Jacqui Scruby was on track to comfortably take Pittwater and said the results showed voters appreciated a ‘different way of doing politics’
, says the contest in the blue-ribbon seat has shown how strong candidates can encourage a “race to the top” in politics.“People were really involved in their democracy and I think that’s an excellent thing.
“I think it’s a very exciting testament that people understand community representation and that independents represent them in the way they want to be represented and they’re effective and can deliver,” she said., Alex Greenwich, had demonstrated the value of working “policy by policy” and assessing proposals on their merits, rather than a “two party of government and opposition and opposing for opposition’s sake”.
The latter two were sparked by the resignations of the former premier Dominic Perrottet and the former treasurer Matt Kean. Ryburn told the crowd “while the teal candidates like to push the narrative that they are the David and we are the Goliath, this isn’t the case”.
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