Page 852 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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voting for the policies the Liberal Party put forward, and those policies will continue regardless of who is here. There will be policies that deliver for the people of Tuggeranong from the Liberal Party. There will be policies that deliver across the ACT.
We have highlighted one part of the ACT which has been particularly neglected. It is palpable when you go to the south of Tuggeranong just how much the residents there are feeling that their government does not deliver for them. It is perfectly reasonable for us in this place to be putting that forward and to be advocating for them. As I said, Mr Assistant Speaker, if I am honoured to be elected to another place, I will serve the people of Tuggeranong, I will serve the people of Gungahlin, I will serve all of the communities of Canberra and the entire ACT. That is what I would like to do.
What the government have refused to acknowledge is that services need to be delivered, and if they do not deliver them, if they go another four years continuing to ignore these people, the result for them at the next election will be worse in these areas. The message from the people of Tuggeranong will be a stronger one even than was delivered at the 2012 election.
The Canberra Liberals will not support this amendment. As Mr Hanson has pointed out, by this amendment they are condemning their former colleagues, and we certainly will not support the amendment. The motion as drafted as moved by me should be supported by this Assembly. We should simply acknowledge that the people of south Tuggeranong deserve better than what they are getting and that this government should now set about learning those lessons and delivering for this community.
Question put:
That Ms Burch’s amendment be agreed to.
The Assembly voted—
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Ayes 9 |
Noes 8 | ||
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Mr Barr |
Ms Gallagher |
Mr Coe |
Mr Seselja |
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Ms Berry |
Mr Gentleman |
Mr Doszpot |
Mr Smyth |
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Dr Bourke |
Ms Porter |
Mrs Dunne |
Mr Wall |
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Ms Burch |
Mr Rattenbury |
Mr Hanson | |
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Mr Corbell |
Mrs Jones | ||
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Amendment agreed to.
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