Greens Leader Nick McKim MP today attended a meeting with Premier David Bartlett MP, Liberal Leader Will Hodgman MP, and Legislative Council President Sue Smith MLC in relation to the number of MPs in the Tasmanian Parliament.
Mr McKim said that it was a constructive meeting and that good faith had been shown by all participants.
“Mr Bartlett, Mr Hodgman, and I have agreed to take a proposal back to our respective Party Rooms, which I will do this week.”
“It was great to see a willingness by everyone involved today to work constructively to move this important issue forward.”
Mr McKim said that Mr Bartlett, Mr Hodgman and he had agreed to try and meet again later this week to progress this issue.
David Bartlett, MP
Premier
Monday, 30 August 2010
Size of Parliament Meeting
The Premier, David Bartlett, today said he d shared very constructive discussions with the Leader of the Opposition, Will Hodgman, the Greens Leader, Nick McKim, and the President of the Legislative Council, Sue Smith, about the future size of the House of Assembly.
Mr Bartlett said each leader came to the table in good faith, and took part in a very positive exchange of views.
All three party leaders have agreed to take a shared position to their party rooms, and not make any further comment at this point.
They ve also agreed to meet again on the issue, later this week.
ABC Online: Poll shows Labor up as Liberals slump: A new poll shows the Tasmanian Labor Government gaining ground on the Liberals. The EMRS poll asked 1,000 Tasmanians which party they would vote for if an election was held tomorrow.
It showed that if a state election was held in May, Labor would have lost by 15 per cent to the Liberals.
But a 6 per cent jump by Labor and an 8 per cent slump by the Liberals in the latest poll has closed that gap to just one per cent.
The results show the Liberals slightly ahead in Bass, Braddon and Lyons.
The Greens are preferred in Franklin but they are equal first with Labor in Denison.
Will Hodgman is preferred Premier in all seats, except Braddon where David Bartlett is 1 per cent ahead and Denison, where Nick McKim is the favourite by 4 per cent.
The poll also showed one in 10 people were willing to vote independent in Denison, more than double the number in any other seat.
The Liberals have blamed a poor Federal election result in Tasmania for the slide.
