Post by NFA on Feb 26, 2021 19:13:00 GMT 8
NATIONALS ABANDON COUNTRY VOTERS TO SUPPORT LABOR
Southwest MLC and One Nation WA leader Colin Tincknell says conservative voters have been abandoned by The National Party.
Mr Tincknell said The Nationals’ decision to preference the Labor Party over One Nation in the Agriculture, Mining and Pastoral and South West Regions coming election had confirmed its status as a lap dog to the Labor State Government.
“This preference deal is just one more example of the erosion of the conservative values of The Nationals,” Mr Tincknell said.
“The Nationals have, over the past four years, consistently voted in Parliament against the best interests of regional people and farmers and has now done a preference deal that could give Labor control of both houses of Parliament,” Mr Tincknell said.
“Not one National party politician rose from their seat to defend the farmers from the potentially dire unintended consequences of the industrial manslaughter legislation and when the Liberal Opposition tried to amend the bill to protect farmers, the Nationals voted with the Labor Government.
“People living in fire-prone areas of the Southwest don’t have a dedicated country fire service because a member of The Nationals crossed the floor to vote with the Labor Government.”
Mr Tincknell said The Nationals started their “lurch to the left” under the leadership of Brendan Grylls – who openly courted forming a coalition Government with the Labor Party in 2008 – and it was now complete with Mia Davies doing a preference deal with Labor.
“It’s not difficult to see why a disgruntled Labor politician like Vince Catania would find himself a new home with The Nationals,” Mr Tincknell said.
“The socialist-aligned Nationals of 2021 are a far cry from the Party which was formed in 1913 and was well served by former leaders including, Ray McPharlin, Dick Old, Hendy Cowan and Max Trenorden.
“I would say to all those voters who previously supported The Nationals; One Nation is filling the void left by the Nationals.
“Don’t just follow the rhetoric, follow the only party that has consistently voted in Parliament to support the regions.”
Southwest MLC and One Nation WA leader Colin Tincknell says conservative voters have been abandoned by The National Party.
Mr Tincknell said The Nationals’ decision to preference the Labor Party over One Nation in the Agriculture, Mining and Pastoral and South West Regions coming election had confirmed its status as a lap dog to the Labor State Government.
“This preference deal is just one more example of the erosion of the conservative values of The Nationals,” Mr Tincknell said.
“The Nationals have, over the past four years, consistently voted in Parliament against the best interests of regional people and farmers and has now done a preference deal that could give Labor control of both houses of Parliament,” Mr Tincknell said.
“Not one National party politician rose from their seat to defend the farmers from the potentially dire unintended consequences of the industrial manslaughter legislation and when the Liberal Opposition tried to amend the bill to protect farmers, the Nationals voted with the Labor Government.
“People living in fire-prone areas of the Southwest don’t have a dedicated country fire service because a member of The Nationals crossed the floor to vote with the Labor Government.”
Mr Tincknell said The Nationals started their “lurch to the left” under the leadership of Brendan Grylls – who openly courted forming a coalition Government with the Labor Party in 2008 – and it was now complete with Mia Davies doing a preference deal with Labor.
“It’s not difficult to see why a disgruntled Labor politician like Vince Catania would find himself a new home with The Nationals,” Mr Tincknell said.
“The socialist-aligned Nationals of 2021 are a far cry from the Party which was formed in 1913 and was well served by former leaders including, Ray McPharlin, Dick Old, Hendy Cowan and Max Trenorden.
“I would say to all those voters who previously supported The Nationals; One Nation is filling the void left by the Nationals.
“Don’t just follow the rhetoric, follow the only party that has consistently voted in Parliament to support the regions.”