A Case Of Mistaken Identity

I thank Reece Harley for phoning me to apologise for misattributing the remark about City of Perth Councillors being afraid of having to doorknock if they were to have 22,000 extra voters.

He makes a very valid point that it is difficult to doorknock people who live in secure apartment complexes.

But the comment from John Carey was, I believe, aimed at current City of Perth Councillors - they are the ones who have decided they only want the asset-rich, not the people-rich, parts of Vincent. Reece is a fresh voice seeking election and might well have a different view.

Whilst secure complexes are on the increase in Vincent, they are not yet an excuse for the lack of candidate visibility that has characterised this election in Vincent. I live in the South Ward, where there are eight candidates standing for election to two vacancies, but I have only received any election material from one candidate and only seen anything other than a 'vote for me' ad in the Perth Voice about a small number of others.

So, despite my high hopes for a high voter turnout for the plebiscite, the low turnout so far is perhaps not surprising, as candidates don't seem to be very interested in getting elected.