‘Vote 1’ signs for Monique Ryan, an independent candidate looking to unseat treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Kooyong, an electorate 30 kilometres away in Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs.

But a few days later, her posters were sitting discarded in a pile, replaced by ads for Tim Wilson – Liberal member for Goldstein, at risk of being unseated by independent candidate Zoe Daniel.

But even the deep pockets of “freedom boy” couldn’t keep his face on the back of scooters – he joined the pile of rejects, replaced by Eric Kolmeyer, Liberal Democrats candidate for Scullin, in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne.

And the washup

With the election now over…

• Monique Ryan ended up ousting Josh Frydenberg in a tight race.
• Tim Wilson conceded defeat to independent Zoe Daniel.
• And as for Eric Kolmeyer – a middling 3.7% of votes, sitting behind Labor, the Liberals, Greens, United Australia Party, and One Nation.

A note on mobile advertising

Theoretically a motor scooter with a noisy two stroke engine causes less pollution than a truck mounted billboard.

But advertising towed around by pedal power are the cleanest option.

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