Best or worst ever election ad? Family First candidate Henry Heng had no idea his YouTube election advertisement would attract so much attention. PT1M7S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2fo4m 620 349 March 7, 2013 Who knew an internet sensation would be born when the West Australian election campaign crossed paths with a Christian music enthusiast and would-be campaign manager? Not political newcomer Henry Heng, nor his party, Family First, but his Youtube campaign video has attracted international attention and looks poised to go viral with more than 10,000 hits. A year ago, the 57-year-old businessman and North Metro Upper candidate had no interest in Youtube, or political film making. But when Mr Heng heard he would be running in Saturday's state election he knew he was going to have to come up with something special - and on a shoestring budget. Over Christmas dinner, Mr Heng and a Christian music enthusiast friend, came up with the Youtube video idea, inspired by South Korean popstar PSY's Gangnam Style. "I joked that I don't dance well, I don't sing well," Mr Heng said. Dancing and singing were out and photos were in, but the only photos Mr Heng had handy were of family holidays. The ingredients were almost complete for what one poster on Bigfooty.com labelled, "possibly the best political advertisement ever." Have you seen any interesting campaign material? Email the newsdesk directly or hit us up on Twitter @watoday. The video has even appeared on international gamer website Kotaku where one American punter commented "I don't know if I've just been brainwashed or not, but I totally want to vote for Henry Heng now." While one friend clumsily collated the images for the video, Mr Heng's campaign manager wrote and recorded the infectious icing on top of an already unique video: that jingle. "He actually enjoys music and he writes songs and in fact he has cut his own album before," Mr Heng said. The other day I was doorknocking and this girl saw me and started singing the song. It was something we did not expect at all. Especially since the Youtube video cost Mr Heng "nothing" to create, he said. "It's my first foray into politics so I've got no experience we were trying to just brain storming," he said. He said he's got "no problem" with his home-made video being widely mocked. "It's better to have some publicity than no publicity at all," he said. His two adult daughters, on the other hand, have found the whole thing "very embarrassing," he joked. Up against a formidable incumbent in Peter Collier, Mr Heng said he knew his chances of a win on Saturday were "slim," but was confident he was still in with a chance. "I'm a guy who enjoys challenge," he said. Family First WA party spokesperson Linda Rose said nobody in the party had anticipated the public reaction their new candidate's Youtube video would attract. "We never thought it would go where it's gone," she said. It's just gone all over the place. From a financial point of view you can't bring in a whole crew so we look for innovative ideas. Go Henry.