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Daylight Saving for South East Queensland (DS4SEQ) Founded 2008 Headquarters South East Queensland Ideology Daylight Saving in South East Queensland [1] Political position Apolitical Website http://www.ds4seq.org.au/ Politics of Australia
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ElectionsDaylight Saving for South East Queensland (DS4SEQ) is a political party in Queensland, Australia. It is a single-issue party, run by volunteers, which advocates the implementation of a dual-time zone arrangement for Daylight Saving in South East Queensland while the remainder of the state maintains standard time.[1] The Daylight Saving zone proposed by the party includes the following 15 local government areas: Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, and Toowoomba.[2] The party was officially registered with the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ)[3] in December 2008 and is not registered with the Australian Electoral Commission. Jason Furze was leader of the party from December 2008 until June 2011.
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The party contested the March 2009 Queensland State election with 32 candidates.[4] DS4SEQ received one percent of the state-wide primary vote, equating to around 2.5% across the 32 electorates contested. Their highest result was 4.6 percent in the electorate of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
On 8 March 2009, DS4SEQ launched their election campaign with a stunt on the Queensland and New South Wales state border. The party visually demonstrated how the absence of daylight saving impacts Gold Coast residents. The DS4SEQ team mowed grass on the New South Wales side of Boundary Street, where it was 8am. Less than a metre away on Queensland soil, the time was 7am, where a DS4SEQ member attempted to sleep, acknowledging the fact that council laws do not permit lawn mowing or other relatively noisy activities before 8am on Sunday.[5]
Lobbying
In early 2010, DS4SEQ approached Independent Member Peter Wellington to introduce a private members Bill.[6] As Wellington agreed with the principles of the DS4SEQ proposal, he introduced the Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010 into Queensland Parliament on 14 April 2010.[7]
The Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, responded by announcing a community consultation process, which resulted in over 74,000 respondents participating, 64 percent of whom voted in favour of a trial of daylight saving and 63% were also in favour of holding a referendum.[8] As part of the consultation, DS4SEQ made a formal submission on behalf of its members and supporters.[9]
During the consultation, DS4SEQ held its own 'referendum' on the Gold Coast, surveying more than 1000 people, and alerting them to the fact that the government was running a consultation on daylight saving.[10]
On 7 June 2010, and after reviewing the favourable consultation results, Bligh announced that her Government would not support the Bill, because regional Queenslanders were overwhelmingly opposed to daylight saving.[11] DS4SEQ have called for Bligh and her government to reconsider their position.[12]
The Bill was defeated in Queensland Parliament on 15 June 2011.[13]
See also
- Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Act 2010
- Daylight saving time around the world
- Queensland daylight savings referendum, 1992
- Time in Australia
References
- ^ a b "Daylight Saving for South East Queensland (DS4SEQ)Home Page". DS4SEQ. http://www.ds4seq.org.au/. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Map of Proposed DS4SEQ Time Zone". DS4SEQ. http://www.ds4seq.com/images/electorate.jpg. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Register of Political Parties". Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). 2009. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2009/parties.html. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Total Candidates Nominated for Election by Party - 2009 State Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2009/results/summary.html#16. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Daylight Saving party launches with stunt". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 March 2009. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/03/09/56931_gold-coast-top-story.html. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ "The Political Mouse that Roared". 16 April 2010. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/the-political-mouse-that-roared-20100414-sdzv.html. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010". 14 April 2010. http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/53PDF/2010/DaySavSEQRB10_P.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Queensland Government Daylight Saving for South East Queensland survey". http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/your-say/daylight-saving-results.html. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Party calls for daylight views". 28 May 2010. http://city-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/party-calls-for-daylight-views/. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ "High noon for Gold Coast daylight debate". Gold Coast Bulletin. 24 May 2010. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/05/24/220705_gold-coast-news.html. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Queensland Government Daylight Saving for South East Queensland decision". http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=70063. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Has the sun set on daylight saving". 3 June 2010. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/has-the-sun-set-on-daylight-saving-20100603-x1ka.html. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ "Daylight saving silence 'deafening'". 16 June 2011. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/daylight-saving-silence-deafening-20110616-1g4k6.html. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
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- Political parties in Queensland
- South East Queensland
- Daylight saving time in Australia
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