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Family First candidate for Bass Ben Cauneac
By Catherine Watson
AND then there were six … months after the other candidates were announced, Family First has selected Loch resident Ben Cauneac to represent the party in the Bass electorate.
Mr Cauneac runs a local IT company and also co-runs The Christian Warrior Project promoting manly Christianity.
He says he is entering politics to uphold Christian values and restore Australia’s Judeo-Christian foundations.
“He endorses a robust, manly Christianity as the moral bedrock of a free society,” according to Family First.
Unfortunately Mr Cauneac has missed the numerous election forums held around the Bass electorate, but the Bass Coast Post has invited him to complete a Q&A on his background, beliefs and party policies.
The field of Bass candidates is well down on the 2022 election when voters were spoilt for choice with 10 candidates: Labor, Liberal, Greens, National, Animal Justice Party, Freedom Party, Labour DLP, Family First and two independents.
Election timeline
Monday 9 November
Nominations close for all candidates 12 noon
Tuesday 10 November
How-to-vote card registration opens 9 am
Wednesday 11 November
Group voting ticket registration closes 12 noon
Tuesday 17 November
Low sensory voting 10 am to 4 pm
Wednesday 18 November
Early voting opens
Telephone-assisted voting opens
Friday 20 November
How-to-vote card registration close at 12 noon
Wednesday 25 November
Postal vote applications close at 6 pm
Friday 27 November
Early voting closes at 6 pm
Saturday 28 November
Election day - voting open 8 am to 6 pm
In 2022, Labor scored 32.55% of the vote, Liberal 30.15%, Greens 8.14% and Family First 2.81%. One Nation and Victorian Socialists did not stand candidates.
While the Nationals, Animal Justice Party and Labour DLP have disappeared from the Bass ticket, they are all represented in the election for the Upper House seat of Eastern Victoria.