ELECTORAL FUNDING REFORM
28/11/2012
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (21:53): I speak tonight again very briefly, as I am sure everyone will be glad to hear, to put on the record my support for the Hon. Mark Parnell’s private member’s motion on electoral funding. As a member of a small political party that survives on the goodwill of its members and does not receive large corporate and union donations, I would very much like to see a more transparent and more accountable donations and electoral funding system in South Australia.
Self-interest from the Labor and Liberal parties has tended to see them working together on this issue in this state. However, as the Hon. Mr Parnell’s motion notes, we have examples of both the old major parties declaring support for a reform in this area in recent weeks. Dignity for Disability would be very interested in the Canadian model of regulating political donations favoured by the opposition leader, Isobel Redmond, and public funding of state ballots considered ahead of the 2014 state election. So with those brief words, I support the motion.
