Politics & Council
16 December, 2023
Webster puts up hand again
ANNE Webster wants a third term in Federal Parliament as the member for Mallee, on Tuesday confirming she will seek Nationals pre-selection for the seat. The Nationals this week opened pre-selection for its Victorian seats as the party prepares for...
ANNE Webster wants a third term in Federal Parliament as the member for Mallee, on Tuesday confirming she will seek Nationals pre-selection for the seat.
The Nationals this week opened pre-selection for its Victorian seats as the party prepares for the next federal election due before May 2025.
Dr Webster has held Mallee since 2019 and was made the Coalition’s shadow assistant minister for regional health after last year’s election loss.
In that election, Dr Webster increased the two-party preferred vote by 3.31 per cent and holds the seat by 19 per cent, the third safest Coalition-held electorate in Australia.
Nominations for pre-selection close on January 10.
Meanwhile, the Australian Electoral Commission’s redistribution committee has started reviewing submissions on new boundaries for federal seats in Victoria.
The state will lose one seat before the 2024 election under the current redistribution.