Pirate Congress 2013 Results

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The results of Pirate Party Australia’s recent National Congress are in!

Pirate Party Australia held its National Congress on July 13–14 for the purposes of amending the Party Constitution, amending and adopting policies, deciding leadership positions and preselection candidates, and as an opportunity for members of the Party to socialise in person. The results of the now-concluded week-long voting period can be announced. The Party had a 31% member turnout, and all motions passed.

Constitutional amendments

The results of the motions relating to the Constitution are as follows:

  • CAP-0: Raising the quorum by 2% to 16% — passed 91.53% in favour.
  • CAP-1: Principles — passed 97.01% in favour.
  • CAP-2: Positions on issues not within platform — passed 96.61% in favour.
  • CAP-3: Membership levels — passed 97.83% in favour.
  • CAP-4: Preselection Meetings — passed 99.5% in favour.
  • CAP-5: Enshrine seven day voting period — passed 98.27% in favour.
  • CAP-6: Conflict of Interest Declaration — passed 98.32% in favour.
  • CAP-7: Sponsorship/Joining Organisations— passed 97.83% in favour.
  • CAP-8: National Council Structure (block motion) — passed 99.52% in favour.
    • CAP-8A: Create Article for National Council
    • CAP-8B: Fix two officer position clause
    • CAP-8C: Rename of Party Agent to Registered Officer, correct other responsibilities
    • CAP-8D: Create two Councillor Positions on the NC
    • CAP-8E: National Council Absolute Majority
  • CAP-9: State/Territory Parties — passed 96.07% in favour.
  • CAP-10: Financial Structure amendments for non-banking non-signatory payment structures — passed 100.00% in favour.
  • CAP-11: Consistent naming — passed 99.15% in favour.
  • CAP-12: Removing grammatical errors — passed 98.28% in favour.
  • CAP-13: Change Numbering Style — passed 98.25% in favour.

Policy motions

The results of the motions relating to policy are as follows:

  • PM-1: Civil liberties policy — passed 98.04% in favour.
  • PM-2: Cultural participation policy — passed 97.50% in favour.
  • PM-3: Education and skills policy — passed 97.60% in favour.
  • PM-4: Reform of democratic institutions policy — passed 97.06% in favour.
  • PM-5: Biodiversity and animal welfare policy — passed 93.47% in favour.
  • PM-6: Asylum seekers and refugees policy — passed 92.08% in favour.
  • PM-7: Foreign policy and treaty making — passed 96.57% in favour.
  • PM-8: Add optional extension for artists to copyright policy — did not pass the floor (defeated).
  • PM-9: Clarify company tax amendment in tax policy — passed 90.10% in favour.
  • PM-10: Insert additional clause on tax thresholds into tax policy — passed 86.70% in favour.
  • PM-11: Update tax policy to account for recent ATO misbehaviour — passed 99.55% in favour.
  • PM-12: Insert clarifying text into welfare policy — passed 94.66% in favour.
  • PM-13: Update welfare policy to include NDIS — passed 96.19% in favour.
  • PM-14: Add additional description to the welfare policy — passed 92.86% in favour.
  • PM-15: Add additional text on the social benefits of the energy policy — passed 94.04% in favour.
  • PM-16: Allow for a potential mixed private/public ownership model in the energy policy — passed 87.68% in favour.
  • PM-17: Update digital liberties platform amendment to reflect recent developments — passed 98.68% in favour.
  • PM-18: Update digital liberties policy text to reflect recent developments — passed 99.57% in favour.
  • PM-19: Streaming of Free-to-Air Television — did not pass the floor (committed to the Policy Development Committee).
  • PM-20: Workarounds to Streaming Restrictions — did not pass the floor (committed to the Policy Development Committee).

National Council elections

The National Council election results are as follows:

  • President: Simon Frew
  • Deputy President: Melanie Thomas
  • Secretary: Daniel Judge
  • Deputy Secretary: Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
  • Treasurer: Ben McGinnes
  • Deputy Treasurer: Mark Gibbons
  • Registered Officer (formerly Party Agent): Glen Takkenberg
  • Councillor (1): Brendan Molloy
  • Councillor (2): David Campbell

Note: the positions of Councillor were created by CAP-8D: Create two Councillor Positions on the NC.

State and Territory Coordinator elections

All State and Territory Coordinator positions were uncontested:

  • Australian Capital Territory: Glen Takkenberg
  • New South Wales: Sunny Kalsi
  • Queensland: Melanie Thomas
  • South Australia: Bryn Busai
  • Tasmania: Thomas Randle
  • Victoria: Ben McGinnes

Officer elections

Elections for Officer positions are as follows:

  • Dispute Resolution Committee: Rodney Serkowski
  • Policy Development Officer: Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer

Note: the Dispute Resolution Committee comprises of three members, elected for two-year terms. These terms are staggered, and as a result only one position was up for election this Congress. The positions currently held by Hayden Dwyer and George Campbell will be up for election at the next National Congress.

Preselection candidates

  • Tasmania: Thomas Storey will join Thomas Randle on the ballot.

Location of the next National Congress

The next National Congress will be held in Brisbane, Queensland, in mid-July, 2014.

Raw results

Motions

Constitutional Amendment Proposals

CAP-0: Y:173 N:16 A:53 [91.53%]
CAP-1: Y:227 N:7 A:10 [97.01%]
CAP-2: Y:228 N:8 A:8 [96.61%]
CAP-3: Y:225 N:5 A:14 [97.83%]
CAP-4: Y:223 N:1 A:19 [99.55%]
CAP-5: Y:227 N:4 A:12 [98.27%]
CAP-6: Y:234 N:4 A:5 [98.32%]
CAP-7: Y:225 N:5 A:13 [97.83%]
CAP-8: Y:206 N:1 A:36 [99.52%]
CAP-9: Y:220 N:9 A:14 [96.07%]
CAP-10: Y:237 N:0 A:6 [100.00%]
CAP-11: Y:234 N:2 A:7 [99.15%]
CAP-12: Y:229 N:4 A:10 [98.28%]
CAP-13: Y:224 N:4 A:14 [98.25%]

Policy Motions

PM-1: Y:200 N:4 A:38 [98.04%]
PM-2: Y:195 N:5 A:42 [97.50%]
PM-3: Y:203 N:5 A:32 [97.60%]
PM-4: Y:198 N:6 A:37 [97.06%]
PM-5: Y:186 N:13 A:42 [93.47%]
PM-6: Y:186 N:16 A:40 [92.08%]
PM-7: Y:197 N:7 A:38 [96.57%]
PM-9: Y:182 N:20 A:40 [90.10%]
PM-10: Y:189 N:29 A:24 [86.70%]
PM-11: Y:222 N:1 A:19 [99.55%]
PM-12: Y:195 N:11 A:36 [94.66%]
PM-13: Y:202 N:8 A:32 [96.19%]
PM-14: Y:195 N:15 A:33 [92.86%]
PM-15: Y:205 N:13 A:25 [94.04%]
PM-16: Y:185 N:26 A:32 [87.68%]
PM-17: Y:225 N:3 A:15 [98.68%]
PM-18: Y:230 N:1 A:12 [99.57%]

National Council

President

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
Melanie Thomas
Simon Frew
Melanie Thomas 86
Simon Frew 112 

Rankings:
(1) Simon Frew
(2) Melanie Thomas

Deputy President

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
Brendan Molloy
David Campbell
David Crafti
Melanie Thomas
Simon Frew
Brendan Molloy 157 154 122 130
David Campbell 40 109 54 56
David Crafti 44 62 52 47
Melanie Thomas 78 130 133 99
Simon Frew 68 128 137 87 

Rankings:
(1) Brendan Molloy
(2) Melanie Thomas
(3) Simon Frew
(4) David Campbell
(5) David Crafti

Deputy Secretary

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
David Crafti
Joseph Miles
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
David Crafti 99 63
Joseph Miles 67 67
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer 125 118 

Rankings:
(1) Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
(2) David Crafti
(3) Joseph Miles

Deputy Treasurer

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
David Campbell
Glen Takkenberg
Mark Gibbons
David Campbell 95 84
Glen Takkenberg 79 73
Mark Gibbons 89 97 

Rankings:
(1) Mark Gibbons
(2) David Campbell
(3) Glen Takkenberg

Registered Officer (was Party Agent)

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
Brendan Molloy
Glen Takkenberg
Mark Gibbons
Brendan Molloy 118 127
Glen Takkenberg 66 82
Mark Gibbons 57 78 

Rankings:
(1) Brendan Molloy
(2) Glen Takkenberg
(3) Mark Gibbons

Councillor

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
Brendan Molloy
Bryn Busai
David Campbell
David Crafti
Joseph Miles
Melanie Thomas
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
Simon Frew
Brendan Molloy 146 121 134 143 90 116 112
Bryn Busai 22 36 43 46 28 38 36
David Campbell 41 115 90 99 52 68 57
David Crafti 38 100 60 85 43 66 45
Joseph Miles 28 101 55 68 34 49 36
Melanie Thomas 72 143 107 124 127 102 94
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer 43 121 90 97 110 60 70
Simon Frew 47 130 98 117 122 56 91 

Rankings:
(1) Brendan Molloy
(2) Melanie Thomas
(3) Simon Frew
(4) Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
(5) David Campbell
(6) David Crafti
(7) Joseph Miles
(8) Bryn Busai

Officers

Policy Development Officer

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
Mark Gibbons
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
Mark Gibbons 76
Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer 90 

Rankings:
(1) Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
(2) Mark Gibbons

Dispute Resolution Committee Member

The horizontal axis is compared with the vertical axis to see who is the most preferred candidate. The ranking order is determined by the candidates with the most green squares.
David Crafti
Rodney Serkowski
Thomas Randle
David Crafti 80 93
Rodney Serkowski 84 92
Thomas Randle 70 67 

Rankings:
(1) Rodney Serkowski
(2) David Crafti
(3) Thomas Randle

Tasmanian Preselection

Thomas Storey: Y:7 N:0 [100.00%]

Datasets

These are the raw datasets exported from the Mongo database. The participants object has been stripped from the elections data for privacy reasons, but the token list remains intact.

The utilities for counting the motions and calculating the elections can be found here. Use piratecon2013_motions.py to verify the motions and piratecon2013_elections.py to calculate the elections.

The source code for the voting system can be found here.

  • Election data [71 KB]
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    • MD5: 1ff3229e258e2bbeb74c6cb6188e95c9
  • Ballot data [27 KB]
    • SHA1: b4af93f24684cf10943716a1d6b496cb2d958289
    • MD5: b710ded53435f0fce441b04d9e7eac8b