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 NSW State Committee election. Of the six-person Regional Cultural Fund assessors who made the recommendations about where the money should be sent, four were independent members from the state's arts sector. New South Wales has compulsory voting, with optional preferential voting in single-member seats for the lower house and single transferable vote with optional preferential above-the-line voting in the proportionally represented upper house. 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The Cessnock Performing Arts Centre sought $118,700 to convert its lighting to a more energy efficient LED system — which the assessors ranked extremely favourably — but the council-owned venue was unsuccessful. "But it was not signed, and I've never received that letter, so it was a bit mysterious.". Four nominations were received for the four vacant positons. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 2019 to make a tilt for the Lower House seat. As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the State and may be recovered by the NSW Electoral Commission. This new category of unlawful political donation is in effect from 1 January 2020. The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the State and may be recovered by the NSW Electoral Commission. In November 2020, the proposed redistribution names and boundaries was released to the public for submission. The Labor-held district of Lakemba is proposed to be abolished and largely replaced by the adjacent Bankstown. Redistribution of electoral districts set for 2020 31 January 2020 The electoral districts of NSW will be reviewed in 2020 to ensure an even distribution of voters, in line with the Constitution Act 1902, Special Minister of State Don Harwin confirmed today. A decision on the reopening of the NSW-Queensland is expected on Friday at the earliest or Monday after the election. Eden-Monaro MP Mike Kelly resigns, prompting by-election (ABC South East NSW 30 Apr 2020) How to Manage the Eden-Monaro By-election in a time of Covid-19 (Antony Green's Election Blog 1 May 2020) Electoral boundaries redistribution in 2020. The next Victorian state election is scheduled to be held on 26 November 2022 to elect the 60th Parliament of Victoria. Documents obtained by the ABC under freedom of information laws reveal their advice was largely ignored and instead all but $3 million was spent on projects in Coalition seats. The amendments give effect to the Government’s commitment, made in its response to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s review of local government election costs, to modernise the electoral provisions of the Regulation and to align them with the more contemporary and efficient practices used at State elections in time for the September 2020 council elections. In 2020, the Commission began work on determining new boundaries for the 2023 election, a process commonly known as "redistribution". The state constitution requires the Electoral Commission to review electoral district boundaries after every two elections, to ensure that the number of voters in each district is within 10 per cent of the "quotient" – the number of voters divided by the number of Legislative Assembly seats. The Queensland Premier says a decision on the NSW border is still coming this month, as she fends off attacks from out of state over the issue as well as a new in-land highway proposal. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Don Harwin accused of 'pork-barrelling' in Coalition seats before state election. * Indicates a combined Liberal/National primary vote. If you have any questions, please contact us on 1300 022 011 or by email at fdc@elections.nsw.gov.au. This new category of unlawful political donation is in effect from 1 January 2020. The declared margin of error is ±2.8 percentage points. Qld election 2020: Palaszczuk says Berejeklian has her 'own issues to worry about' Annastacia Palaszczuk has hit back at the NSW Premier, saying her criticisms of … The p… This new category of unlawful political donation is in effect from 1 January 2020. Tamara Smith, the Greens MP for Ballina, said she was not invited to announce the projects in her seat. Of the 159 applications, seven were deemed ineligible because they did not meet the complex entry criteria. 01/2020) 2019 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results, Antony Green (Background Paper 01/2019) NSW Legislative Council Election 2015, Antony Green (Background Paper 01/2018) NSW Legislative Assembly election 2015: Two-party preferred results by polling place, Antony Green (Background Paper 02/2015) 2015 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results, Antony Green … A new district of Leppington in south-west Sydney is proposed to be created from Camden and Macquarie Fields. Another 35 projects were not recommended for funding for reasons including concerns they lacked community support or were not a genuine arts and cultural project. "They were grants from a Government program, it was entirely appropriate they be announced by Members of the Government," Mr Franklin said. The parliament has fixed four-year terms with the election held on the fourth Saturday in March,[2] though the Governor may dissolve the house sooner on the advice of the Premier. "In the lead up to an election we've got the Government using $50 million of taxpayer funds, it's not the Government's money, it doesn't belong to Liberal or National party, it belongs to the community. Four grants were funded in the battleground seats of Orange, held by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party, and Ballina, held by the Greens. [1] Following a meeting between the Premier and Deputy Premier in the morning of 11 September, the Nationals backed down on their decision to move to the crossbench. Mr Barilaro said projects "were all funded based on merit and the [grants] are designed where the discretion is left with the Minister". I will always fight for our fair share.". The next Election date in Queensland is 31st October 2020. The election will be conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC). Council's election will be administered by the NSW Electoral Commission (external site) and all enquiries should be directed to them on 1300 135 736. (After the 2020 election, Queensland will change from a 3 year term, to a 4 year term, with elections being held on the fourth Saturday in October every four years, ie: 26 Oct 2024) Western Australia Election dates. The 2015 and 2019 elections were conducted using boundaries set in 2013. 11:22 am October 27, 2020 Frecklington says she's never met Clive Palmer By national arts, culture and entertainment reporter Michaela Boland and Greg Miskelly. Funding of $1.54 billion was also allocated towards fixing local roads and bridges in regional NSW. All re-drawn districts must have a current enrolment within 10% of the state average, 57,193, at … Queensland election 2020 full coverage. Polling that is conducted under the Newspoll brand and published in The Australian is via random online selection by polling firm YouGov. 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As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the State and may be recovered by the NSW Electoral Commission. In Deputy Premier Barilaro's seat of Monaro, three projects were funded worth $3.54 million. The NSW Coalition government had announced funding of $6.4 billion in 2016 and construction is set to commence in 2020. Share on Facebook ; Share on Twitter; Share via Email; NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, on Friday morning. The state constitution requires the Electoral Commission to review electoral district boundaries after every two elections, to ensure that the number of voters in each district is within 10 per cent of the "quotient" – the number of voters divided by the number of Legislative Assembly seats. At the election the Liberals won 35 seats while the Nationals won 13 seats, thus giving the Coalition a combined total of 48 seats, one more than the minimum 47 required for a majority. The latest Roy Morgan Queensland State Poll shows the ALP Government leads with a slim majority in Queensland. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government, Labor won 52 seats, while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. Nationals Upper House MP Ben Franklin handed over both Ballina grants alongside Mr Harwin. The assessors acknowledged only $47 million was available but ranked all the eligible projects so as to allow some ministerial discretion. If you have any questions, please contact us on 1300 022 011 or by email at fdc@elections.nsw.gov.au. The Labor Party won 36 seats and overtook the Liberals to become the largest single party in the Legislative Assembly. NSW recorded one new case of … for NSW State or local government elections, you must submit your disclosure form by THURSDAY. Queensland State Election dates. Thu 10 Sep 2020 22.23 EDT First published on Thu 10 Sep 2020 20.44 EDT. The NSW Electoral Commission will appoint a returning officer to oversee the election process. Two NSW Government ministers have been accused of ignoring expert recommendations and pork-barrelling $44 million in arts funding into Coalition electorates. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 1. Ahead of last year's state election, Deputy Premier John Barilaro and then-arts minister Don Harwin toured regional NSW, handing out infrastructure grants worth $47 million to arts and cultural organisations. Follow our live coverage. Thu 22 Oct 2020 12.30 EDT 515 Just before the 2019 New South Wales state election, the Berejiklian government decided not to fund two projects to … Whether or not you’ve made or received any political donations during the half-yearly period, you must submit a disclosure form. Following a controversy surrounding koala policy, on 10 September 2020, Nationals leader John Barilaro announced his party would no longer support government legislation and sit on the crossbench, while still holding ministerial positions.

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