Elections SA

#Light ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 28/3: ALP 37.5% ON 34.4% LIB 12.7% GRN 8.7% OTH 6.8% 2PP: ALP 51.2% ON % 2PP ON+18.9% swing Long term ALP MP retires & now @alpsa marginal but huge gains for @one_nationSA - doable for them in 2030. #saparli

#Lee ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 28/3: ALP 44.7% ON 24.6% LIB 16.7% GRN 9.5% OTH 4.5% 2PP: ALP 59.5% ON 40.5% 2PP ON+2.0% swing Port Adelaide Councillor replacing ex-Treasurer in safe seaside seat but small 2PP swing to @one_nationSA #saparli

#King ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 28/3: ALP 41.8% ON 29.9% LIB 14.4% GRN 8.5% OTH 5.4% 2PP: ALP 55.7% ON 44.3% 2PP ALP +1.8% swing Apparently easy @alpsa win in ex-Lib seat, but @one_nationSA is not far off in outer suburban area. #saparli

@bykemp @SandyofCthulhu And perhaps most interestingly, scientists in early 19th century invented what we now call the battery, out of copying the design of the electric eel's electricity making organs. Babylonians had batteries & electricity - their God for electricity was named "Volta" (really) 2/2

@SandyofCthulhu What were electric eels called before electricity?

A pet historical peeve of mine is when archers are ordered to "fire" before they shoot. Before gunpowder, that term made no sense. You would have ordered archers to "loose" or possibly "shoot". Also usually a group of archers didn't fire in a synchronized attack all together. Volley fire was developed for gunpowder infantry, to maximize the noise and make sure the enemy was close enough and grouped enough for that first shot to count. There were times when you wanted your archers to shoot all together, but you wouldn't have each shot be an organized volley. If you did it at all it would just be the first (or the last) shot. Anyway bowmen don't "fire".

@bykemp @SandyofCthulhu ...and the answer is the local South American tribes called them "numbing fish" however by the time they were discovered by Europeans the concept of electrolytes was known so they've always been known as "electric eels" by Europeans though they are not eels but a type of fish 1/2

@SandyofCthulhu I read a book years ago in a non-English European language (I am bilingual) that was written in the middle ages - and the term used was "shoot" (translated into English). Good point - so to speak. Hollywood has a lot to answer for.

@bykemp @SandyofCthulhu That is a very, very, very good question.

@Melway_27_J3 @kevinbonham @Maggie_Perry6 That's it - someone has mentioned McMillan, the most discussed electorate in the history of political studies in Australia. It's the pseph's equivalent of Godwin's Law.

@kevinbonham @Maggie_Perry6 Nicholson still has a higher first-preference percentage than third-placed Henry Arthur Hewson (Country Party) won McMillan from in 1972.

Not intending to start discourse about preferential voting here, but it looks like we'll get (I believe?) for the first time in history, a seat winner from 4th place in primary votes - with the independent in Finniss.

@arbsmichael No, but I run on red wine better than unleaded. Come to think of it, it's more like I stumble around and fall asleep on red wine better than unleaded.

A soft, dry red from Dan Murphy's is now cheaper per litre than unleaded or diesel at the servo. Has anyone invented an engine that runs on red wine yet?

@and_the_stooges @ozcrimenews You can add the eastern and northern suburbs too. I recall watching in the '90s a ready to be harvested crop of veggies in Athelstone being razed for housing as the developers couldn't be arsed to dig up the veggies & sell them. Planning Minister said "that's the market".

@ozcrimenews I'm in Adelaide. There were once great market gardens in what's now the western suburbs. They are all gone now, I think. That's progress.

Why in Melbourne are we building on arable food growing land. Many areas are under threat of going to housing. There are areas in Melbourne, Brisbane that have fallen. Then what? Bill Gates lab food? Importing food? intensive farmed food and crickets? #auspol

#Kaurna ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/3: ALP 46.2% ON 26.5% GRN 11.5% LIB 8.2% OTH 7.7% 2PP: ALP 62.2% ON 37.8% 2PP ON +7.6% swing Embattled Minister easy win but another outer suburban @one_nationSA made inroads on safe @alpsa turf. #saparli

#HurtleVale ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 45.1% ON 26.4% GRN 10.3% LIB 9.5% OTH 8.8% 2PP: ALP 60.7% ON 39.3% 2PP ON +5.1% swing Much loved local MP staves off @one_nationSA but watch this seat next time when she retires. #saparli

#Giles ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 49.2% ON 33.0% LIB 9.3% GRN 5.0% OTH 3.3% 2PP: ALP 58.6% LIB 42.4% 2PP ON +11.1% swing Easy @alpsa win, but concern for next election with huge swing to @one_nationSA esp in Port Augusta. #saparli

#Gibson ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 46.7% LIB 24.0% ON 14.2% GRN 11.9% OTH 3.1% 2PP: ALP 63.6% LIB 36.4% 2PP ALP +11.1% swing Another once 2022 @LiberalSAHQ seat with shock ALP win now safe @alpsa At least Libs came in 2nd #saparli

#Florey ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 48.2% ON 22.7% GRN 10.2% LIB 9.3% IND 5.1% OTH 4.6% 2PP: ALP 66.0% ON 34.0% 2PP ALP +3.2% swing Ex-MP Frances Bedford should have stayed home. Easy win for new Labor Minister. #saparli

#Enfield ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 47.1% ON 17.2% LIB 14.7% GRN 11.5 % IND 5.6% OTH 4.0% 2PP: ALP 70.4% ON 29.6% 2PP ALP +5.9% swing Senator Don Farrell's son-in-law succeeds in canter against former Alex Antic staffer. #saparli

#Elizabeth ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 27/03: ALP 41.2% ON 33.2% GRN 9.9% LIB 6.2% FF 4.0% OTH 5.5% 2PP: ALP 55.3% ON 44.7% 2PP ON 16.4% swing Massive swing against @alpsa to @one_nationSA in ALP heartland - now almost marginal! #saparli

#Elder ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 26/03: ALP 50.9% LIB 18.8% ON 14.0% GRN 13.5% OTH 2.7% 2PP: ALP 69.1% LIB 30.9% 2PP ALP +13.6% swing Another inner suburban seat turned from LIB in 2018 to ALP fortress with diligent Gen Y local MP. #saparli

#Dunstan ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 26/03: ALP 38.5% LIB 29.0% GRN 15.9% ON 11.3% OTH 5.2% 2PP: ALP 58.5% LIB 41.5% 2PP ALP +7.7% swing Held by former @LiberalSAHQ Premier only 2 years ago, now fairly safe ALP inner city seat. #saparli

#Davenport ALP retain. @Elections__SA Prediction: ALP retain. Primary as of 26/03: ALP 49.1% ON 19.9% LIB 15.0% GRN 10.8% OTH 5.0% 2PP: ALP 66.5% ON 33.5% 2PP ALP +13.0% swing This was once a safe @LiberalSAHQ seat! Amazing work by Thompson & @alpsa in southern hills. #saparli