Far North Queenslanders reveal how they are voting on the eve of the 2025 Federal Election
Major and minor parties have fought to sway Far North Queenslanders in one of the most marginal seats in Australia, but who are they voting for on election eve?
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On the eve of a federal election the Cairns Post hit the streets to find out how Far North Queenslanders are voting.
The seat of Leichhardt, which stretches from Cairns to the top of Cape York and the Torres Strait, is one of the most marginal in Australia with ten parties jostling for the top spot.
Gennady Shcherbanovskiy lives in Cairns City and voted for the Australian Labor Party.
“I feel Anthony Albanese has helped me and he is a good leader,” Mr Shcherbanovskiy said.
“I don’t know much about politics, so I made this decision also out of intuition.”
Mr Shcherbanovskiy was born in Russia and became an Australian citizen one year ago.
Joshua Brown lives in Bungalow and voted for Gerard Rennick People First Party.
“I saw clips of (Gerard Rennick) talking on Tiktok and saying he was going to bring down income tax,” Mr Brown said
“When I first started my job I was only doing three hours a week and I was supposed to get around $300, but somehow I only got $120 after tax, which is crazy.
“I also hate Peter Dutton, he is such a d**khead, I hate everything about him.
“I’m from Papua New Guinea, born and raised, but I moved here about four years ago.”
Sophia Goisisi lives in Aeroglen and voted for the Greens.
“I voted Greens because they care about the people,” Ms Goisisi said.
“They’re coming up with actual solutions to the housing crisis and improving Medicare.”
Theresa Von Kotze lives in Babinda and voted for The Trumpet of Patriots.
“At my age I’m just very anti-Liberal and Labor,” Ms Von Kotze said.
“I also put the Greens high in my preferences, I’m just more interested in alternative thinking than just one way of thinking.
“We’ve got to get out of this box and stop doing the same thing over and over again.
“I think that Clive Palmer is a strong leader, and we need a strong leader because we’ve got worldwide problems.”
More than one third of Leichhardt voters opted to vote early.
Saturday 3 May is the last day to vote in the 2025 Federal Election, polling centres will be open from 8am and will close by 6pm.
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