Politics is a lot about perception, and it appears that while MPs have plenty time to go bike riding, write memoirs, plan ultra marathons, allegedly harass restaurant staff, cheer on fast swimmers in China,  loll around on the back benches until it's time "to spend more time with their families" and start a new public sector job, they  haven't got time to reply to an email, and stand up for their youngest constituents.

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The politicians(or staff) in RED on the list below did not bother to reply at all,  maybe to them young kids are only useful just before an election, or to be "seen with" in photo opportunities, more frequently, if the seat is a marginal one.

Those in YELLOW offered  no opinion, and suggested I complain somewhere else, or gave meaningless form replies.

 Those in GREEN  gave valid and helpful replies.

And those that very quickly answered my one donation email in March this year  ( 48 in 24 hours,  93 replies in total,  8 personally from Ministers)

----- Original Message -----
From: stephens1510
To: .................MP@aph.gov.au
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:00 PM
Subject: Fw: Donations
Dear Minister,
I would like to contribute in at least a small way to help you contest the next election.
In what could be a fiercely fought election I suppose every cent counts.
What is the correct procedure when making donations?
Regards
Hans Stephens

 are the ones with the Little Red Hen icon along side their names

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The MP list from A to Z
All those in red didn't reply to the first three emails
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Abbott, The Hon Tony, Member for Warringah      

Too busy it seems, riding bikes, running on the beach, writing books and kissing babies.

 
Adam, The Hon Dick, Member for Lyons 

Albanese, The Hon Anthony,    Member for Grayndar        reply  email   (Within 24 hrs)  

Andrews, The Hon Kevin, Member for Menzies
Bailey, The Hon Fran, Member for McEwen
Baldwin, The Hon Bob, Member for Paterson            reply email   (Within 24hrs)


Bevis, The Hon Arch, Member for Brisbane                                       email won't "link"


Bidgood, Mr James, Member for Dawson
Billson, The Hon Bruce, Member for Dunkley             reply email (within 48hrs)
Bird, Ms Sharon, Member for Cunningham

Bishop, The Hon Bronwyn, Member for Mackellar 


Bishop, The Hon Julie, Member for Curtin                reply email  (3rd day)  


Bowen, The Hon Chris, Member for Prospect               reply email  (within 24 hrs)    Personal Reply
Bradbury, Mr David, Member for Lindsay
Broadbent, Mr Russell, Member for McMillan 


Burke, Ms Anna, Member for Chisholm                           reply email


Burke, The Hon Tony, Member for Watson

Butler,Mr Markmember for Port Adelaide.

Byrne, The Hon Anthony, Member for Holt        Donation reply received
Campbell, Ms Jodie, Member for Bass
Champion, Mr Nick, Member for Wakefield
Cheeseman, Mr Darren, Member for Corangamite

Ciobo, Mr Steven, Member for Moncrieff      Donation   reply recieved
Clare, Mr Jason, Member for Blaxland
Cobb, The Hon John, Member for Calare
                                      13 april

 
Collins, Ms Julie, Member for Franklin
Combet, The Hon Greg, Member for Charlton
Costello,The Hon Peter, Member for Higgins
Coulton, Mr Mark, Member for Parkes                     Donation  reply received
Crean, The Hon Simon, Member for Hotham    Second email  came back "returned mail"
Danby, Mr Michael, Member for Melbourne Ports
D'Ath, Mrs Yvette, Member for Petrie 


Debus,  The Hon Bob, Member for Macquarie 
       reply email


Downer, The Hon Alexander, Member for Mayo  with young friends  ( no acknowledgement of emails.)

Dreyfus, Mr Mark, Member for Isaacs                                  reply email (within 24hrs)Personal reply

Dutton, The Hon Peter, Member for Dickson
             reply email (3rd day) Personal reply

Elliot, The Hon Justine, Member for Richmond
    reply email

Ellis, Ms Annette, Member for Canberra 
Ellis, The Hon Kate, Member for Adelaide               reply email (within 24 hrs)


Farmer, The Hon Pat, Member for Macarthur
Ferguson, The Hon Laurie, Member for Reid
Ferguson, The Hon Martin, Member for Batman
Fitzgibbon, The Hon Joel, Member for Hunter
Forrest, Mr John, Member for Mallee
Garrett, The Hon Peter, Member for Kingsford Smith
Gash, Mrs Joanna, Member for Gilmore 


Georganas, Mr Steve, Member for Hindmarsh             reply  email personal reply


George, Ms Jennie, Member for Throsby 

Georgiou, Mr Petro, Member for Kooyong
Gibbons, Mr Steve, Member for Bendigo 


Gillard, The Hon Julia, Member for Lalor 



Gray, The Hon Gary, Member for Brand                                                 reply email  (within 24hrs)
Grierson, Ms Sharon, Member for Newcastle 


Griffin, The Hon Alan, Member for Bruce                      reply email


Haase, Mr Barry, Member for Kalgoorlie   second email came back "returned mail"

Hale, Mr Damian, Member for Solomon
Hall, Ms Jill, Member for Shortland
Hartsuyker, Mr Luke, Member for Cowper
Hawke, Mr Alex, Member for Mitchell
Hawker, The Hon David, Member for Wannon  
       reply email  (within 24hrs)

Hayes, Mr Chris, Member for Werriwa
Hockey, The Hon Joe, Member for North Sydney 


Hull, Mrs Kay,  (pictured below) Member for Riverina with young friends (no reply)

                                                                reply email   (within 24hrs)

Hunt, The Hon Greg, Member for Flinders                  reply email

 
Irons, Mr Steve, Member for Swan                             reply email (within 24hrs)  Personal  Reply


Irwin, Mrs Julia, Member for Fowler                   reply email  (within 24hrs) 


Jackson, Ms Sharryn, Member for Hasluck
Jenkins, Mr Harry, Member for Scullin
Jensen, Dr Dennis, Member for Tangney
               reply email  (within 24hrs) 


Johnson, Mr Michael, Member for Ryan
Katter, The Hon Bob, Member for Kennedy 


Keenan, Mr Michael, Member for Stirling
               reply email   (within 24hrs)


Kelly, The Hon Dr Mike, Member for Eden-Monaro

Kerr, The Hon Duncan, Member for Denison                 reply email (within 48hrs)

 
King, Ms Catherine, Member for Ballarat                              reply  email  (within 24hrs)


Laming, Mr Andrew, Member for Bowman        Personal reply   "Fully Funded Thank you"


Ley, The Hon Sussan, Member for Farrer                                  reply email   (within 24hrs)


Lindsay, The Hon Peter, Member for Herbert                   
   reply email  Personal reply


Livermore, Ms Kirsten, Member for Capricornia
Macfarlane, The Hon Ian, Member for Groom
Macklin, The Hon Jenny, Member for Jagajaga
Marino, Ms Nola, Member  for Forrest
Markus, Mrs Louise, Member for Greenway                              Reply email


Marles, Mr Richard, Member for Corio
May, Mrs Margaret, Member for McPherson 

 McClelland, The Hon Robert, Member for Barton 


McKew, The Hon Maxine, Member for Bennelong 

 Maxine McKew


McMullan, The Hon Bob, Member for Fraser                reply email  (within 24 hrs)


Melham, Mr Daryl, Member for Banks

Mirabella, Mrs Sophie, Member for Indi
Morrison, Mr Scott, Member for Cook
Moylan, The Hon Judi, Member for Pearce                                                reply email       27 April


Murphy, The Hon John, Member for Lowe
Neal, Ms Belinda, Member for Robertson 

Nelson, The Hon Dr Brendan, Member for Bradfield 
Neumann, Mr Shayne, Member for Blair
Neville, Mr Paul, Member for Hinkler
O'Connor, The Hon Brendan, Member for Gorton   Second email  came back "returned mail"
Owens, Ms Julie, Member for Parramatta
Parke, Ms Melissa, Member for Fremantle
Pearce, The Hon Chris, Member for Aston                              reply email  (within 24hrs)


Perrett, Mr Graham, Member for Moreton 

 

MP Graham Perritt  see  Maxine Mackew MP   for more details of photo


Plibersek, The Hon Tanya, Member for Sydney
Price, The Hon Roger, Member for Chifley  
Pyne, The Hon Christopher, Member for Sturt 

Raguse, Mr Brett, Member for Forde
Ramsey, Mr Rowan, Member for Grey
Randall, Mr Don, Member for Canning 

Rea, Ms Kerry, Member for Bonner
Ripoll, Mr Bernie, Member for Oxley        Donation reply email recieved
Rishworth, Ms Amanda, Member for Kingston
Robb, The Hon Andrew, Member for Goldstein
Robert, Mr Stuart, Member for Fadden 


Roxon, The Hon Nicola, Member for Gellibrand         reply email  (within 24hrs) 


 

Rudd, The Hon Kevin, Member for Griffith        reply from PM's office March 30


Ruddock, The Hon Philip, Member for Berowra                  reply email   (3rd day)


Saffin, Ms Janelle, Member for Page 


Schultz, Mr Alby, Member for Hume                                     (3rd day)  Reply email  "Priority Message"


Scott, The Hon Bruce, Member for Maranoa
Secker, Mr Patrick, Member for Barker                               reply email (within 24 hrs)


Shorten, The Hon Bill, Member for Maribyrnong 

Sidebottom, Mr Sid, Member for Braddon
Simpkins, Mr Luke, Member for Cowan        Donation reply recieved


Slipper, The Hon Peter, Member for Fisher                           reply email  ( within 48hrs)


Smith, The Hon Stephen, Member for Perth                                            reply email


Smith, The Hon Tony, Member for Casey 


Snowdon, The Hon Warren, Member for Lingiari              Reply email    (within 24 hrs)


Somlyay, The Hon Alexander, Member for Fairfax

Southcott, Dr Andrew, Member for Boothby
Stone, The Hon Dr Sharman, Member for Murray                                Reply email
Sullivan, Mr Jon, Member for Longman
Swan, The Hon Wayne, Member for Lilley 

Symon, Mr Mike, Member for Deakin
Tanner, The Hon Lindsay, Member for Melbourne

 
Thomson, Mr Craig, Member for Dobell
        reply email (within 24hrs)


Thomson, Mr Kelvin, Member for Wills                   Reply email (within 24hrs)


Trevor, Mr Chris, Member for Flynn
Truss, The Hon Warren, Member for Wide Bay
Tuckey, The Hon Wilson, Member for O'Connor

Turnbull, The Hon Malcolm, Member for Wentworth

 
Turnour, Mr Jim, Member for Leichhardt                reply email  (within 48hrs)



Vaile, The Hon Mark, Member for Lyne 
Vale, The Hon Danna, Member for Hughes          reply email


Vamvakinou, Ms Maria, Member for Calwell  
Washer, Dr Mal, Member for Moore                              Reply email  (within 24hrs)


Windsor, Mr Tony, Member for New England
Wood, Mr Jason, Member for La Trobe
Zappia, Mr Tony, Member for Makin           Donation reply email recieved

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New Members who answered my Donation Email

Chester Darren                                            within 24hrs     Reply email

Fletcher, Paul                                             Personal reply   email     

 And this reply                            " Donation to the Liberal Party" email

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NB. Although I have been "advised" that the "red" list is correct, if any MP is  inadvertantly included in the "not interested, not my problem", red  list, and in fact did respond, please resend the email and the list will be corrected, and the person responsible for the error will be counselled.

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