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LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

icyfroth — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:57:39 GMT

LNP MP Steve Dickson has defected to Pauline Hanson's One Nation, with the move giving the party a seat in Queensland's hung parliament.

The Queensland Opposition MP and former Newman government minister quit the LNP this morning and had also removed references to the LNP from his website.

Mr Dickson, the Member for Buderim, said he believed the major political parties needed to "grow a backbone".

"I've had a choice to make — I'm putting my career on the line today," Mr Dickson said.

"I believe we have to put people before politics.

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"I believe we have to put people before politics."

Cop that, Mal and Bill!

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:06:07 GMT

I wonder how his constituents will feel about their elected member defecting.

He should be made to resign from Parliament altogether and then run in the by-election as a One Nation candidate.

Maybe he is afraid he will be out on his ear.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

icyfroth — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 02:42:52 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
"I wonder how his constituents will feel about their elected member defecting."
He should be made to resign from Parliament altogether and then run in the by-election as a One Nation candidate.

Maybe he is afraid he will be out on his ear

Pretty much as how Tony Abbotts constituents felt about electing him but ending up with Mal Turncoatbull, I imagine.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:32:27 GMT

But Tony Abbott is still their elected representative in the same political party as when he ran for office.

The constituents do not elect the Prime Minister....the party elects their leader who becomes the Prime Minister.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

icyfroth — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:55:07 GMT

I was referring to how it feels, Lyndal. The feeling of betrayal.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:45:11 GMT

But Tony Abbotts constituents were not betrayed....they have the member they voted for who still represents the party the party they voted for. Nobody was betrayed in that case.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

icyfroth — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:06:01 GMT

Do you think those same constituents could have voted him into the PM'ship as well?

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:20:38 GMT

How? We don't have Prime Ministerial elections here.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

debra9275 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:47:02 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
I wonder how his constituents will feel about their elected member defecting.
He should be made to resign from Parliament altogether and then run in the by-election as a One Nation candidate.

Maybe he is afraid he will be out on his ear.

I agree LyndaI, I think it's a pretty low thing to do to the constituents who put him there in the first place, as a represntative of the LNP.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:37:36 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
Do you think those same constituents could have voted him into the PM'ship as well?

No they could not have voted him into the Prime Ministership.....unless they were all sitting members of Parliament and members of the LNP who were entitled to vote for the Prime Minister.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

bushies.girl — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:27:50 GMT

In Au we vote for the person not the party but I do wonder, if he had stood as a One Nation candidate, would he have still be elected? Guess we will won't know the answer until the next election.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:44:15 GMT

Sorry I have to disagree....I vote for the party, not the person and have done so for most of my adult life.

I can only think of one election in the last 50 years where I changed my vote and voted for the person not the party.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

bushies.girl — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:55:20 GMT

Up to you how you choose to vote Lyndal, that's the great thing about democracy

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

lyndal1838 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 10:15:26 GMT

Very true bushies.girl.

IMO if an elected member is disillusioned with the party they represent then they should leave and become an Independent until the next election. It is then up to the people if they want him as their member as an Independent or as a member of another party if that is the way he decides to go.

I feel it is very wrong to change parties between elections, especially so soon after being elected.

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

bushies.girl — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 10:18:44 GMT

I totally agree with you Lyndal ..... am thinking there will be quite a few unhappy voters in his electorate atm

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

4channel — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:25:49 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
LNP MP Steve Dickson has defected to Pauline Hanson's One Nation, with the move giving the party a seat in Queensland's hung parliament.

The Queensland Opposition MP and former Newman government minister quit the LNP this morning and had also removed references to the LNP from his website.

Mr Dickson, the Member for Buderim, said he believed the major political parties needed to "grow a backbone".

"I've had a choice to make — I'm putting my career on the line today," Mr Dickson said.
"I believe we have to put people before politics.

Entire Article Here

"I believe we have to put people before politics."

Cop that, Mal and Bill!

Where to now for the gun loving gentlmen's club attendee?

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

debra9275 — Wed, 01 May 2019 06:38:06 GMT

oh my.. I'd forgotten he was originally from the liberal party

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davidc4430 — Wed, 01 May 2019 09:16:43 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
oh my.. I'd forgotten he was originally from the liberal party

so was pauline

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

4channel — Thu, 02 May 2019 00:03:31 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
oh my.. I'd forgotten he was originally from the liberal party

Yeah he was. I wonder where to next for the "I've done a lot of Asian" ... and "Biatches" guy?

Then again, party that espouses bigotry is bound to attact the worst types. *smiley-disgusted*

Re: LNP's Steve Dickson Defects To One Nation

davidc4430 — Thu, 02 May 2019 00:18:34 GMT

i rekon he'd be a shoe-in for the Trump re-election team