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Permalink Reply by Kevin Michael Pattel on November 26, 2011 at 11:10pm

Hi Bev,
Yes I'm back in the race and been campaigning in the electorate as work permits, I believe that I will find it tough now with a field of a possible 5 candidates three of whom are conservative, the vote is going to be split and Labor could win the seat, but we won't throw the towel in yet, the fight has just begun.
The convoy should have made everyone aware that if you don't stand and fight you will never win, I believe in positive action and that will be how I will approach politics, remember a vote for a minor party or Independent is a vote for Labor.
Cheers for now

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on March 23, 2012 at 7:24pm

Best of luck Mick,  we know you are not trading on your family name,  but rather your love of your country and concern for (hopefully) your constituents and the wider community.

 

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Permalink Reply by Terrieanne Bradley on March 23, 2012 at 7:49pm

Yep good luck tomorrow Mick, you know we are right behind you Master! LOL

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Permalink Reply by Ian Davies on March 23, 2012 at 8:20pm

May you gallop home Mr Mick Pattel leaving the Labor Party chocking on your dust.

I for one will never forget the slandering of your good name & character by Labor hiding out in cowards castle. 

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Permalink Reply by noel porter on March 23, 2012 at 9:48pm

Evening everyone ,

 

Cate ,Terrie ,Ian ,Jan ,and all other good friends,and of course our ex Boss.

Endorsing the comments already made regarding your day tommorrow Mick.

I sincerely hope that you achieve positive results .

Go LNP .

Good Luck.

Cheers Mick ,regards to your family.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Hutcho on March 23, 2012 at 10:48pm

Go get 'em Mick,

We need another genuine LNP bloke in a seat up there.

And that's from a NSW National supporter.

We all want to see you guys kick RR's

Good luck

Hutcho.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on March 24, 2012 at 11:00am

Hi Tony,  as Denise says, NSW media all predicting that Labor will be annihilated,  EVEN good old Labor Lover, Laurie Oakes.

 

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/labor-drowning-in-a-t...

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Permalink Reply by Jan Courtney on March 24, 2012 at 7:36pm

It looks as though Rob Katter will win Mt Isa,  but the commentators are saying it's not because he is KAP,  rather that he was a councillor and would have won as an Independent anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Michael Pattel on March 26, 2012 at 11:18pm

Hi Everyone,

Firstly let me thank each and every one of you for your support during the election, the result I got isn't quite the result I set out to achieve, however when I nominated for the seat ten months ago the Katter factor wasn't an issue, when Bob decided to enter the race I pretty much knew my chances were slim to impossible, splitting the conservative vote placed pressure on all of the candidates in the northern electorates and it took its toll.

Although I increased the LNP vote the Katter name proved too strong to overcome, the unfortunate part of all this is that we now have a sitting member in opposition, people in Dalrymple, Mulgrave and Mount Isa can not expect any major projects to be funded for the next three years, this will mean that our proposed irrigation and farming plans and our meatworks will be in limbo, Wild rivers will most likely remain in place, roadworks and flood proofing will slow to a crawl, all transport reforms I planned to fight for won't happen now, funding for extra services in medical, policing and education will most likely dry up, there were a host of initiatives I hoped to introduce, those will now be all gone.

People in the Mount Isa, Dalrymple and Mulgrave electorates will need to hope that the KAP can pluck a rabbit out of the hat when they require money from the LNP government, I also hope the LNP will be a little forgiving when taking the needs of our electorates into account, time will tell.

I'm proud of the support I received from the JG community and will endeavour to keep the dream alive.

Kindest regards

Mick Pattel

 

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Permalink Reply by Rob Moore on March 27, 2012 at 6:35am

Commiserations with you Mick!

                                         It is a strange world in that this tidal wave wasn't reported  or forecast at all and a few new LNP probably couldn't believe their good fortune.Typical that one who I would consider to be the most experienced and down to earth that could have been in George St- would hit a brick wall.I was supporting and hoping for a few KAP seats as I at least picked the landslide.

                      Bev- you are like a cracked record about all this. Don't you read other peoples comments-a lot of us have had sitting members in opposition for many many years.Surely your happy now - but you still have to sink the boot into the KAP camp. They got 12% of the vote which had the  death knell of all independents and small parties put out by- Oakshott, Windsor ,Bant,Wilkie and The Gangreens along with this disgusting Fed mob -not been real and present- this would have translated to about 10 members which would have made them the opposition.

                      I am very pleased with the result tho sad for Mick.

Bev - just tell us how Bob Katter - left you in the lurch while he set up his party.Wasn't he the only one that didn't take the bribe-you ought to try Bruce Scott( a nice enough bloke) an ex minister and see just what he has his name on  for posterity in Maranoa here.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Michael Pattel on March 27, 2012 at 5:04pm

Hi Ian,
I don't think the Advocate is distributed in the Isa
Mick P

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