General Discussions

[DJC]

Like many other Senators who have gone 'independent' after getting elected on a mainstream party ticket - they actually think people voted for them, as opposed to the vast majority of voters who simply follow the how to vote cards, especially for the ridiculously long-winded senate ballot paper.

Personally, I think if a Senator decides they do not wish to belong to the party on whose ticket they got elected, they should resign and allow the party in question to nominate a replacement.

There have been a few good independent Senators (think Brian Harradine, Nick Xenophon), but they were elected under their own banner.

I bet the Greens regret the day they put Lidia onto their ticket......

But that would require principles and a desire to do the right thing ?

Of course, our constitution is silent on political parties and we have to rely on conventions.