Backbench Beat II

Episode 2 - My Big Fat Greek MP

Steve Georganas is the local MP of the seat of Hindmarsh. Inner West Adelaide. An electorate which includes the palindromic Glenelg and the crow eating kapi-tal in West Lakes.

Lord of the Zorba. And that's daaancing, not dancing.

Stevie Gorgonzola was the sitting member at the time of the 2007 election, having won the seat in 2004 by a sliver of a whisker (or, on a two-party preferred basis, a swing of just 1%). Having increased his majority at the last election, Stevie is no longer a man on the margins. Steve likes long walks on the beach and can solve a rubik's cube in 6 minutes or less.

Gorgonzola's finest moments

For a backbencher, Steve is not shy - participating in 70 debates in the past year, an above-average amount.

And he certainly has a lot to say about octagenarians! His electorate is full of old biddys- so it is no surprise that he plays into their frail, psoriasis-riddled hands more often than not. Something that Crikey criticised prior to the 2007 election.

Because we haven't seen our fannies for a VERY long time...

From his maiden speech: "As a society, our older citizens concerns me greatly. Many older people talk about having become invisible to others. but it is so much more than that. Many of these people have gone through wars, they've worked all their lives, they've paid their taxes, they've contributed towards building this country."

One word people: fetish. And you thought Marquis de Sade was into some kinky business?

Since re-election, Gorgs has been getting particularly more porcine:

I'm as Australian as political protest.

And most recently, Steve has been waxing phat on what Australia Day means to him.

I accidentally the whole BBQ.

Good work.