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COFFEE BEAN POLL 2008 - State Election

Friday, 5th September 2008

 

Miss Maud Spills the Beans on a State Election hinting at a new appetite in WA and a taste of what matters most to voters

 
Miss Maud Coffee Beans Endorsed by Deputy Opposition Leader during ABCs Election Night Coverage: The Hon Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader, Shadow Minister for Employment, Business and Workplace Relations and Federal Member for Curtin in WA gives a ringing endorsement to the power of the Miss Maud Coffee Beans and the great results that come from the community conversation. (Miss Maud sends thanks to all of her many customers for letting their beans do the talking!)


 Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll Media Releases

View Other Media Coverage of the Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll Results by clicking here
Strong coffees were in high demand last night as official bean counters worked into the wee hours, tallying the final results of the Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll on the 2008 WA State Election, announced this morning at a special morning tea party at the Miss Maud Swedish Restaurant in Perth.
 
Thirty one thousand, four hundred and sixty five (31,465) people from across metropolitan Perth - all devotees of coffee and conversation - had cast a vote in the Miss Maud Coffee Bean beakers at Miss Maud's 17 coffee houses which have been gauging Perth’s caffeine and excitement levels over the past three weeks during the lead up to the state election.
 
The official results put the Liberal party ahead by a couple of short blacks showing them as the favourites  – but not without tough competition from the Labor Party who trailed just a couple of percentage points behind at the final bean count.  A strong late show of strength in the Miss Maud brew was the Greens, with 15.5% of the vote.
 
More than 200 customers, business and community leaders gathered to witness the official bean count, which was inspected by prominent bean counters from WHKHorwath to ensure that the books were not cooked with the results shown on a massive 500 piece cake in the shape of Western Australia, later donated to Mission Australia.
 
The Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll is a tradition which has had great success in stirring up a massive community conversation with many surprisingly accurate predictions in past elections, though  Miss Maud, aka Maud Edmiston, President of the Morning Tea Party of WA and Bean Polling Australia, said the intention of the poll was to get people talking and thinking about their choices, and accuracy was not the key factor, though there did seem to be some sort of magic happening in her coffee houses, when people started having conversations - and hearing conversations - about the issues of the day.  "It helps clarify their thinking, and makes them want to be involved," she said.
 
Miss Maud said the poll was successful because of its simple touch and that it was fun and open to everyone – not just people of voting age.   
“Our customers love coffee and conversation, and we wanted to provide them with a little more stimulus to have their say with the rest of the community. We started this in 1996 for the Federal Election. There were just 15,000 beans then and we were amazed by the response.  Today we have doubled those numbers and our customers are able to enjoy a fantastic community conversation that is bigger than any official poll, she said. 
 
“It gets families talking. It gets teenagers talking. It even gets strangers talking. It’s a simple way of showing that every opinion matters and that each view together makes up the community view. It has become a wonderful West Australian tradition.
 
"Who would have thought that the humble coffee bean could have such an impact on our daily lives?” Miss Maud asks.

Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll Results 2008 - WA State Election  

SNAP BEAN POLL ASKS - WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU?
(1006 people polled)

In a delicious Snap Bean Poll at the Pier Street Restaurant where guests celebrated the results of the Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll, Miss Maud invited her guests and supporters to say what was on their mind.
 
WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU?, she asked, putting yet another appetising offering of the menu to provide food for thought for them and for community leaders. The coffee beans stacked up as follows - in a good sized poll that once again was designed to 'stimulate community conversations' over a coffee at Miss Maud.
   
 


Miss Maud's potent mix checked by WA's chief bean counters:  Auditors from WHKHorwath check the mountain of beans used to express the opinion of customers in the 2008 State Election Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll.  All part of Miss Maud's quality assurance processes to ensure there could be no 'cooking of the books'


Bring on the Music!  Glenn Capelli, Chief Barista and Election Party MC , stirred up conversation, creativity and humour at the traditional Miss Maud Election Party with world class violinist Steve Woods (whose appearances include playing with the great Nigel Kennedy) showing his flair for sweet sounds.


Miss Maud's Snap Bean Poll offers voter insights:  Every Opinion Matters.   Every Bean Counts.  That's the motto of Miss Maud as she encourages customers and guests to have their say in a relaxed way with the Miss Maud Snap Bean Poll at the Election Party which asked guests: What matters most to you?

 


WA's TV cameras roll to capture the results of the 2008 Miss Maud Coffee Bean Poll on the State Election:  Election time in Western Australia is keenly watched by media with Channels 2, 9,10 and SBS World News showing their viewers the results of WA's largest community conversation at the traditional Election Party. 

 


Miss Maud's 500 Piece 'Results Torte'  donated to Mission Australia:  The magnificent torte in the shape of Western Australia was created by Miss Maud's pastry chefs to announce the results of the 2008 Coffee Bean Poll.  The torte was enjoyed by young people from Mission Australia's On-Track Program and shared with residents of Anglicare's St Bartholomew House.


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