[Greens-Media] Greens call on Iemma to set the date for Marrickville by-election

[Sam Byrne]

Greens call on Iemma to set the date for Marrickville by-election


Morris Iemma should stop playing sneaky games and reveal the date of the 
Marrickville, Maroubra and Macquarie Fields by-elections, The Greens 
candidate for Marrickville Sam Byrne said today.

"Despite constant media speculation about September 17 as polling day, the 
State Electoral Office has confirmed that there is still no official date 
so it's starting to look as though Premier Iemma is scared of going to the 
polls," Mr Byrne said.

"The only other explanation is that he wants to give the people of these 
electorates and their alternative candidates as little notice as possible 
of the election date.

"The Greens are mounting a serious challenge for the seat of Marrickville. 
It's clear that the Labor party is under threat from its poor handling of 
public transport and public health, from being too close to big developers 
and for unsustainable strategies such as its white elephant desalination plant.

"The by-election is a chance for progressive voters to send a message to 
the State Government.

"The poor showing for the Labor government in the weekend by-elections in 
Queensland is a bad omen for the Labor government in NSW.

"But delaying the inevitable for a few days or weeks is not going to help a 
floundering government. The public has lost confidence in the Labor party 
and Morris Iemma knows it.

"The people of Marrickville have a right to elect a new MP as soon as 
possible," Mr Byrne said.



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