ABOUT a month ago, I was contacted by ABC radio and then the commercial TV stations as, apparently, I am the last bulk-billing GP in the electorate of Cowper on the Mid North Coast of NSW.

Source: https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/opinion-hope-for-universal-health-care

A by-election will take place in Wellingborough after 13.2% of the electorate backed a petition to recall MP Peter Bone, North Northamptonshire Council has confirmed.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ayr-railway-station-closed-due-31709082

After all, elected officials are ultimately accountable to their constituents and a well-informed electorate can be a forceful motivator.

Source: https://spectator.org/should-we-blame-the-budget-players-or-the-game/

All this means that the Southern electorate are extraordinarily ill-informed about the North (and particularly about unionism).

Source: https://sluggerotoole.com/2023/05/27/how-irish-media-coverage-of-northern-ireland-fails-to-inform-people-in-the-south/

All too often in politics, a comet can burn itself into a falling star – although every prediction of Trump’s demise (at least among the GOP electorate) has proven to be wishful thinking by his enemies.

Source: https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/04/21/palmetto-political-stock-index-4-21-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palmetto-political-stock-index-4-21-2023

A man of large ambitions – one memo quoted in the Independent Commission Against Corruption report released this week outlines Darryl’s vision for the clubhouse upgrade to the Australian Clay Target Association in his electorate.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/don-t-believe-the-spin-berejiklian-was-no-feminine-victim-of-a-bad-man-20230630-p5dkti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

“And now, with Trump expanding his lead over his GOP primary rivals, pollsters are fretting about a bloc of the electorate that has made his support nearly impossible to measure accurately.”

Source: https://politicalwire.com/2023/05/13/pollster-worry-the-trump-problem-is-back/

A new survey has shown that the electorate continues to mistrust their members of Parliament (MPs) in a number of areas.

Source: https://mwnation.com/mps-electorate-mistrust-deepening/

Another panellist, Grace Josiah, Founder, Governance for All Initiative, called for massive sensitisation of electorate against vote buying in future elections to elect credible candidates.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/group-mobilises-citizens-on-need-for-good-governance-in-kaduna/

“Any movement of Kaleen and/or Giralang into Ginninderra would necessitate commensurate alterations elsewhere within the electorate and the Yerrabi electorate would have to subsume localities from Kurrajong.”

Source: https://the-riotact.com/proposed-boundary-changes-see-red-hill-forrest-kambah-shifting-electorates-for-2024/661101

“Any movement of Kaleen and/or Giralang into Ginninderra would necessitate commensurate alterations elsewhere within the electorate and the Yerrabi electorate would have to subsume localities from Kurrajong.”

Source: https://the-riotact.com/proposed-boundary-changes-see-red-hill-forrest-kambah-shifting-electorates-for-2024/661101

APVoteCast, an extensive national survey of the electorate, also found that support for Republican candidates ticked up slightly among Black voters during last year’s elections, even though those voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/94680

AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of the 2020 electorate, found that about 6 in 10 self-identified union members supported Biden, a margin that outpaced Trump but was not commanding.

Source: https://wtop.com/news/2023/06/biden-returns-to-philadelphia-to-rally-with-union-workers-in-first-big-event-of-his-2024-campaign/

As a Citizens Movement we give an opportunity to the electorate to hear what candidates are offering them.

Source: https://www.zimeye.net/2023/04/29/citizens-candidate-selection-takes-shape/

As both campaigns enter the home stretch to polling day, they will hope a disengaged electorate can switch on long enough to buy their sales pitch for government.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/in-the-final-week-before-the-state-election-are-voters-even-listening-20230319-p5ctd6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

A section of the electorate whose contribution should not be neglected by the incoming administration is the senior citizens (pensioners) who have been suffering over the last eight years as a result of non-payment of their outstanding gratuities.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/the-task-before-kano-governor-elect/

As Pamela Paul reminds us, they are out of touch with the “broadly shared beliefs within the electorate.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/opinion/democratic-party.html

At an election party at Helensburgh Tradies, Ms Stuart's supporters were jubilant as soon as result started to flow through, as she dominated across the electorate even in what they said were "the most staunchly Liberal booths".

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8135329/meet-your-new-heathcote-mp-maryanne-stuart/?src=rss

A total of 4141 postal vote forms have been issued in the electorate, with 155 returned so far.

Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8132821/surge-in-pre-poll-numbers-as-wagga-voters-look-to-dodge-election-day/?src=rss

But he said on Friday that he was disappointed with the Nationals' advocacy in the electorate.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8134926/preferences-hold-the-key-to-upper-hunter-as-nsw-votes/?src=rss