[19] Federally and locally they have seen a continued rise in primary votes, in part due to the demise of the Australian Democrats. [94][110] Labor won a 65.2 percent two-party vote against the Liberals. The development will include 2000 new homes on government-owned land and new buildings as high as 12 storeys. This was the first time since 1944 that Labor had won the seat. "An example of the "I'm alright Jack" attitude". [28], The Legislative Council is elected under the preferential Single Transferable Vote (STV) system through a means of Group voting tickets. The DA contested all wards, with opposition councillor Mike Moriarty unsuccessfully challenging Masondo for mayor. [58], One of the most publicised issues prior to the election was the tram extension from Victoria Square to the Adelaide railway station[59] which the Liberals, despite having proposed the idea in their previous transport plan, now opposed. [91], With Mitchell and Fisher included, Labor won the two-party vote in 30 of 47 seats. [134], The state's budget was released on 21 September 2006. [17] This informal ALP-NAT coalition (the first since 1935) caused an uproar, with the federal Liberal member for the SA seat of Sturt, Christopher Pyne, calling for Maywald's expulsion from the Nationals, and Patrick Secker calling for a corruption enquiry into the appointment. [1][111] Hammond was won comfortably by Liberal Adrian Pederick. Former Liberal Premier Rob Kerin resigned in November 2008, which triggered a 2009 Frome by-election. The map to the right shows the winner in each of the six metropolitan municipalities, 231 local municipalities and 20 District Management Areas (DMAs) in South Africa. [75] Labor pledged to buy back Modbury Hospital located in the district of Florey, privatised under the Liberal government to alleviate the effect of the State Bank collapse. Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 1 March 2006, to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa. Voters can choose to vote for a ticket by placing the number '1' in one of the ticket boxes "above the line" or can vote for individual candidates by numbering all the boxes "below the line" (54 in the 2006 election). [48] Kerin indicated people would have to "wait and see" if there would be any campaign, even asking trade unions for donations, no matter how small. As elections have fixed four-year terms, the election date of 18 March 2006 was known well ahead of time. South Australian state election, 18 March 2006[87][88]House of Assembly [46], Considered "strapped for cash",[47] the Liberal Party ran a very limited television and radio campaign. However, in a surprise decision, one of the conservative independents, Peter Lewis, decided to support Labor in exchange for holding a constitutional convention, making him speaker of the House of Assembly,[33] and concessions for his electorate including the phasing out of commercial fishing in the River Murray, prioritising the eradication of the branched broomrape weed, changing water rates for irrigation, fast-tracking a feasibility study for a weir and lock at Wellington, and improving rural roads. Group Voting Tickets. [52] During the election campaign, David Pisoni, the Liberal candidate for Unley, made allegations in his advertising that Labor and their candidate Michael Keenan supported controversial urban infill programmes, which Labor flatly denied. [32] In accordance with electoral regulations, the Electoral Commissioner then advertised key dates for the election of the House of Assembly and half of the Legislative Council – close of rolls on 27 February 2006 at noon, nominations to be received by 2 March 2006 at noon, polling day on 18 March 2006,[31] and the return of writs on or before 28 April 2006. [65] The tax cuts coincided with South Australia achieving an economic "Triple A" rating under the current Labor government. The Electoral Act stipulates that the election is to be held on the third Saturday in March every four years. [92] The Liberals won a 71.8 percent two-party vote against Labor. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the House of Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two party preferred basis. The ANC also captured 81 seats with 66.53 percent of the votes. All major political parties, excepting the SACP who are members of the Tripartite alliance, fielded candidates in the election. [5] At a state level, the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party had been in government since the previous election in 2002, having been in opposition from 1993 to 2002. She was defeated by Labor's Lindsay Simmons, who received a 12 percent two party preferred swing, reclaiming the seat for Labor for the first time since 1975. This brought about a stable MPG. The ANC won a majority in most of the councils of Northern Cape Province, North West Province, Gauteng Province, Mpumalanga Province, Limpopo Province and Eastern Cape Province. The Liberals were left with only 15 of 47 seats, the worst result for the Liberals in South Australian electoral history.[3]. Will the Legislative Council work with us? The Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party took 8.1% of the vote,[1] or third place, while the new party formed under the leadership of Patricia de Lille, the Independent Democrats took 2.0%, placing them fourth of all major political parties.[1]. On the other hand, the Liberal vote collapsed with a 14.1 percent swing against the Liberal Party. [102], The inner north eastern suburbs district of Hartley had been won by Joe Scalzi in 1993 and held by a very narrow margin in each subsequent election. ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA Level 6, 60 Light Square Adelaide SA 5000 GPO Box 646 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: contact request: 1300 655 232 (within SA only) +61 8 7424 7400 (interstate or overseas) Fax : +61 8 7424 7444 Office Hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Labor, the Liberals and the Greens ran in all 47 seats, the Democrats ran in all but Giles which resulted in a contested seat vote of three percent, Family First ran in all but Ramsay and Croydon with a contested seat vote of 6.1 percent. Despite a 7.9 percent two party preferred swing against him, Pisoni hung onto the seat by 1.1 percent. "MP's move to drug test all teens". << 2002–2010 >>. NYS 2006 Election Results. [29], Voting is compulsory once enrolled in South Australian elections,[3] which results in turnout rates above 90 percent. Premier Mike Rann claimed victory for the Labor Party on March 18. The Independent Electoral Commission is a permanent body created by the constitution to promote and safeguard representative democracy in South Africa. [99], The inner southern suburbs district of Unley was won in 2002 by outspoken Liberal Mark Brindal who failed to win preselection for the seat and moved to contest the marginal Labor seat of Adelaide, but was shrouded in a controversy concerning a sexual relationship that Brindal had with a mentally ill man, forcing him to withdraw. First contesting the 1965 election, they have only held two seats: Flinders (1973–1993) and Chaffey (1997–2010). Townhall's California Election 2006 Results, Polls and News for Senate, House, Governor and Ballot Initiatives Its immediate task is the impartial management of free and fair elections at all government levels. [40] Labor won a 59.4 percent two-party vote against the Liberals. Bill 28, 2 nd Sess, 26 th Leg. Parkin, Andrew. The SA Greens, founded in 1995, are a sub-division of the left-wing Australian Greens. Previously unknown quantity Ann Bressington, elected on the back of Nick Xenophon's No Pokies popularity, has proposed mainly conservative social policies such as raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21,[127] zero tolerance of illicit drugs, mandatory twice-annual drug tests of every school student over the age of 14 regardless of whether parents give their consent,[128][129] and making the sale of "drug-taking equipment" illegal. The MPG's 106 councillors agreed to elect the DA's Helen Zille as Executive Mayor, the ACDP as Executive Deputy Mayor, the Speaker post was held by the one elected councillor from the Freedom Front Plus, whilst the United Democratic Movement (1 councillor), the Universal Party (1 councillor) and the Africa Muslim Party (2 councillors) took up seats on the Mayoral Committee. Thu 7 Sep 2006 07.06 EDT. [69] Possible nuclear waste dumps were of concern to many Adelaide residents; Premier Rann successfully lobbied against any federal government proposals.[70]. [85] The Liberals announced 4,000 public service job cuts to fund their election promises.[86]. 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House - 232 R, 202 D, 1 I. [135] It included 1,600 public service job axings despite an election pledge of only 400, however none of the redundancies will be forced. The State Assembly elections in India of 2006 took place between April 3, 2006 and May 8, 2006. No Vote!'. U.S. presidential election of 1860, American election in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. [107] As in 2002, he was challenged by Labor ministerial adviser Justin Jarvis. [117] Having been elected at the 1997 election with 2.9 percent of the vote and other independent candidates at the 2002 election on 1.3 percent of the vote (Xenophon being a sitting member at that election),[120] the No Pokies ticket received a swing of 19.2 percent. Australian Broadcasting Corporation", Unique Features of South Australian Elections, "Rural voters say they won't vote for Peter Lewis again", South Australian Election 2006: Fisher Electorate Profile, Experts predict landslide win for SA Labor, There's No "I" in "team", and no "You" in Labor. [130][131] However, she remains undecided on voluntary euthanasia, calling it "a personal struggle". In the Eden District Municipality, the African National Congress won Kannaland, Hessequa, Knysna, Oudtshoorn, and Bitou. 11/07/2006 - General Election: 06/06/2006 - Gubernatorial Direct Primary Election: 02/07/2006 - San Bernardino Mayor Run-off: San Bernardino County. O ne person, one vote. Australian Broadcasting Corp", "2006 South Australian Election. He was challenged by DA councillor Eddie Taylor. The ID was drawn into the MPG when the ACDP offered up its Executive Deputy Mayors post. 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[2], The Murray Bridge based district of Hammond was won in 2002 by independent MP Peter Lewis who then cut a deal to deliver government to Labor. [2], The centre-right South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, led by Leader of the Opposition Rob Kerin, regained a former independent seat while losing other seats – a net loss of five seats. No Pokies MP Nick Xenophon resigned from parliament in early October 2007 in a successful attempt to win a seat in the Australian Senate at the 2007 federal election, which according to the South Australian result, he retained 72 percent of his 2006 vote, on 14.78 percent. The seats are classified as follows: marginal 0–5.99 percent, fairly safe 6–10 percent, safe over 10 percent. Click here for full Western Australian election results updated live. [89] The Liberals regained Peter Lewis' seat of Hammond.[91]. The scandal relating to Mbeki’s resignation, which was more of an ousting spearheaded by antagonistic factional entities within the party, would manifest in a … Xenophon's third running mate, John Darley, was later appointed to the vacancy created by Xenophon's resignation. He was defeated by former radio presenter Leon Bignell, who gained a 5.7 percent two party preferred swing for Labor. His replacement is his third candidate on the 2006 ticket, former Valuer-General John Darley, and was appointed by a joint sitting on 21 November 2007, where second candidate and upper house MP Ann Bressington also took the opportunity to accuse Xenophon of lacking integrity and suitability for federal parliament. Brock's parliamentary presence would later be pivotal to the outcome of the 2014 election. The SA Legislative Council's 2002 ballot paper was the second largest ballot paper in Australian electoral history. Legislative Council. Roy Morgan polling is conducted face-to-face Australia-wide. 777 East Rialto Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92415-077 (800) 881-VOTE • (909) 387-8300 This fragile MPG survived until January 2007 when the AMP was expelled from the MPG for conspiring with the ANC. With 11 of the 22-member Legislative Council (upper house) standing for election, both major parties finished with a total of eight of the 22 seats, with Labor winning four of the 11 and the Liberals winning three. The party's leader at the election was Sandra Kanck. This was achieved in spite of the Independent Democrats siding with the African National Congress. [4], In the City of Cape Town, the Democratic Alliance was the largest single party in the City Council with 90 of the 210 seats on the council, ahead of the African National Congress's 81 seats, but with no party holding a majority. [73] Labor introduced speed limit reduction legislation which took effect in March 2003 which saw non-arterial non-main roads and most Adelaide CBD roads reduce from 60 km/h to 50 km/h. Unlike the Adelaide metropolitan area and the neighbouring seat of Giles, there was only a small swing of 0.7 percent to Labor, so Gunn managed to hang on with a margin of 0.6 percent. The Family First Party, founded immediately before the 2002 state election, has a political ideology based on Christian-influenced conservatism. [68], The future of the River Murray has come under threat due to falling water levels, and in an unprecedented move, Nationals MP Karlene Maywald was given a cabinet position as Minister for the River Murray in 2004. 2006 U.S. Senate Campaigns . The ID subsequently joined the DA-led coalition, strengthening its majority. Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2006 South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2006 South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2006 The Indian states that went into poll are Assam, Kerala, Tamil … [54] Centrebet had Labor at odds of $1.01 and the Liberals at $12.00 for a majority government. [95], Jack Snelling became speaker of the House of Assembly. Dignity for Disabled ran for the first time and won 0.6 percent of the upper house vote;[117] they won none of the 10 lower house seats they contested. [90] Lomax-Smith comprehensively defeated Carroll with a 9.2 percent swing to Labor on the two-party preferred vote. There were increases in funding for health, schools, police and prisons, and the Department of Public Prosecutions. In the West Coast District Municipality, the African National Congress won Matzikama, Cederberg, Bergrivier, and Saldanha Bay. To check your enrolment details, visit: Check your enrolment 3. Antony Green Election Guide. Australian Broadcasting Corporation", "2006 South Australia State Election. Opinion polls indicated that this was likely and ABC elections expert Antony Green said that the "Labor government looks set to be returned with an increased majority". In the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, the ANC retained its majority in the metropolitan government, with incumbent mayor Duma Moses Nkosi re-elected to a second term in office. [1], South Australian state election, 18 March 2006[115]Legislative Council The bill was supported by all parties after much negotiation, but in the end was voted against by both members of Family First, as well as Liberal Terry Stephens. The Democratic Alliance won Midvaal. Birthed through blood and violent social turmoil, the liberation movement for a non-racial South Africa had arrived at a political precipice whi… The Australian Democrats were originally a centrist party, with most current policies based on social liberalism. Tuesday evening. In the Overberg District Municipality, the African National Congress won Theewaterskloof, Cape Agulhas, and Swellendam. [42], Another facet of the Labor campaign was extensive negative campaigning against Liberal leader Rob Kerin, including an advertisement featuring an excerpt of an interview that Kerin had with FIVEaa presenter Keith Conlon, who asked Kerin why he wanted to be leader of the Liberal Party. Law and order was another key issue, with Labor promising extra police. The municipalities form the local government of South Africa and are subdivisions of the provinces, thus making them responsible for local service delivery, such as electricity, water and fire services. RV = registered voters. The number of electors enrolled within each district is available at this link: 1. The Democratic Alliance won Overstrand. 2006 Elections. Townhall's California Election 2006 Results, Polls and News for the Senate race [77][78] December 2006 saw the Domestic Partners bill pass which provides greater recognition to same sex relationships on a range of issues such as superannuation.