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John Barilaro seriously thinking about running for Eden-Monaro if Labor’s Mike Kelly stops as anticipated

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Apr 29, 2020 #Kelly, #quits
John Barilaro seriously thinking about running for Eden-Monaro if Labor’s Mike Kelly stops as anticipated

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is on the brink of revealing a switch to federal politics, in an adventurous quote that would lessen Labor’s parliamentary numbers and put Nationals leader Michael McCormack on notice.

Key points:

  • John Barilaro is considering stopping as NSW Deputy Premier to run for Federal Parliament
  • A by-election may be looming in the seat of Eden-Monaro, where MP Mike Kelly is tipped to retire
  • Mr Barilaro says he will make a decision next week

Mr Barilaro, the NSW Nationals leader, has actually verified to the ABC he is seriously thinking about objecting to the seat of Eden-Monaro, which is presently held by Labor’s Mike Kelly.

Dr Kelly, a former military attorney who served in Iraq and other foreign implementations, is expected to resign this week due to severe illness.

His retirement would activate a by-election in the limited seat, which the ALP won at last year’s election by simply 1,685 votes.

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