Election Candidate Surveys

Candidates for Queensland / CTH Senate Election 2016


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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
A1COX, ChrisAustralian Cyclists Party----------0
A2RE, EdwardAustralian Cyclists Party----------0
AA1SOLOMON, WayneChristian Democratic Party10101010101010101010100
AA2SWEERIS-SIGRIST, Ludy CharlesChristian Democratic Party10101010101010101010100
AB1McDONALD, JamesPalmer United Party----------0
AB2GUNNIS, CraigPalmer United Party----------0
AC1LAZARUS, GlennGlenn Lazarus Team----------0
AC2WALTERS, KerrodGlenn Lazarus Team----------0
AC3LOURIGAN, AnnetteGlenn Lazarus Team----------0
AD1SALTMARSH, MarcusJacqui Lambie Network----------0
AD2PECKETT, CrystalJacqui Lambie Network----------0
AE1STEVENS, KenAustralian Progressives----------0
AE2McCORMACK, JoAustralian Progressives----------0
AF1TAYLOR, SheaAustralian Christians10101010101010101010100
AF2BRICE, MalcolmAustralian Christians10101010101010101010100
AG1LYNCH, DebDrug Law Reform----------0
AG2SMITH, LorraineDrug Law Reform----------0
AH1WOODFORTH, JasonHealth Australia Party----------0
AH2GOLDEN, SarinahHealth Australia Party----------0
AI1MAILLER, PeteCountryMinded----------0
AI2STIVANO, SherrillCountryMinded----------0
AJ1DAVEY, JeremyVeterans Party----------0
AJ2HODKINSON, DarrylVeterans Party----------0
AK1WATERS, LarissaThe Greens222227322226
AK2BARTLETT, AndrewThe Greens222227322226
AK3PENNINGS, BenThe Greens222227322226
AK4KLOOT, JohannaThe Greens222227322226
AK5ANDERSON, FionaThe Greens222227322226
AK6WORRINGHAM, CharlesThe Greens222227322226
AK7SKINNER, RaineeThe Greens222227322226
AK8LEO, JaninaThe Greens222227322226
AK9ANDERSON, MegThe Greens222227322226
AK10NOBLE, LouiseThe Greens222227322226
AK11KENNEDY, KirstenThe Greens222227322226
AK12QUIRK, ElenaThe Greens222227322226
AL1ROLES, JohnSustainable Australia----------0
AL2MORAN, MattSustainable Australia----------0
B1JANKOWSKI, FrancesThe Arts Party----------0
B2FAINGES, NeilThe Arts Party----------0
C1BELL, TrevorSecular Party of Australia2222252221031
C2CLARK, ScottSecular Party of Australia----------0
D1WATT, MurrayAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
D2CHISHOLM, AnthonyAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
D3MOORE, ClaireAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
D4KETTER, ChrisAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
D5CASEY, JaneAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
D6THOMPSON, CherylAustralian Labor Party1022222325232
E1BUCKLEY, GabeLiberal Democrats----------0
E2ROOTH, JohnLiberal Democrats----------0
F1RADIC, Peter JosephOnline Direct Democracy - (Empowering the People!)111111111110
F2MISSINGHAM, DavidOnline Direct Democracy - (Empowering the People!)222327232328
G1BRANDIS, GeorgeLiberal National Party of Queensland1057732725250
G2CANAVAN, MatthewLiberal National Party of Queensland10101010771010101094
G3McGRATH, JamesLiberal National Party of Queensland1057732725250
G4MACDONALD, IanLiberal National Party of Queensland1057732725250
G5O'SULLIVAN, BarryLiberal National Party of Queensland1057732725250
G6LINDGREN, JoannaLiberal National Party of Queensland1010107107107101091
G7RYAN, DanLiberal National Party of Queensland10101010731010101090
G8RENNICK, GerardLiberal National Party of Queensland1057732725250
H1BEVAN, PaulAnimal Justice Party----------0
H2WATSON, ZadeAnimal Justice Party----------0
I1WALTON, RowellKatter's Australian Party----------0
I2MARRIOTT, JoyKatter's Australian Party----------0
J1SOUTHWARD, MarnieMarriage Equality----------0
J2MORAN, WilliamMarriage Equality----------0
K1SNELL, TerryMature Australia10101010107101071094
K2CAMERON, BelindaMature Australia----------0
L1GRANT, SuzanneNick Xenophon Team----------0
L2CROW, DanielNick Xenophon Team----------0
M1SELIC, BrandonPirate Party Australia222225252226
M2PURSEHOUSE, IsaacPirate Party Australia----------0
N1GAYNOR, Bernard WilliamAustralian Liberty Alliance101010101051010101095
N2BIGGS, AlanAustralian Liberty Alliance----------0
N3DOBSON, ChelleAustralian Liberty Alliance1010105751010101087
O1COTTER, DebDerryn Hinch's Justice Party----------0
O2HANBIDGE, KarinDerryn Hinch's Justice Party10377101010531075
P1PUKALLUS, JanCitizens Electoral Council101010105101010101095
P2HARDING, StephenCitizens Electoral Council----------0
Q1TURNER, MichaelShooters, Fishers and Farmers----------0
Q2GEE, Michael AnthonyShooters, Fishers and Farmers----------0
R1RIVAS, Sal----------0
R2TANGUILIG, Val10101010101010101010100
S1VINCENT, SheilaDemocratic Labour Party (DLP)101010101010101010797
S2MAJOOR, LuciusDemocratic Labour Party (DLP)----------0
T1McGARVIE, RodFamily First1010107771010101091
T2BAYNES, SueFamily First1010107771010101091
T3HORAN, KateFamily First1010107771010101091
T4PELLOWE, DavidFamily First1010107771010101091
U1MOYLAN, JamesRenewable Energy Party----------0
U2GUNDRUM, MaryBethRenewable Energy Party----------0
UG1REDDY, ShyamalIndependent1032101011101351
UG2McMAHON, GregIndependent----------0
UG3BUNDY, DavidIndependent----------0
UG4VUGA, KimIndependent----------0
UG5SAVAGE, JimIndependent10101021010101051087
UG6MOORE, Tony R.Independent10101010101010101010100
UG7POTTER, JosephineIndependent----------0
UG8STEVENSON, Paul JosephIndependent----------0
UG9ANDERSON, MarshalIndependent----------0
UG10EUGARDE, IanIndependent73107771077772
UG11BOYD, JulieIndependent----------0
UG12HANNA-McGUFFIE, LeeanneIndependent----------0
UG13HARRIS, ZoemareeIndependent7275277105355
UG14KAFF, MichaelIndependent----------0
UG15JORGENSEN, TerryIndependent10101010710101010794
UG16PEAD, Gary JamesIndependent----------0
UG17GIBSON, JohnIndependent----------0
UG18MARRIAGE, BelindaIndependent----------0
UG19BEATTIE, GregIndependent----------0
V1BRISTOW, RobinAustralian Sex Party----------0
V2HOWES, ThereseMarijuana (HEMP) Party----------0
V3PATTEN, KirstyAustralian Sex Party222227272230
W1GARDNER, MarkVOTEFLUX.ORG | Upgrade Democracy!----------0
W2FLOWERS, ReeceVOTEFLUX.ORG | Upgrade Democracy!----------0
X1HANSON, PaulinePauline Hanson's One Nation----------0
X2ROBERTS, MalcolmPauline Hanson's One Nation----------0
X3ANNING, FraserPauline Hanson's One Nation----------0
X4SMITH, JudyPauline Hanson's One Nation----------0
Y1TAYLOR, PaulRise Up Australia Party10101010101010101010100
Y2MOONEY, NeroliRise Up Australia Party10101010101010101010100
Z1HEAD, MikeSocialist Equality Party----------0
Z2COOKE, ErinSocialist Equality Party----------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 nation. According to the latest census, about 61% of Australians identify with Christianity.

Would you vote to support the continued opening of parliament with Christian prayers?

2. Marriage

In 2004 the Marriage Act 1961 was amended to reaffirm the understanding across cultures throughout history, that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. The purpose of marriage is to ensure that wherever possible, children are raised with both mum and dad role models in a stable environment – shown by research to be the safest family type.

Would you vote to retain the Marriage Act 1961 definition of marriage as “the union of a man and a woman, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life”?

3. Safe Schools Coalition program

There has been widespread concern about the content of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia program now operating in over 500 Australian schools. Its co-founder, lesbian activist Roz Ward, has admitted that the program is “not about stopping bullying”. Rather, it promotes unproven theories about transgenderism and same-sex attraction, uses invalid statistics, encourages partisan activism, and ignores most victims of school bullies.

Would you support the cancellation of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia program, with funding used instead to support proven programs that address all forms of school bullying?

4. Illicit drugs

Harm minimisation has been one of the key principles of Australia’s drug strategy since 1985. Harm minimisation measures include needle and syringe exchanges, injecting rooms, heroin prescription, methadone substitution, liberal cannabis laws and drug testing kits. This strategy has largely failed. By contrast, Sweden has shown that “drug free” policies can dramatically reduce the use of illicit drugs.

Would you support the replacement of the current focus of the National Drug Strategy on so-called “harm minimisation” with a new focus on achieving a drug free society?

5. Internet filtering

The current classification system for publications, films and videos bans (i.e. refuses classification for) dangerous material including child pornography, and material promoting crime, suicide or terrorism. Unfiltered, the internet can bring explicit pornography and other harmful material into the family home – and to children outside the home via mobile phones. Voluntary computer-based filters do not protect children in vulnerable situations. Mandatory default filtering at the ISP level is essential to protect children and maintain a healthy society.

Would you support mandatory default filtering of the internet at ISP level to exclude all material currently refused classification in print, film or video media?

6. Gambling

Australia’s Productivity Commission found in 2010 that problem gambling – mostly by poker machine addicts – costs Australia nearly $5 billion per year. One in six people who play the pokies regularly are addicted, and their addiction damages, on average, seven others. The Productivity Commission made several recommendations to alleviate the problem, but the resulting legislation was so weak that there has been little or no improvement in the situation.

Would you vote to require $1 maximum bets per spin and a $120 maximum hourly loss on poker machines?

7. Early education

This year a new program, Start Early, is being rolled out in childcare centres and kindergartens – backed by Early Education Australia, whose CEO says young children are “sexual beings” (Herald Sun, 6/3/16). Among other things, the program will talk about cross-dressing and gender “choice”, and take toddlers on tours of opposite-sex toilets.

Would you vote to ensure that no taxpayer funding is given to any program that prematurely sexualises children or promotes harmful theories about gender fluidity?

8. Support for families

Surveys indicate that a large majority of parents would prefer one parent (usually the mother) to care for their children full-time at home if they could afford it. Current child care benefits are much more generous to mothers who place their children in child care centres than to those who care for their own children at home. All parents should be treated equally, receiving the same benefits (possibly as vouchers) at birth – enabling them to spend the money on childcare or on helping one parent stay at home.

Would you support legislation to provide equal benefits to all families with young children, either baby bonus, parental leave or child care, whether or not the mother is in the paid workforce?

9. Euthanasia

Euthanasia means the intentional killing of a person who is suffering pain or mental distress, instead of providing medical treatment or palliative care. Euthanasia 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 to facilitate Territory bills allowing doctors to intentionally kill their patients?

10. Freedom of speech

Laws which prohibit speech or actions that merely “offend or insult” others are an unwarranted curb on free speech. Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act has been used to stifle important community debates.

Would you vote to repeal the words “offend” and “insult” from section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act?
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