Farewell Oakey

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Thanks for your contribution.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1782410/Rob-Oakeshott-to-quit-politics

Federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott announces he will not contest the September 14 election.

The man who gave Julia Gillard the final vote to form minority government in 2010 is walking away from politics.

Rob Oakeshott has announced he will not contest the September 14 election, opening the way for The Nationals to recover his NSW seat of Lyne.

"Now is the moment," the independent MP told his local newspaper on Wednesday.

Mr Oakeshott had been considering his future for some months following a bruising three years in a hung parliament.

With fellow rural independent Tony Windsor, Mr Oakeshott gave Labor the last votes it needed on the floor of parliament to form government after an indecisive election in 2010.

He announced the decision after famously making a rambling explanation that lasted 17 minutes.

Since then, he has backed the Gillard government on most issues, but especially for supply and confidence.

His initial stance and continued support for the government was almost certain to cost him his seat at the September election.

"I have done everything I said I was going to do and done the best I can," Mr Oakeshott said, adding there was "no question" the past three years had been the toughest of his life.

He accepted some of his critics would suggest he was running away from the challenge.

"Those who throw opinions around and try to bully and push members of parliament from the sidelines - they're nothing."

Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce, who is contesting Mr Windsor's seat of New England, refused to criticise Mr Oakeshott.

He described him as "a decent man" who had no malice.

"I wish him the best for the future," Senator Joyce told ABC radio.

Mr Oakeshott became the youngest serving MP in NSW politics after narrowly winning a 1996 by-election for the seat of Port Macquarie for The Nationals.

In 2002, he resigned from the party, before being re-elected as an independent the following year.

He claimed the federal seat of Lyne in a 2008 by-election, following the retirement of former deputy prime minister Mark Vaile.

It was the first time the seat had been taken from the National Party in almost 60 years.

[newstart2380]

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"hope'' being the right word :^O joyce is far and away the biggest idiot in the parliament.

windsor was ahead of him in the polls .. fool got lucky.

1. And you know that for a fact ? please provide your proof (if any)

2. Have you met Barnaby Joyce ? I have, nice guy and very approachable

3. I live in this electorate and many many very disillusioned voters after TW joined Labor.

[lakeland27]

here's one http://www.afr.com/p/national/joyce_gambit_shows_new_england_seat_4sF1x3xIuXtOos5S1TnGEP

and he is an idiot of the worst kind. even morons can be personable sometimes..

[poddster]

Tsk Tsk LL your descriptive turn of phrase is exposing your psyche.

[lakeland27]

its known as a factual approach. the constant dribble you ooze is kind of revealing too 🙂

[poddster]

Here you go LL have a jelly bean 🙂

[lakeland27]

i'm not interested in coloured suppositories.

[newstart2380]

here's one http://www.afr.com/p/national/joyce_gambit_shows_new_england_seat_4sF1x3xIuXtOos5S1TnGEP

and he is an idiot of the worst kind. even morons can be personable sometimes..

600 people were polled out of thousands in the New England electorate, hardly a measure of the way people feel.

The resources industry polled the seat to gauge how real concern was about coal seam gas, water and coal mining.

How much did TW sell his property for to one of the mining industries ? you would have that information I would imagine LL. This is the same man who says !! he was against coal seam gas and coal mining.

Still waiting for answers to my questions, you said you answer posts so I have numbered the questions so you can answer them the same way, appreciate your reply.

[lakeland27]

you could argue the same point about federal polling.

[poddster]

i'm not interested in coloured suppositories.

Is that where you put all your intake of food 😮

No wonder you have a grumpy disposition

[monman12]

LL: "hope'' being the right word joyce is far and away the biggest i**t in the parliament.

windsor was ahead of him in the polls .. f**l got lucky."

LL I enjoy jousting with you, but for once I agree to a small degree with NW apropos "abuse". You can be "robust", but your comments here are just rude.

PS

The biggest fool in the parliament is Thomson, who does not deserve the honorific "the honorable" now, or ever.