Election night

On election day, my friend Kelly got me to hand out leaflets and be a scrutineer for the Labor camp. She was my booth captain.

After a long hard day handing out leaflets at the local polling booth, Kelly and I decide to hit the celebratory drinks!

Kelly gives a big high five to Howard.

Jim Tourner our local Labor member, was pegged as a close loss. He ended up with the highest percentage swing of all marginal seats in the country. He happily accepts victory at Brothers, where all the 'reds' go back to celebrate a change of leadership.

The crowd cheers as we watch Rudd make an appearance for his acceptance speech.

It was a great experience. Highlights for me were:

• Scrutineering ( a behind the scenes look at our democracy)
• celebrations at Brothers that night (like winning a grand final)
• a quote from a gentleman that I met at the bar, "He looks as lonely as a Tory on election night"