Candidate Games (2016)

Money has been flooding into the City of Perth on the back of a decade-long mining boom. With an annual budget of $200 million dollars, the role of Lord Mayor is a tempting prize, and this year the election has attracted a diverse range of applicants. Candidate Reece is only 28, one of the youngest ever Lord Mayoral nominees, and he has a drive and ambition unusual for someone of his tender age. After being supported by the current Lord Mayor when he ran for a position on her council two years ago, Reece already has his sights set on the top job. Candidate Mike, 33, is the chalk to Reece's cheese: an entrepreneur with some big ideas. Mike wants to add Lord Mayor to his impressive and eclectic resume and turn Perth into a city full of electric cars. Standing in the way of both Gen Y candidates is a popular 2-term incumbent: Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi. The bookies have Lisa as the runaway favorite, yet Reece and Mike may have timed their 'David vs. Goliath' attempts to seize power perfectly. Police recently referred Lisa Scaffidi to Western Australia's corruption watchdog over a range of undeclared gifts. With a full Crime and Corruption Commission report pending and due sometime during the campaign, could negative findings and a potential media frenzy be her undoing? The stage is set for an explosive postal election, where three candidates with very different ideas about how to rule a capital city will clash head to head. Let the games begin.