Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
First New Media Local Elections?
This Tuesday some names in journalism led a debate at the City University on whether the forthcoming general election is about to be the UK's first where new media will play a significant role.
Taking that down to a local level, I'm interested in the extent to which new media will affect the coming London local elections.
We'll be doing our bit here on Harringay Online, trying to make sure we get as much contribution as possible online from our local candidates. Whether residents have an appetite for it remains to be seen.
But what about the candidates? Which of them from the three wards that are wholly or partly in Harringay, are using new media? To answer that, we've developed a New Media Quotient (NMQ) measurement for both parties and politicians.
The NMQ measures the scope and depth of each candidate's use of new media. (To avoid any potential for political bias, we're not measuring quality of contribution).
Here's how things stand as of today:
TOP OVERALL NMQ
Top 5 Candidates
Justin Hinchcliffe (Con, Seven Sisters) - 50
Nora Mulready (Lab, Harringay) - 40
David Schmitz (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 23
Tim Caines (Con, Harringay) - 19
Karen Alexander (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 17
Top Party in a Ward
Harringay Ward Labour + Liberal Democrats - 17
Top Party across the 3 Wards
Labour - 10
TOP NMQ ON HOL
Top 5 Candidates
Justin Hinchcliffe (Con, Seven Sisters) - 100
Nora Mulready (Lab, Harringay) - 69
David Schmitz (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 69
Karen Alexander (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 62
Chris Ford (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 46
Top Party in a Ward
Harringay Ward Liberal Democrats - 59
Top Party across the 3 Wards
Labour - 28
So we have a good start in Harringay ward and an overall winner in Justin Hinchcliffe. but the first term's report is definitely could do better.
What will mastering new media mean to the election outcome, I wonder. Can the smart candidate replicate something of the Obama effect?
If you'd like to see the details of the NMQ, see the attachments as either pdf (hyperlinks non-functional) or Excel.
Taking that down to a local level, I'm interested in the extent to which new media will affect the coming London local elections.
We'll be doing our bit here on Harringay Online, trying to make sure we get as much contribution as possible online from our local candidates. Whether residents have an appetite for it remains to be seen.
But what about the candidates? Which of them from the three wards that are wholly or partly in Harringay, are using new media? To answer that, we've developed a New Media Quotient (NMQ) measurement for both parties and politicians.
The NMQ measures the scope and depth of each candidate's use of new media. (To avoid any potential for political bias, we're not measuring quality of contribution).
Here's how things stand as of today:
TOP OVERALL NMQ
Top 5 Candidates
Justin Hinchcliffe (Con, Seven Sisters) - 50
Nora Mulready (Lab, Harringay) - 40
David Schmitz (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 23
Tim Caines (Con, Harringay) - 19
Karen Alexander (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 17
Top Party in a Ward
Harringay Ward Labour + Liberal Democrats - 17
Top Party across the 3 Wards
Labour - 10
TOP NMQ ON HOL
Top 5 Candidates
Justin Hinchcliffe (Con, Seven Sisters) - 100
Nora Mulready (Lab, Harringay) - 69
David Schmitz (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 69
Karen Alexander (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 62
Chris Ford (Lib Dem, Harringay) - 46
Top Party in a Ward
Harringay Ward Liberal Democrats - 59
Top Party across the 3 Wards
Labour - 28
So we have a good start in Harringay ward and an overall winner in Justin Hinchcliffe. but the first term's report is definitely could do better.
What will mastering new media mean to the election outcome, I wonder. Can the smart candidate replicate something of the Obama effect?
If you'd like to see the details of the NMQ, see the attachments as either pdf (hyperlinks non-functional) or Excel.
Tags for Forum Posts: 2010 local election, 2010 local elections
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Candidates NMQ.xls, 109 KB
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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Liz: I knew from childhood that NZ was the first country to give women the vote (1893). I remember my fifth form history teacher in my State Co-ed class said it was the worst mistake in NZ political history.
Naturally, Tony Timms later became President of the NZ Labour Party.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Ah sexism in the labour movement. We should perhaps not go there in this thread as its a bit OT but perhaps at a HOL drinks, I could tell you a few extraordinary comments I endured from dinosaurs in the union I was a rep for :)
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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.... and in Sierra Leone after fifteen years of disturbance and ten years of a horrible civil war, following at least thirty-five years of corruption, rigged elections, brigadiers' coups, lieutenants' coups and warrant officers' counter-coups. Shift your f--king arses and get out the vote - even if the next lot are facsimiles. Just use door-to-door and all your social media to make sure they're not.
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Permalink Reply by BBL on
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Any time I think I might not bother voting, I think of the following:
In 1983 one of the political parties in Fermanagh tried to remove me and many of my friends, who had come to England and Scotland to study, off the electoral register.
My mother did not have the vote in local elections until 1969 because she was not considered the householder.
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BBL, I remember it well though a wee bit further along the border in South Armagh and a little earlier in the 50s-early 60s. Which may be why I suggested in a companion thread, in view of a 64% non-turnout in Harringay Ward in 2006: 'Vote early! Vote often! Impersonate where and when you can!'
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I recognised the quote and in the 1981 Fermanagh South Tyrone by-election, one of my brother's friends voted at least 17 times!
Are you an SPCA man?
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If you mean Sandy Hill Seniles, indeed I am, BBL.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Ford on
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Well said John. People all over the world lose their lives fighting for a chance to vote for their representatives.
To take one's democratic right for granted and just say 'I can't be bothered' is at best insulting to these people.
I appreciate that many people in the UK feel there is simply no choice in national politics these days, and that no politicians are talking about what we want to here, but there are plenty of ways we as voters can express protest other than staying at home. I wish more people would come out and spoil their ballot papers to make a point if they really feel noone is speaking for them.
Chris
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Permalink Reply by Gina Adamou on
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I have meetings almost every night sometimes more than one, I have papers to read, I get about 40 emails a day, I have a lot of surgery work to follow, telephone calls from officers and members of the public every day, canvassing, delivering leaflets, surgery, and not forgetting my family commitments, as you can see Hugh I do not have a lot of time left that’s the reason I am not often on Harringay Online
Cllr. Gina Adamou
Harringay Ward
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Thanks for that info Gina. I hadn't intended to be judgemental in this, just offering facts. My interest in this aspect is driven by research I'm doing. I think you're doing okay anyway Gina.
We'll all really welcome more contributions over the next few weeks to get your perspective on things. If you can that'd be great.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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It sounds awful being a councilor. Why would anyone want to do it? There seems to be no shortage of people clamoring for a chance. Even changing party if not selected.
Honestly, what IS the attraction?
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