David Risstrom is a Melbourne barrister, a former Melbourne city councillor, and a former Australian Greens candidate for Victoria. Risstrom has First Class degrees in Science and Arts, served as a barrister for seven years since graduating from Law at ANU, was elected in 1999 as a Melbourne City Councillor, and ran for the Australian Senate in Victoria as an Australian Green in 2004. Risstrom polled more than two hundred and sixty thousand votes and would have been easily elected but for the Australian Labor Party's decision to preference the religious conservative Family First Party's candidate Steve Fielding - who subsequently defeated Risstrom on preferences despite polling less than a fifth of his first preference votes. The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ... Steven Fielding (born 17 October 1960), Australian politician , is parliamentary leader of the Family First Party. ...
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http://www.davidrisstrom.org - 100 Green Achievements you can implement in your city http://www.vicbar.com.au/4_4_1.asp?RollNumber=3140 - Risstrom's profile on the Victorian Bar website.
Risstrom has First Class degrees in Science and Arts, served as a barrister for seven years since graduating from Law at ANU, was elected in 1999 as a Melbourne City Councillor, and ran for the Australian Senate in Victoria as an Australian Green in 2004.
Risstrom polled more than two hundred and sixty thousand votes and may have been elected but for the Australian Democrats and Australian Labor Party's decision to preference the Family First Party's candidate Steve Fielding - who subsequently defeated Risstrom on preferences despite polling fewer primary votes[1].
DavidRisstrom, a former Melbourne City Councillor, stands a fair chance of becoming Victoria's first Greens senator.
This is the DavidRisstrom of today - by all accounts, a principled, earnest and hard-working bloke who has a good chance of becoming Victoria's first Green in the Senate come Saturday.
Mr Risstrom, 41, still thinks of himself as a risk-taker, but the risk he says he now negotiates is one of lifestyle - living the rather poor existence of being an aspiring Green politician.
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