article_snippet: As the days countdown to Saturday’s NSW State Election, politicians are using every way politicians can to gain votes, and one of these is to advertise on gay hook-up app, Grindr.
article_snippet: Hibbins used the Grindr app to send political messages to members of Melbourne’s Prahran electorate, living in the suburbs of Prahran, Windsor, South Yarra and St Kilda East, as the candidate campaigns ahead of the election.
article_snippet: ‘This election we're using Grindr to reach voters in Prahran,' Mr Hibbins wrote on Mr Hibbins Facebook page before the Victorian state election last November. '
article_snippet: Mr Hibbins used Grindr to send targeted messages to the homosexual community in Mr Hibbins electorate in Prahan ahead of last November's state election in Victoria .
article_snippet: Dutch and Irish politicians were the first to use Grindr to connect with voters.
article_snippet: Dutch politician Jan-Bert Vroege used the app to campaign in March last year.
article_snippet: Dutch politician Jan-Bert Vroege did not use pop up messages like Mr Hibbins however, rather transforming Dutch politician Jan-Bert Vroege own pre-existing Grindr account, changing Dutch politician Jan-Bert Vroege profile description to:
article_snippet: Last May, Irish politician Phil Prendergast used Grindr as part of Irish politician Phil Prendergast European Parliament re-election campaign but lost the seat.
article_snippet: Dutch and Irish politicians were the first to use Grindr to connect with voters .