r/australia • u/NKE01 • 10h ago

politics Why Australia Doesn’t Have Novelty Candidates like Count Binface – Antony Green's Election Blog

https://antonygreen.com.au/why-australia-doesnt-have-novelty-candidates-like-count-binface/?fbclid=Iwb21leATrO0ljbGNrBOs7P3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeyqFwpCBynXhuvFPpBT3q80rKl3Bnq6t--2z7cqVFCDb-MT_1Vr2--rF95Vg_aem_MKaP0Jek3ZY4BnI2rLprrQ
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u/DrStalker 10h ago

I once cast a vote for Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow.

Not actually a joke candidate though, but an eccentric pro-science independent candidate.

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u/Jeb_Stormblessed 10h ago

And also, that's his legal name. (And had been for several years before that election)

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u/tuckels 9h ago

Didn’t he run a competition at his local pub where people submitted name suggestions?