At last night’s People’s Debate, David Bartlett confirmed that he will seek to continue to govern after the state election, even if he has fewer seats than the Liberals.
And it is apparent that he will be able to do this, with Greens’ leader Nick McKim refusing to rule out supporting the continuation of Mr Bartlett’s Labor Government on the floor of the parliament.
Notably, Mr Bartlett last night only ruled out “backroom” deals with the Greens, but did not rule out other form of deal.
Our position is very clear. We are aiming for majority government, and we think it is achievable.
But it is now crystal clear that if we fall short of this, and Mr Bartlett has as few as nine seats, he will seek to continue to govern, and the Greens are likely to allow him to do so.
So if you want to change the Government, you have to vote Liberal.
* With apologies to Paul Keating – “[they – Prime Ministers] have got Araldite on their pants … They want to stick to their seat.”
Jeremy Rockliff MP Deputy Leader of the State Opposition
