NSW election 2023: ‘Disgraceful’ act as Liberal candidate Kylie von Muenster’s posters defaced
‘Disgraceful’ appearance in voting booth as candidate’s posters defaced with graffiti labeling her ‘scum’ and ‘racist’
- Election posters vandalized in NSW
- Liberal candidate Dr. Kylie von Münster addressed
NSW voters are shocked to find vandalized election posters.
Residents took to polling stations in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, joining millions across the state to cast their ballots in Saturday’s state election.
Voters were stunned after discovering a Liberal candidate’s poster had been vandalized.
NSW voters have been left shocked after finding vandalized election posters
“Scum” and “racist” were scribbled over nuclear flutes with Dr. Kylie von Munster
“Scum” and “racist” was scrawled on corflutes with the face of Dr. Kylie von Muenster.
Dr. Von Muenster is the Liberal candidate for Coogee running against incumbent Labor MP Marjorie O’Neill.
MLC liberal Chris Rath shared his disgust at the vandalized posters.
“Absolutely disgraceful behavior in Coogee today,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Everyone has the right to show election material and all volunteers and candidates deserve to be treated with respect.”
Dr. Von Muenster described it as a “terrible act,” but said it would not discourage her.
“It just shows a lack of respect that we should have for each other,” she said.
‘But I won’t be distracted. I am focused on talking to people about the important decision they will make today for our families and our future, and moving NSW forward.”
Ms. O’Neill holds onto the seat ahead of Coogee by a slim margin of just 2.3 percent.
More than a million people have already cast their votes since early polls began a week ago.
Dominic Perrottet, who became prime minister 18 months ago after the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian, hopes to defy expectations and lead the Liberal-Nationalist coalition to a record fourth term.
But Labour’s Chris Minns is likely to be NSW’s next prime minister with The Australian Newspoll, released on Saturday, pointing to Labor winning a government with a slim majority.
Dr. Von Muenster is the Liberal candidate for Coogee running against incumbent Labor MP Marjorie O’Neill
Labor led the coalition 54.5 to 45.5 on a two-party basis, a 6.5 per cent swing since 2019.
Mr. Minns was met with a rockstar reception when he arrived at a public school in his local electorate to cast his vote in the election that will determine his political future.
Flanked by his wife Anna and three sons, Mr Minns walked past crowds of Labor supporters eager to shake hands at Carlton South Public School, in south Sydney.
“I have a lot of faith in the people of Kogarah,” he said when he cast his vote just after noon on Saturday.
“I’ve lived near St. George all my life.”
Flanked by wife Anna and three sons, Mr Minns walked past crowds of Labor supporters eager to shake hands at Carlton South Public School, in south Sydney.
Local auto mechanic Nathan Ferraro hadn’t decided who to vote for because he wasn’t convinced that any of the major parties would help alleviate the rising cost of living.
But when he saw the community’s positive response to Mr. Minns, he changed his mind.
You can tell he’s a real local. He has done a lot for the neighborhood’, he tells AAP.
Retaining his seat in Kogarah will be Mr Minns’ first obstacle to forming a government as the electorate is held to a margin of 0.1 per cent, Labour’s narrowest.