121 Extra. How Election Day Unfolded
With Kate Chaney in the now independent seat of Curtin
This extra to episode 121 follows how election day unfolded with Kate Chaney, in the now independent seat of Curtin. You’ll hear the growing atmosphere on the day, culminating in an extraordinary night, with powerful words from Kate that give great insight into the building of a community, and a campaign.
The bicycle powered billboards mentioned in the main episode, sitting outside the Scarborough Primary School polling station.
“Hands up if you’ve never been involved in a political campaign before.... I actually can’t see anyone who doesn’t have their hand up.”
We start at the local polling booth, and hear from Kate early on. Then it’s on to the Claremont Showgrounds for what was certainly our first election night candidate celebration – and we weren’t alone in that. You’ll hear a special Welcome to Country from Carol Innes AO. Then campaign manager, Sarah Silbert, introduces Kate. And if you last through to the end of it, you might hear a certain podcast host rock out a little Ode to Kate to close the evening celebration.
Stage host, and another prominent campaign contributor, was James Lush.
This was recorded on election day, 21 May 2022.
Click on the photos below for full view, and hover over them for descriptions where they’ve been added (all pics by Anthony James unless otherwise noted).
Get more:
You can hear my conversation with Kate Chaney six days later, after she was confirmed as having won the seat, in the main episode: ‘A Political Paradigm Shift: Kate Chaney on becoming the 7th new female independent MP in Australia’. You’ll find a few links in the show notes there too, and some more photos.
Music:
Ode to Kate, by Anthony James.
Stones & Bones, by Owls of the Swamp.