September 2014
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Vote, vote again, then vote once more Thousands of voters in Lambton and surrounding areas will go to the polls three times in less than 7 months, due to damning evidence of prohibited donations from a number of our state and local political representatives at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) recently. Jeff McCloy resigned as Lord Mayor of Newcastle, whilst Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell vacated their seats as the Members for Newcastle and Charlestown respectively after their time in the ICAC witness box. The State Government has announced that the seats of Charlestown and Newcastle will be contested at byelections on Saturday 25th October. This will only impact those residents of Lambton who live in Newcastle rather than Wallsend electorate. All registered voters in the area will then be called out for the
mayoral byelection. The Local Government act requires that it is held within three months of the Mr McCloy’s resignation, or Saturday 15th November at the latest. A date for this had not been fixed before Lambton Local went to press. A number of Newcastle councillors and State Labour figures have called for the mayoral poll to be held in conjunction with the state byelection in order to save costs, maximise turnout, and minimise voter aggravation.
Following these unexpected polls we are called upon to exercise our democratic right once more at a full state election scheduled for Saturday 28th March 2015. Lambton Local will bring you impartial coverage of the candidates for each of these elections as they approach, but more importantly provide guidance as to where the best cakes stalls and sausage sizzles are to be found on polling day!
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