Election Candidate Surveys

Candidates for South Australia / SA Legislative Council Election 2014


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Scoring Key

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Candidate scores

BG = Ballot Group / BP = Ballot Position / = previously sitting member / = personal response / = party response
BG BP Candidate Party Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9Q10 Total
A1Wortley, RussellAustralian Labor Party----------0
A2Hunter, IanAustralian Labor Party----------0
A3Ngo, TungAustralian Labor Party----------0
A4Maher, KyamAustralian Labor Party----------0
A5Rodwell, HelenAustralian Labor Party----------0
A6Gilbertson, KristenAustralian Labor Party----------0
A7Sandhu, PayneekAustralian Labor Party----------0
B1Kuhn, PaulFREE Australia Party101711057511057
B2Lena, MarkFREE Australia Party----------0
C1Simbi, EstherDignity For Disability102105277221057
C2Connor, GarryDignity For Disability22102237231043
C3Littler, TiffanyDignity For Disability10210551010221066
D1Parnell, MarkThe Greens----------0
D2Beach, RuthThe Greens----------0
D3Daniell, NathanThe Greens----------0
E1Lucas, RobLiberal Party101010102521010574
E2Dawkins, JohnLiberal Party101073532710562
E3Lensink, MichelleLiberal Party103105555510563
E4McLachlan, AndrewLiberal Party103105555510563
E5Centofanti, NicolaLiberal Party103105555510563
E6Mathwin, LouiseLiberal Party103105555510563
E7Pearce, RodLiberal Party103105555510563
E8Stratford, AndrewLiberal Party103105555510563
F1Desyllas, AndrewFair Land Tax - Tax Pary----------0
F2Toyias, KonFair Land Tax - Tax Pary----------0
G1Armstrong, NeilSouth Australian Fishing & Lifestyle Party10101077101010101094
G2Smart, DamienSouth Australian Fishing & Lifestyle Party----------0
H1Noack, MichaelLiberal Democratic Party----------0
H2Miller, PeterLiberal Democratic Party----------0
I1Couch, BobStop Population Growth Now111111111110
I2Hodges, AlexStop Population Growth Now77737710102767
J1Siviour, GrantleyThe Nationals----------0
J2Pietzsch, JonathanThe Nationals----------0
K1Musolino, TonyKatter's South Australian Party----------0
K2O'Rourke, LeahKatter's South Australian Party----------0
L1Hood, DennisFamily First101010101010101010797
L2Colak, ElisaFamily First101010101010101010797
M1Nguyen, TrishMulticultural Party----------0
M2Vu, Lam DucMulticultural Party----------0
N1Hudson, MichaelShooters and Fishers Party SA1077371010310572
N2Marks, JessShooters and Fishers Party SA----------0
O1Masika, JosephIndependent Joseph Masika----------0
O2Dixon-Short, BobIndependent Joseph Masika----------0
P1Prelc, KarynIndependent Environment Education Disability----------0
P2Drummond, MichelleIndependent Environment Education Disability----------0
Q1Henley, MarkIndependent Powerful Communities----------0
Q2Trenorden, NicolaIndependent Powerful Communities----------0
R1Elliot, AnnetteIndependent No Domestic Violence----------0
R2Heesom, AngelaIndependent No Domestic Violence----------0
S1Kenny, StephenIndependent Legal Voluntary Euthanasia----------0
S2Orange, AmyIndependent Legal Voluntary Euthanasia----------0
T1Darley, JohnIndependent Nick Xenophon Team----------0
T2Bonaros, ConnieIndependent Nick Xenophon Team----------0
U1Aldridge, MarkIndependent Mark Aldridge Alliance102101051010551077
U2Cook, DaveIndependent Mark Aldridge Alliance----------0
V1Thomas, ColinIndependent Animal Justice----------0
V2Sutton, SallyIndependent Animal Justice32102321073547
W1Huynh, Ngoc ChauIndependent Palmer United----------0
W2Rees, KristianIndependent Palmer United----------0
X1Denny, BillIndependent Your Voice Matters----------0
X2Smith, IanIndependent Your Voice Matters32101022337547
X3Atkinson, RobIndependent Your Voice Matters102101071037101079
Y1Browne, JohnIndependent SA Change----------0

Questionnaire

1. Prayers in parliament

Prayers in parliament are an important daily reminder that we must all ultimately answer to the higher authority of Almighty God. The prayers, which consist of the Lord's Prayer and a request for God's guidance, are an expression of the Christian foundation of our state and nation. According to the latest national census, about 61% of Australians identify with Christianity.

Would you vote to support the continued daily opening of State Parliament with Christian prayers?

2. Same-sex civil unions

In South Australia, the only couple relationship registered by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages is true marriage – between a man and a woman. Some states have legislated for registered civil unions of couples (including same-sex couples), thereby giving them marriage-like status. The unique status of marriage should be preserved, since marriage provides public benefits as the optimal environment for raising children.

Would you oppose any bill that would legalise same-sex civil unions?

3. Baby safe havens

In recent years a number of Australian babies have been abandoned and later died in parks, bus stations and bins. Baby safe havens – secure, warm hatches in walls of hospitals, police or fire stations, with bells to alert staff – have worked well in Europe, USA and Japan. They enable women in difficult circumstances to relinquish their newborn babies safely, legally and anonymously.

Would you support the introduction of baby safe havens to preserve the lives of babies at risk of abandonment?

4. Euthanasia

Euthanasia means the intentional killing of a person who may be suffering pain or mental distress, instead of providing medical treatment or palliative care. It does not mean ending treatment that is futile or burdensome, since treatment can always be declined. Evidence from the Netherlands, Oregon and the Northern Territory shows that legalised euthanasia has led to the deaths of persons who were not terminally ill, or were suffering treatable depression, or did not ask for euthanasia.

Would you vote against any proposal that would facilitate doctors intentionally killing their patients?

5. Prostitution

Problems with prostitution – including drug abuse, street and child prostitution – have escalated in other states following legalisation or decriminalisation. By contrast, the Nordic model of prostitution law which criminalises the purchase of sex, has been proven to protect sex workers from exploitation and reduce trafficking.

Would you support the adoption of the Nordic model of prostitution law that protects women from exploitation?

6. Child abuse

International evidence demonstrates that children raised by married parents are at significantly less risk of abuse than children who are raised by parents in a ‘de facto’ relationship. However, South Australia currently does not record the marital status of the parents in a household where a child is living when child abuse is confirmed. Collecting adequate data to identify risk factors for child abuse is essential to help protect children.

Would you support the collection of data on marital status in relation to confirmed cases of child abuse?

7. Poker machines

A 2010 Productivity Commission report found Australians lose a staggering $19 billion a year on pokies – 40% from problem gamblers. This is associated with high social impact, including family breakdown. Poker machines entail a particularly addictive form of gambling, and should not be conveniently accessible in hotels and clubs. State governments that depend on revenue from poker machines are failing to provide for the welfare of the people.

Would you support a bill for poker machines to be phased out of hotels and clubs over the next few years?

8. Assisted reproductive treatment

Assisted reproductive treatment in South Australia was wisely restricted to married (or long-term cohabiting) infertile women, on the basis that children do best when they are raised by their natural mother and father. Extending assisted reproductive treatment to fertile women would give endorsement by parliament (at taxpayer expense) to the deliberate creation of fatherless children.

Would you oppose any bill to extend assisted reproductive treatment to fertile women?

9. Cannabis laws

SA cannabis users have been exploiting the option to choose a drug diversion program instead of facing court. They can do this multiple times with no limit, making a mockery of a law that is meant to foster rehabilitation.

Would you support a limit of two for the number of times a cannabis user can choose a drug diversion program?

10. Legislative Council voting

Most voters in SA Legislative Council elections choose to place a number ‘1’ above the line for one party – but are thereby denied their own preference allocation. Recent changes to SA electoral laws do not address this problem. True democracy would be restored by giving voters the option to allocate their own preferences by party, numbering all squares above the line, or by candidate, numbering all squares below the line.

Would you support a law to allow Legislative Council voters a choice to record their party preferences by numbering all the squares above the line?
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