Nope. After several weeks of negotiations, Oakeshott spoke for a notorious 17 minutes before stating he was backing the Gillard government. McMullen is a Port Macquarie born local. Our vision is to create a more meaningful connection between the people of Cowper, democracy and political processes. The Nationals may improve their primary vote in a few of their seats like this in expense of minor parties and independents losing support or not running. Its great to know that local democracy has won in the end.. This is a hard one to predict. She has been selected as the Voices for Cowper candidate. Nott has lived in the Cowper electorate for 18 years. Page returned to government in 1940 as a minister, and again served as a minister from 1949 to 1956. Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) and its predecessors since 1919. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Were not counting on them preferencing one way or another.. Independent candidates have attracted much interest across the country, with Ms Heises campaign featured on Australian Story last Monday evening. Im fully aligned with the V4C values and vision of being a local member who facilitates a meaningful connection with the people of Cowper and truly represents the community in Canberra. Heise recently told Guardian Australia that Palmer had changed his preferencing at the last election, so she wouldnt be surprised if he altered his intention for the sitting member of Cowper at this election. After the launch, participants then asked V4C to facilitate a process to find a passionate and community-supported independent candidate willing to champion these issues at the upcoming Federal election. This was alongside some wonderful emerging leaders across the Port Macquarie, Bellingen, and Kempsey shires. The candidates contesting the federal election in Cowper are, in ballot paper order, Faye Aspiotis (Pauline Hanson's One Nation), Keith McMullen (Australian Labor Party), Pat Conaghan (National . A diverse, tolerant and just society. You will have the opportunity to vote for your preferred candidate following our live event on Sunday 23 January (although you don't have to attend the event to be eligible to vote). What happened to the climate change vote? That being myself for One Nation, Simon Chaseling for the Liberal Democrats and Josh Fairhall for UAP. The current government has demonstrated a lack of integrity, transparency, compassion and commitment to responsible discourse. Lobby group releases coastal engineer's breakwall report, Wauchope teenager convicted and disqualified from driving for 'drag racing', Port News reader poll: time for you to do the talking, The three factors that helped create Tamworth family's Run Fest Port Macquarie tradition, 'Significant investment': bowling club showcases upgrade plan, Terms and Conditions - Digital Subscription, Terms and Conditions - Newspaper Subscription. I dont know whether integrity, honour etc. He was following his former constituents from Port Macquarie who had been transferred from Lyne to Cowper by the 2015 redistribution. We just need our leaders to come to the table and show us how. Oakeshott was easily re-elected as an Independent at the 2003 and 2007 state elections before winning the Federal seat of Lyne at a 2008 by-election following the resignation of Mark Vaile. I have long campaigned for environmental sustainability and real action to address climate change. Candidate nominations for state elections; Candidate nominations for local government elections; Appointing a scrutineer; . Caz Heise was on Cathy McGowans episode of Australian Story the other night. Ms Heise was the Director of Nursing at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. I became a leader in health and social services after gaining post-graduate qualifications in Public Health and Business. During the launch of the report we were asked to facilitate a process to find a Community Independent Candidate to represent Cowper in the 2021 federal election. Pathetic really for a so called Independent newspaper. Prior to that I was the Nursing Director of the North Coast Cancer Institute which operates in Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. Labor has an extremely lacklustre unknown candidate and cant be expected to generate any support except the few rusted-on Labor voters in the electorate. The Independent candidate for Cowper, backed by Climate 200, is Caz Heise. Just as science saved my life, I fully subscribe to the science which demands we act immediately to slow the impact of catastrophic climate change. Cowper was a relatively close race in 2016 and 2019 due to the presence of Rob Oakeshott. He rolled his eyes, he fidgeted, he appeared to really loathe Caz it wasnt cool at all, he must be feeling really threatened, she said. Im told by a friend who lives in Cowper that the Teal Independent in Cowper has mounted a strong campaign. The Outcome in Cowper has nothing to do with Labors overall chances lets face it, if virtually unknown Indies like Hesse win then the LNP will be hard pressed to get 50 seats. I've lived in the Cowper electorate for 18 years. Booths have been divided between the five local government areas: Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Nambucca and Port Macquarie. I decided I wanted to be force for change and to use my skills and experience to make this place I love to call home better and fairer for all who share it with me. In Kempsey on Wednesday, April 24, the Australian Electoral Commission officially declared there will be eight candidates, and then drew the ballot for the order of names on the voting paper for the Lower House. Alan .. Page continued to serve in Parliament until the 1961 election. Caz Heise was successful in a vote of more than 800 local people. . Results 1983-2019. On his retirement, the seat recorded a 1% swing to Labor, one of only four seats to swing to Labor in NSW at the 2001 election. I live in Port Macquarie on Birpai Country with my husband Phil Jamieson, frontman of Australian rock band, Grinspoon, and two teenage children, Lyla and Eight. Electoral results for the Division of Cowper, Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales Cowper, "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide", Australian Capital and Northern Territories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Cowper&oldid=1088955511, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 May 2022, at 01:25. It seems community engagement and awareness has waned over the past few years when we have needed visibility and connection more than ever. Hartsuyker has held the seat ever since. Are Cowper voters easily swayed by each party's campaign tactics, or have they had enough? She says that her approach is very simple she views any legislation through the lens of its current and future benefit for the people of Cowper, its fairness and its affordability. With cost of living and affordable housing major issues in the electorate, Mr Conaghan has highlighted the Prime Ministers recent announcement of first home buyers being able to access their superannuation to buy a house. I have a strong work ethic. I am seeking to represent Cowper because it is clear our electorate needs a change of direction, somebody fresh, young, and diverse that can flip politics on its head. At present Carolyn has close to 1000 volunteers and she gaining traction. Sign up to receive Guardian Australias fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter. Ms Heise stresses she is not beholden to political parties or donors, just the people in her electorate. What went wrong for Labor? Could you please tell me if I vote Liberal do I vote for the Nationals candidate or the Liberal Democrat candidate? A disappointing display of censorship and bias. It is time for courageous leadership, The Greens candidate for Cowper says. It is named after Sir Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales.[2]. 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. Port Macquarie-based Rob Oakeshott was the independent MP for Lyne from 2008 until his retirement in 2013. Ruth Meads from the Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) drew the favourable number one position. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Election results in Cowper at the 2019 federal election Toggle between two-candidate-preferred votes (Nationals vs Independent), two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Nationals, independent candidate Rob Oakeshott and Labor. [1], The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. This campaigns only major funding commitment to date appears to be a $27.5m announcement by Conaghan and the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie in April, for Southern Cross University to complete stage 2 of its health services precinct. Labor says it will invest up to $200 million per year on disaster prevention and resilience and will establish a National Water Commission as part of the strategy to future-proof Australias water resources. Voices 4 Cowperis a non-party-political incorporated association with membership from across theCowper electorate. McGuren only held the seat for one term, which was the only term the ALP has ever held Cowper. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. A vote for Labor in Cowper will not help Labor Federally as the Labor candidate has little chance of winning here. We care about the protection of your data. ), As the graph below shows, Cowper normally records a National two-party preferred vote 5-10% higher than the Coalition's state two-party preferred vote. Cowper was the seat of Country Party . The seat was first held by Francis Clarke of the Protectionist Party, who was defeated by Free Trader Henry Lee in 1903. Jones believes there is plenty of political discontent in the electorate. I have travelled extensively, having lived in Japan as a Rotary youth exchange student and as a professional model in New York, Los Angeles, Hamburg and Barcelona. I am thrilled to be endorsed by the Voices4Cowper to be the Independent candidate in the upcoming federal election, Caz told News Of The Area. @maverick. This saw her have thousands of employees, and it has been said she was highly regarded in Health. Carolyn was endorsed by Voices4Cowper (V4C) members in a voting process that closed at midday on Tuesday 25 January. I come from a place of compassion and consideration for our electorate. I recently completed subjects from the Post Grad Certificate in Building Community Resilience and Leadership at Charles Sturt University. ELECTORATE MAP WITH 2016 BOOTH RESULTS Numbers represent two-party vote percentages at polling booths, coloured in green for a Nationals majority and grey for a independent majority, and varying in size to reflect the number of votes cast. He couldnt win Coffs Harbor or even most of Port Macquarie in 2019, but weirdly enough edged out the nationals in prepolls and absentee votes. TheVoices4Cowpersteering committee came together in 2019 to generate community ownership of political dialogue by using Kitchen Table Conversations to gather community concerns and ideas and place these at the centre of the political process. . Cowper covers an area from Port Macquarie in the south to Coffs Harbour in the north. 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