Unable to meet the prohibitive conditions placed on the party to register for the NSW election (we were too late to apply, even 15 months out) we were forced to run two candidates as independents which meant that the line next to their name signifying which party they were with (and by default, what platform they were standing on) had to be blank. You can do a hundred letter box drops to people and take out full page ads in the paper explaining this but nothing beats having the party name next to the candidate.

Most parties simply wouldn’t have bothered, knowing that the true level of support would not be mirrored by their vote. However the NSW branch of the party felt is was worth doing as a team building exercise and as a dry run for the next NSW Senate election. Early results have Andrew Patterson fluctuating between 1.5 and 2.0 % in the seat of Sydney while the Upper House count is not yet available.

Many pundits have suggested that there were a lot easier seats for us to have a go at than Clover Moore’s inner city one. And that if we had had our party brand next to Andrew’s name, that we could easily have doubled our vote and achieved the magic 4%. This would certainly have been a very credible effort for a first go at NSW state politics.

We did beat Fred Nile’s candidate which was very gratifying!

Thanks go out to team leader Graeme, for initiating and coordinating what is likely to be our toughest assignment. The admin was frightening and few could have dealt with it. To Sydney candidate Andrew Patterson, a great result under the circumstances and your electioneering was fabulous. Next time. To Upper House candidate, Huw Campbell – another great performance in keeping the Sex Party brand alive and kicking on campus. To Bec, Tina, Phoebes all our supporters, donators and helpers, nothing gets done without you guys so many thanks for your efforts as well.

Sex Party candidate for the seat of Sydney, Andrew Patterson, has predicted the election will result in “dark days” for NSW.

“I think for NSW and the people, in terms of civil liberties and progressive social issues, we’re in for some very, very dark years,” he said.

Come election day, he predicted the Coalition would gain most seats in the lower house but voiced concern over their preferential deal with the Christian Democratic Party.

“My worry from a civil liberation perspective is the prospect of having a Coalition with a strong majority in the lower house and having taken control of the upper house in conjunction with the Christian Democrats,” he said.

But if you’re looking to vote for Mr Patterson on Saturday, you’ll be hard pressed to find the party’s name.