#by-elections — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #by-elections, aggregated by home.social.
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Zack Polanski to stand in Keir Starmer seat as Green party candidate
By ReutersGreen leader will stand for election in Holborn and St Pancras in byelection triggered by former PM’s resignation
#ZackPolanski #KeirStarmer #Byelections #London #Localpolitics #Politics #UKnews #Labour #Greenparty #Localgovernment #TheGuardian #Reuters
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Zack Polanski to stand in Keir Starmer seat as Green party candidate https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/03/zack-polanski-stand-keir-starmer-seat-green-party-candidate #ZackPolanski #KeirStarmer #Byelections #London #LocalPolitics #Politics #UkNews #Labour #GreenParty #LocalGovernment
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I’m unsure that Amy Remeikis’ description of the #Labor party’s strategic thinking in the recent by-election is 100% on point;
“That Labor chose a staffer-turned-gas lobbyist as its candidate in Secret Harbour showed more than any focus group that the government has not realised where the public is at.
Labor followed its old model of choosing candidates, because that’s how it is done. It forgets that the public is not as obsessed with the gas industry as it is – it assumes that, because it supports gas, the public does and being connected with the gas industry is enough to convince people the candidate is sensible. This was the same arrogance that saw Labor parachute Kristina Keneally into the seat of Fowler in 2019, only to see the backlash as an anomaly and not a shifting tide.”
Still, AMy’s article presents an arguably valid analysis. The fact remains that domestically, our federal govt is either ignoring or failing to read the room (I’ve said that much before in my political toots). I predict that this lacuna will be #AlboPM’s undoing as a leader of the #PartyWhichHasLostItsWay.
The Q. is, if I read Amy’s article correctly, why is #AlboPM selectively blind to majority public opinion on domestic issues where he can exert the most control as opposed to international affairs. Might he be looking to gain international recognition… in venal pursuit of a personal *legacy*?
#AusPol #ForeignAffairs #PacificNations #ByElections #PHON #Labor #FossilFuelLobby #China
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Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection
By Alexandra Topping Political correspondentParty leader in England and Wales seen as favourite to contest Holborn and St Pancras after Starmer’s resignation
#Greenparty #ZackPolanski #Politics #HannahSpencer #KeirStarmer #Byelections #UKnews #Labour #TulipSiddiq #London #TheGuardian #AlexandraToppingPoliticalcorrespondent
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The liberals took all 3 seats, strengthening Carney’s resolve and sends a message to Trump. Canada is sticking together!
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Cook dismisses One Nation's ambition to form government in WA as 'hubris'
By Nicolas PerpitchWA Premier Roger Cook has dismissed as "arrogance" and "hubris" claims by newly elected One Nation MP Luke Herdegen that his party is seeking to form government at the 2029 state election.
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #OneNation #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #Government #NicolasPerpitch
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Hanson says she can smash Labor and message could be resonating
By Patricia KarvelasPauline Hanson says she can smash Labor and, given the anger in the community, perhaps that messaging is resonating.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/one-nation-wa-byelection-win-danger-for-labor/107095314
#OneNation #ByElections #FederalParliament #Liberals #ALP #PatriciaKarvelas
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Bi-partisan calls for reflection after One Nation upset in WA
By Keane BourkeThe Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory.
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #OneNation #Government #KeaneBourke
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Time will tell what One Nation's WA victory will mean
By Keane BourkeA breakthrough by-election in the west raises difficult questions for both Labor and the Liberals.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/secret-harbour-by-election-analysis/107092222
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #OneNation #Government #KeaneBourke
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Breaking: One Nation claims victory in Secret Harbour by-election
By Keane BourkeOne Nation is claiming victory in the Secret Harbour by-election, and looks on track to secure its first lower house seat in Western Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/one-nation-claims-win-secret-harbour-by-election/107094074
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #OneNation #Government #KeaneBourke
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Can frustrated voters today propel One Nation into WA's parliament?
By Keane Bourke and Lucy MurrayCan One Nation break into a Labor heartland? A crucial test is underway today in Western Australia.
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #OneNation #Government #KeaneBourke #LucyMurray
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Former NT Young Australian of the Year to run for Labor in remote by-election
By Matt Garrick and Jack HislopA trailblazing nurse and Yolŋu man from remote Elcho Island will run for Labor in the upcoming race for the Northern Territory seat of Mulka.
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MattGarrick #JackHislop
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Andrew Hastie warns Zempilas against waving 'white flag' in by-election
By Nicolas PerpitchProminent WA federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie intensifies his criticism of state opposition leader Basil Zempilas's strategy for Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election, suggesting he was putting up the white flag in the same way the Liberals disastrously admitted defeat before the 2021 state election.
#ByElections #Elections #FederalStateIssues #StateandTerritoryParliament #NicolasPerpitch
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So Nigel Farage has beaten a man in a bin. But he's in deep trouble, and he knows it | Owen Jones
By Owen JonesThe Reform leader claims vindication from the people, and it’s too early to write him off. But the problems he now faces may be more than he can bear
#ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #NigelFarage #Politics #UKnews #Byelections #ReformUK #RestoreBritain #AndyBurnham #Labour #TheGuardian #OwenJones
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The weirdest by-election in recent UK history marked a return to the status quo
By Syan Vallance and Elias ClureThe result of the Clacton by-election was never really in doubt, but the finale was anything but predictable.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/clacton-by-election-weirdest-in-recent-uk-history/107040534
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Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it? – podcast
By Presented by Alexandra Topping and Rowena Mason, produced by Sam Gruet, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Frankie TobiNigel Farage has won the Clacton byelection he triggered by resigning from the seat because he wanted to allow voters to ‘stick two fingers up at the entire establishment’. The Reform UK leader’s political finances were under investigation at the time. That process has now resumed, posing the risk of another byelection if Farage is found to have broken the rules. Has his party emerged stronger or weaker as a result of the byelection? And what next for Reform UK and its leader? Alexandra Topping and Rowena Mason discuss the fallout, and what it means
#NigelFarage #ReformUK #ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #Politics #UKnews #CountBinface #Essex #England #Byelections #Partyfunding #TheGuardian #PresentedbyAlexandraTopping #RowenaMason #producedbySamGruet #musicbyAxelKacouti #theexecutiveproducerisFrankieTobi
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What does Clacton get for its loyalty to stroppy Nige? Next to nothing | John Crace
By John CraceWhy bother to improve people’s lives – or even show up – when getting votes is this easy? In many ways, though, the stunt hasn’t paid off
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/14/sketch-clacton-byelection-nigel-farage-reform-uk
#ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #NigelFarage #Politics #Essex #England #UKnews #ReformUK #Byelections #TheGuardian #JohnCrace
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Rooting for Count Binface today. #Clacton #Byelections #Farage #Binface #Binforthewin #CountBinface #PeoplevsElite
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Today, the people of #Clacton have a once in a lifetime opportunity of electing a noble bin or keep kissing the same old frog whom -no matter how many #byelections he'll call - into a prince will never turn...
Whatever happens, we salute and commend you #CountBinface.
In the face of that #FrogFace, you reminded us all of what #Democracy can be about !!!
https://youtu.be/UEsaRKZ0gp4?si=QWJ9xXpzPoLiZDuw
#UKpolitics #IntergalacticPolitics #SatirePolitics or #SeriousPolitics
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Clacton polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/13/clacton-byelection-polls-open #ClactonByelectionAugust2026 #ReformUk #NigelFarage #CountBinface #Byelections #Politics #UkNews #Essex
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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled - now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr
By Rafael BehrThere are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform
#NigelFarage #Politics #UKnews #ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #Byelections #Labour #Conservatives #ReformUK #Immigrationandasylum #Localpolitics #TheGuardian #RafaelBehr
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What does it say about the UK’s pro-Europeans that they hide their message behind a bin? | Simon Nixon
By Simon NixonVoters disillusioned by Brexit should have more options than Nigel Farage or the novelty candidate Count Binface
#Brexit #Europe #ReformUK #NigelFarage #EuropeanUnion #UKnews #Byelections #TheGuardian #SimonNixon
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What does it say about the UK’s pro-Europeans that they hide their message behind a bin? | Simon Nixon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/uk-pro-europeans-count-binface-nigel-farage-clacton #Brexit #Europe #ReformUk #NigelFarage #EuropeanUnion #UkNews #Byelections
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Premier defends candidate after comments on Labor's 'culture of silence' resurface
By Keane BourkeWA Premier Roger Cook backs Labor's candidate in the hotly contested Secret Harbour by-election over comments she made five years ago about the party’s culture of silence on sexual harassment in the workplace.
#ByElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #OneNation #Government #KeaneBourke
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Pilot pulls off Count Binface stunt for Clacton byelection
By Nadeem BadshahPlane spends 30 minutes off the Essex coast marking out shape of a bin in apparent tribute to Nigel Farage’s rival
#ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #Byelections #CountBinface #NigelFarage #ClactononSea #Essex #Politics #ReformUK #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah
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By-Election Preview: Southside and Newington (Edinburgh) 3rd of September 2026
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://ballotbox.scot/preview-southside-newington/
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‘The lead singer is unavailable’: Is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?
By Peter Walker Senior political correspondentThe Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?
#NigelFarage #ReformUK #Politics #CountBinface #UKnews #AndyBurnham #ChristopherHarborne #ClactonbyelectionAugust2026 #Labour #Byelections #Localpolitics #TheGuardian #PeterWalkerSeniorpoliticalcorrespondent