Well, last state election, our next guest made history when he ran as a Labor candidate for the bushy seat of Onley in Adelaide's inner South and almost won it for the ALP. It was an extraordinary result, the biggest swing ever achieved to the Labor Party. Well almost four years on. The relationship between Ryan Harrison, the Labor candidate who almost knocked off David Personi at the last election and the Labor Party is now over because after years of loyalty to the ALP, he's basically told the party that he's no longer going to remain a member and he's walked away. Ryan Harrison joins us today for breaking at eight. Ryan, good morning and thanks so much for your time. It sounds like you were let up the garden path of it by the ALP.

Well, last state election, our next guest made history when he ran as a Labor candidate for the bushy seat of Onley in Adelaide's inner South and almost won it for the ALP. It was an extraordinary result, the biggest swing ever achieved to the Labor Party. Well almost four years on. The relationship between Ryan Harrison, the Labor candidate who almost knocked off David Personi at the last election and the Labor Party is now over because after years of loyalty to the ALP, he's basically told the party that he's no longer going to remain a member and he's walked away. Ryan Harrison joins us today for breaking at eight. Ryan, good morning and thanks so much for your time. It sounds like you were let up the garden path of it by the ALP.

Yeah, last year, I had an earlier this year, it seems like the support of the sectory of the party was given a campaign mobile phone. I was given a campaign email address as to submit a campaign plan, as well as a ten candidate training in January.

Yeah, last year, I had an earlier this year, it seems like the support of the sectory of the party was given a campaign mobile phone. I was given a campaign email address as to submit a campaign plan, as well as a ten candidate training in January.

It must be one of those things where as someone who goes into politics, he sort of dominates your life. You know, you put your life on hold you would affect your career choices, all of that stuff. So do you sort of feel that, having done as well as you did when you almost beat David PERSONI almost four years ago, that it's been a you know, do you look back and think why did I bother?

It must be one of those things where as someone who goes into politics, he sort of dominates your life. You know, you put your life on hold you would affect your career choices, all of that stuff. So do you sort of feel that, having done as well as you did when you almost beat David PERSONI almost four years ago, that it's been a you know, do you look back and think why did I bother?

Well? I think the big benefit to the people of Onley is that we got the seat made marginal and what that's allowed is for greater concentration and focus on the seat and getting facilities and attention from the government to the seat from both sides. So the last day election need a party had administerer or shadow minister will visit to the seat. And I know on the thirtieth of June this month we have a community cabinet at Onley High So although I potentially won't be the bember friendly, I take that as a win.

Well? I think the big benefit to the people of Onley is that we got the seat made marginal and what that's allowed is for greater concentration and focus on the seat and getting facilities and attention from the government to the seat from both sides. So the last day election need a party had administerer or shadow minister will visit to the seat. And I know on the thirtieth of June this month we have a community cabinet at Onley High So although I potentially won't be the bember friendly, I take that as a win.

Well. I mean, I know from living myself in the area it's never even mean close to being a marginal seat, but it is. Now. Do you feel that the ALP has become less democratic under the leadership of the premier.

Well. I mean, I know from living myself in the area it's never even mean close to being a marginal seat, but it is. Now. Do you feel that the ALP has become less democratic under the leadership of the premier.

Look, I don't think it's become less democratic as such, but I think the Premier needs to be upfront about the part he played in this. Alice contacted me on the Monday after the Friday pre selection was open and she informed me that the Premier had asked her to run in the seat and that it was effectively a captain's pick. As I tried to canvas for votes of the sub branch, which I believe I had the support of, that only gets me a third of the way to vote. Now, when I went to ring sextuaries of unions, they refused to take my calls, which tells me that the factional system was used by the Premiere in order to make his captain pick happen.

Look, I don't think it's become less democratic as such, but I think the Premier needs to be upfront about the part he played in this. Alice contacted me on the Monday after the Friday pre selection was open and she informed me that the Premier had asked her to run in the seat and that it was effectively a captain's pick. As I tried to canvas for votes of the sub branch, which I believe I had the support of, that only gets me a third of the way to vote. Now, when I went to ring sextuaries of unions, they refused to take my calls, which tells me that the factional system was used by the Premiere in order to make his captain pick happen.

So, Ryan, given the groundwork you did that got you such a good result in twenty twenty two, and I mean I've seen your stuff in the letter boxes. I've seen you standing on street corners in the in the in the area over the last few years. And I know that the endorsed Liberal candidate Rosalie Rotolo rated you with some trepidation given how well you did last time. Have you given any thought to what now you've got a profile in the area, you wouldn't you wouldn't run as an independent or anything like that.

So, Ryan, given the groundwork you did that got you such a good result in twenty twenty two, and I mean I've seen your stuff in the letter boxes. I've seen you standing on street corners in the in the in the area over the last few years. And I know that the endorsed Liberal candidate Rosalie Rotolo rated you with some trepidation given how well you did last time. Have you given any thought to what now you've got a profile in the area, you wouldn't you wouldn't run as an independent or anything like that.

Yeah, So I've had a lot of calls over the last couple of days asking me to run. So I've although you know, the Labor Party has been my home for decades and especially the only Labor subbrancha this is these people like families. I made the decision to withdraw from the party with the interest of running in twenty twenty six as under an independent ticket under a new political party which will be called for only.

Yeah, So I've had a lot of calls over the last couple of days asking me to run. So I've although you know, the Labor Party has been my home for decades and especially the only Labor subbrancha this is these people like families. I made the decision to withdraw from the party with the interest of running in twenty twenty six as under an independent ticket under a new political party which will be called for only.

So you're going to go ahead and do that.

So you're going to go ahead and do that.

Yeah, i am. I'm going to put in papers today. Look the problem when I ran in twenty twenty two, the issues are still there today. And although that doesn't diminish my need to run even though I'm not a part of a party now.

Yeah, i am. I'm going to put in papers today. Look the problem when I ran in twenty twenty two, the issues are still there today. And although that doesn't diminish my need to run even though I'm not a part of a party now.

Yeah, well it's it'll be what the first time since May he was the last Labor member from from memory for only for Labor to win it, but having you as an independent with the profile that you got from last time could upset their their apple card a bit.

Yeah, well it's it'll be what the first time since May he was the last Labor member from from memory for only for Labor to win it, but having you as an independent with the profile that you got from last time could upset their their apple card a bit.

Yeah, It's not an easy decision to make, but I'm hoping that I can add to the conversation about this. I've got a four point plan for things that I want to do in Only. We've got to fix only road. I want to support the Maye Hewitson's plan for Tree Kennedy. We need a rec center and only sorely and our primary schools need infrastructures that they need amenities fixed.

Yeah, It's not an easy decision to make, but I'm hoping that I can add to the conversation about this. I've got a four point plan for things that I want to do in Only. We've got to fix only road. I want to support the Maye Hewitson's plan for Tree Kennedy. We need a rec center and only sorely and our primary schools need infrastructures that they need amenities fixed.

Hey, right, just the last one. If you if in the in the the prospect of you running as an independent, are you so aggrieved with how you've treated being treated by the Labor Party that you wouldn't would choose not to preference them.

Hey, right, just the last one. If you if in the in the the prospect of you running as an independent, are you so aggrieved with how you've treated being treated by the Labor Party that you wouldn't would choose not to preference them.

I will preference the party that offers that has the best offer for for only. So if that's Labor, our preference Labor. If that's the Liberals, then our preference Liberals. But that is what having a marginal's seat does for the area. We're going to finally get some expenditure in Onlin.

I will preference the party that offers that has the best offer for for only. So if that's Labor, our preference Labor. If that's the Liberals, then our preference Liberals. But that is what having a marginal's seat does for the area. We're going to finally get some expenditure in Onlin.

Well, Ryan, I know it was a heavy decision, one that weighed upon your heavily and we appreciate your telling a story here first on five double a breakfas shade for breaking eight today. Thank you and we'll talk again, Siron. Ryan Harrison there, the former Labor candidate for the state seat of Only. That's the first good news story the Liberal Party is how the Australias had as long as I can remember that could actually affect labor significant look in that seat.

Well, Ryan, I know it was a heavy decision, one that weighed upon your heavily and we appreciate your telling a story here first on five double a breakfas shade for breaking eight today. Thank you and we'll talk again, Siron. Ryan Harrison there, the former Labor candidate for the state seat of Only. That's the first good news story the Liberal Party is how the Australias had as long as I can remember that could actually affect labor significant look in that seat.

Because I didn't rule out preferencing the Libs, I.

Because I didn't rule out preferencing the Libs, I.

Think he actually will preference the Libs because I know that from the work that he's already done in the area, that he's got to know the liberal candidate Rose Liberal Toollo very well and they get on very well. He likes her a lot.

Think he actually will preference the Libs because I know that from the work that he's already done in the area, that he's got to know the liberal candidate Rose Liberal Toollo very well and they get on very well. He likes her a lot.

That would be such a Theoretically, I think that'll be still a fairly close seat despite the polling. And if that's the case, things there's a lot of rich people in that area who aren't labor voters, who were really really unimpressed with the Libs, who might actually bulk evoting labor but vote to the independent. They might go, I'll give this bloke and then pfidence.

That would be such a Theoretically, I think that'll be still a fairly close seat despite the polling. And if that's the case, things there's a lot of rich people in that area who aren't labor voters, who were really really unimpressed with the Libs, who might actually bulk evoting labor but vote to the independent. They might go, I'll give this bloke and then pfidence.

And given it's only a few hundred votes, yeah, absolutely small but significant

And given it's only a few hundred votes, yeah, absolutely small but significant