Congratulations to Adam Bandt, and his hard-working team, on being returned to parliament by the majority vote in the seat of Melbourne.
The Kensington Association Meet the Candidates event the week before the election was a popular exercise in democracy. As you may have seen in the Flemington Kensington News, we attracted a good crowd, as usual. Does attending these events make a difference?  We think so. Here are the primary votes of those who came to our event:
Kate Borland, Independent  (Public Housing) 434; Adam Bandt, Greens, 35,099 (a gain of 6.92 per cent);  Cath Bowtell, ALP 21,989; Nyree Walshe, Animal Justice Party, 612; Royston Wilding, Secular Party, 225; James Mangisi, Sex Party, 1,591; Frazer Kirkman, Independent (Save the Planet) 181; and Anthony Main,  Socialist, 1,116.  The full vote can be accessed on the AEC site here