WA: State Secretary's Report
By Bill Johnston, WA Branch State Secretary
Date: 05 December 2007
Welcome to the November edition of the State Secretary’s Report.
This is your victory
Congratulations on helping Labor achieve an historic
election victory! This victory belongs to every Party Member and all
supporters that helped on the Kevin 07 campaign -- you made the difference at
this election.
I am proud that so many ordinary Australians joined together to voice their opposition to the stale Howard government. Together, your time and effort gave Labor the boost it needed to win this election.
Labor achieved a fantastic result across the country but we must also keep in mind the local result in Western Australia. Stephen Smith ( Perth), Gray Gray (Brand), Melissa Parke (Fremantle) and Sharryn Jackson (Hasluck) achieved great wins in their seats and have been elected to Parliament. They will get to work immediately with the Rudd Labor Government to implement our agenda.
In the northern suburbs, two great candidates -- Liz Prime and Peter Tinley -- narrowly lost their battles for Cowan and Stirling, respectively. They ran great campaigns and spent countless hours on the campaign trail. Everyone in the Party is grateful for the amazing effort they put into the campaign.
Counting is still underway in Swan, however Labor's sitting Member, Kim Wilkie, is narrowly behind the Liberal candidate. Kim worked hard throughout the campaign and we applaud his contribution regardless of the result.
We should also remember that Labor achieved great swings throughout WA in very difficult Liberal-held seats thanks to our hard-working candidates. Again, these Party Members sacrificied a great deal to support Labor and we sincerely appreciate all of their efforts.
This is an exciting time, and we have much to look forward to with a Rudd Labor Government. Thank you for all of your help during the Federal election!
Federal Election Review
The National Executive Committee has opened a review
process into the Australian Labor 2007 federal election campaign. This is
designed to ensure there is continual improvement in our campaigning
techniques.
All Party units, including state branches, candidates, FECs and sitting members are invited to make submissions to the 2007 Federal Election Review. Party units are encouraged to provide a full commentary on all parts of their campaign experience.
Submissions must be received no later than 28 February 2008. Submissions can be emailed to: review@alp.org.au
State Executive
State Executive is the Labor Party’s principle
communication mechanism. State Executive meetings are held seven times a year,
and all Party Members are encouraged to attend. State Executive is held at the
Perth Soccer Club,
Dorien
Gardens.
All Party Members are invited to attend State Executive and enjoy a final get-together with fellow supporters before Christmas. Free child care facilities are available at every State Executive meeting.
