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Manly To Elect New State MP

28/1/2017

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PictureMike Baird with his family after announcing his resignation. image: The Australian
​Mike Baird - our local MP and the State Premier - resigned on January 19 in a move that surprised everybody. 

The state's top job is now in the capable hands of Gladys Berejiklian, Australia's first female Liberal Premier. 

And Manly will face a by-election to choose our new representative.



Good For Manly President and former Manly Councillor Candy Bingham said Mike's open, friendly approach would be greatly missed.  

“Mike Baird was totally committed to our community, and worked tirelessly. In more recent times it was clear that his arduous duties as Premier made it more and more difficult for him to service his electorate”, Mrs Bingham said.  "We have him to thank in particular for the long overdue Northern Beaches Hospital and the B-Link bus service which will go some way in helping to ease traffic congestion on the Northern Beaches", she said 

History of State Seat In Manly
Manly is often considered a safe Liberal seat, but it was held by two independents - Peter Macdonald  and David Barr - for sixteen years until Mr Baird won the seat in 2007.

It even changed hands completely between 1978 to 1984, when Labor's Alan Stewart was the Manly MP. 

However at the last election, in 2015, Mr Baird won 75% of the vote after preferences, with Greens candidate Clara Williams Roldan a distant second with 25% of the vote.

At the time of writing potential candidates had not been announced, however there is a lot of speculation as to who will stand!

“I think what locals will be looking for is a representative who is connected to the community,” Mrs Bingham said.  “What party they come from is less important than their ability to work hard for their electorate, listen to the community and understand local issues”, she added.

Council Amalgamations
Based on community research, it would seem that council amalgamations is one issue that would not be a game changer here in Manly. 

This is despite anti-council amalgamation activists threatening to “turn Manly into Orange” and rally against the Liberal Party unless the forced council mergers are unwound.

“I really think people have moved on from that,” Mrs Bingham said. “At the time of amalgamation there was some concern that Manly’s voice would be lost in one big Northern Beaches Council. However I believe that the  lack of resistance to amalgamation in Manly was not due to apathy, but rather that people were wanting a change from the Wong/Hay stronghold on the Council".  (Henry Wong was the General Manager and Jean Hay led the Liberal bloc which approved many unpopular projects - a number of which have subsequently been terminated by the new Council's Administrator).

The by-election will take place in the next few months.

What would you like to see in Manly's new Local Member?

7 Comments
Don Walker
1/2/2017 11:19:37 am

There is no doubt Mike Baird was, to some people, a likeable person but let us not forget that he refused to become involved in the Oval car park dispute, helped destroy our TAFE system by selling it off to private suppliers, sold off our new hospital to a private group, refused to overturn the destruction of some of our most productive farmlands and water resources by approving CSG AND OPENCUT MINING.

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Gay O'Connor
1/2/2017 11:27:28 am

Couldn't agree more, Don. It's simply not enough to be a likeable sort of chap - the decisions you make are what count.

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Mike Armstrong
1/2/2017 01:00:58 pm

Please anyone except a Liberal as former mayor Jean Hay & her fellow liberal councillors Grifin , Heasman , La Surf .& Picking revealed what dud candidates the liberal party has to offer

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Don Walker
1/2/2017 01:48:20 pm

Mike, Could not agree more, to ensure Manly is represented by someone whom has a conscious and cares about Manly we have to Ensure that Candy Bingham and her team of GOOD FOR MANLY are well represented in the new council come September.

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Candy Bingham
2/2/2017 07:08:23 am

Thanks Don. Appreciate your support!

Lisle
1/2/2017 02:17:32 pm

The Australian newspaper tells us today that "Speculation is mounting among party insiders that Mr Baird may weigh in on behalf of JAMES GRIFFIN, the preferred candidate among the party's dominate Moderate-wing."
No to this suggestion. He is a former Manly Liberal Councillor.
Doesn't anyone within the Liberal Party understand the damage done to Manly by the former Mayor and her Liberal team, who refused to listen to the Manly Community.
Who will ever forget how they shut the doors of Manly Council Chambers to the public, and proceeded to hold a closed Council Meeting without following normal procedures to pass the Manly Oval Carpark, etc. James Griffin was one of those former Liberal councilors.

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Skaidrite Roper
2/2/2017 04:03:22 pm

Ditto Lisle.

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