Talk:Mark McGowan

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 07:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: I don't understand why the Minister of Education text (fully referenced) was removedfrom the article.
It is all commentary of his performance as minister of Education and the decisions that he has made while in the position of Minister of Education. Surely this would count as part of a biography of any person?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.100.187.179 (talk) 09:25, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In response to your point - reading the whole article in context, it was rather clear that it had fallen victim to undue weight issues relating to his current role. This is meant to be a biography, and it's been highly controversial as we seem to have rival organised groups, one supporting and adding McGowancruft to the article, and another who seem solely dedicated to bagging his decision making in Education. He can be rightly commented upon when he is clearly acting as himself - the criticism of his activities in 2005, for instance, or his rather conservative statements about education to the media when he first entered the role. But much of what Ministers do has very little to do with their own opinions, views, etc and often has a lot more to do with government policy as a whole, binding Cabinet decisions and the circumstances of the times. If it makes news (as opposed to the West), then certainly, put it up for discussion. But the last thing we need is BLP issues created by a misunderstanding of why we're here and what we're trying to achieve. Orderinchaos 09:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  April 2008 

message: I'm not sure it can be "premier-elect" as premiers in Australia are not elected... at least, not by the general voters... and I don't think he has been elected in Parliament, either. The premier is appointed by the governor on the advice of the lower house, not an elected official per se. Jack N. Stock (talk) 04:16, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's Premier-designate on the Premier of Western Australia page, after I initially had Premier-elect - I'm inclined to believe Premier-designate is more correct, but Prime Minister elect is commonly used, even if it's technically incorrect. I've changed his title on this page to Premier-designate for now - this will all be irrelevant within the next 24 hours regardless. AGTWSAWSPE (talk) 07:22, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Premier-elect or premier designate?

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message: Shouldn't the fact that Mr. McGowan managed to reach 91% of the vote in some polls be part of the polling section of the article? After all, reaching that level of support is basically unheard of, so it feels notable enough to include in the wiki article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by APenInSpace (talk • contribs) 10:12, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
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message: The quoted text is original research, wikipedia is not a place to make politically-charged assumptions about motives. Nowhere in the cited articles is this claim even suggested. I removed this text a few months ago for that reason, but I see it has been restored with the dishonest edit summary saying that it was "blanked without explanation." I consider removing a highly disputable accusation with the reason being "unsupported by source" to be ample explanation, so I will be removing it again. <Karlww (talk) 05:42, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I do agree with the removal. In addition to the sourcing issue you have stated, this statement lacks nuance and seems to be biased against McGowan. There is probably scope for including something about his statements on China, but any addition must be well sourced and nuanced. Steelkamp (talk) 13:25, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

text: I have just come back to look at this article again and I see the same user has restored the "blanked content." They added another source, however the new article offers no support for the claim, in fact it doesn't even mention anything about human rights. Even though a long time has passed I feel reluctant to revert again, but I will do it given this is a biography of a living person. <Karlww (talk) 06:27, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "criticised some politicians for calling attention to human rights in China" 

message: Mark McGowan has stated that "This week will be my final week" and "Today I’m announcing that I’ll be stepping down as Premier and as Member for Rockingham".https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa-premier-mark-mcgowan-is-expected-to-stand-down-from-the-top-job-according-to-reports-c-10804128 These quotes show that today is not the day he leaves office. We don't know the exact date yet that he will resign, and until then, McGowan remains premier and this article should reflect that. Steelkamp (talk) 07:05, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Another quote: "when Mr McGowan’s shock resignation becomes official later this week."https://thewest.com.au/politics/wa-premier-roger-cook-confirms-intention-to-run-as-candidate-to-replace-mark-mcgowan-c-10806709 Steelkamp (talk) 08:01, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Resignation date 

message: Mark McGowen has resigned effective today and this triggers automatic succession (similar to the United States) by Deputy Premier Roger Cook. Why would they need a caucus when the position of Deputy Premier already exists? 123.243.118.76 (talk) 11:26, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Premier has resigned and Premieral succession has been triggered