Perth Voice Interactive

FOUR months after the state election and John Hyde is still exhorting locals to vote for him, with billboards reminding locals of somebody they used to know.

After losing his seat to Liberal Eleni Evangel, the former Labor MP’s been spending time in Asia as an advisor to the Asian Forums on Population and Development and he also sits on the board of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians against Corruption.

In the days after losing the election he acknowledged the demographics of the electorate had changed but he predicted they would swing back in 2017.

His website still refers to him as the MP for Perth and gives his office address as 446 William Street, which Ms Evangel has since moved into (though she’s planning a move to the more residential part of her electorate). We tried to get in touch with Mr Hyde to put the questions to him but we didn’t hear back, though he did have time this week to continue his record as one of WA’s most prolific (ex) politician Tweeters, jumping online to congratulate WA Labor on building two desal plants in previous terms.

by DAVID BELL