Even if they are seen as such, and 100% of the attendees are 100% passionate of showing it at the ballot box, nothing will change.
I used to think they listened………
The only thing that gets there attention is when they get 30+ emails, letters, phone calls and face to face visit requests PER DAY on the same topic for several weeks or months. Only then will they chat among their colleagues and ask are you getting all this noise? If the answer from several of them is yes, they start listening.
If all each MP gets is a few folk at a meeting, they nod and smile and say yes we will take that on board.
There are not enough people employed/participate in aviation in Australia to be noticed. Not enough in TOTAL, let alone active enough to demand attention.
Sadly to think otherwise is delusional and once I was.