Close shave for Liberal elder in blue-ribbon heartland a win for Greens | AngusGthompson
It wasn’t enough to claim an electoral victory, but the Greens are chalking up a triumph after their own mayoral candidate scored close to half the votes against former federal Liberal minister Philip Ruddock.
However, Cr Ruddock - whose mayoralty completes three governmental levels of Liberal representation over the northern Sydney area - put the result down to the lack of other candidates in the mayoral race.University of Sydney senior lecturer in politics Stewart Jackson also pointed to a lack of candidate diversity. However, he said there was “some level of dissatisfaction” with the Liberals in the area.
“What the hell happened there?” Dr Jackson said, adding he was surprised about the election of a Greens member onto Burwood Council as well. However, Cr Ruddock said campaigning on a climate change platform beyond the limited local capabilities of the council was inappropriate. Pool campaigner Natalie Mort, who was elected in the Blakehurst ward under the Residents and Ratepayers’ banner, said the community wanted a change.
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