It’s ‘up to Queenslanders’ to re-elect three Coalition Senators after Stoker dropping02/05/2021|5min
Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes says Queenslanders are “spoilt for choice” with the top three Coalition candidates on the Senate ticket – Matt Canavan, James McGrath and Amanda Stoker – and they need to ensure all three are returned.
Queensland LNP confirmed Senator McGrath would be placed above Senator Stoker on the ticket, dropping the assistant attorney general to the third spot – a traditionally difficult position to win from.
Senator Hughes said all three candidates were very strong, spruiking her personal ties with each, but reiterated that it was “really up to Queenslanders” to re-elect them all.
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Subscriber only Experienced campaigner James McGrath will lead the Liberal National Party s Queensland Senate campaign following a nailbiting backroom battle at the party s State Council. Senator McGrath defeated rising star Amanda Stoker on Saturday to win the top spot on the ticket following a closed-door vote by the party faithful. Predictions of a tight contest were incorrect, with Senator McGrath winning a staggering 212 votes to Senator Stoker s 101 - with three informal. Senator James McGrath arrives at the Brisbane Convention Centre for the closed-door vote for the LNP’s Queensland Senate campaign. Picture: Liam Kidston
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Queensland Liberal National party numbers man James McGrath has thrashed his fellow Senator Amanda Stoker to win top spot on the partyâs ticket for the next election.
The result is a rebuff for Scott Morrison and potentially shifts the leadership dynamic inside the Nationals.
Senators James McGrath and Amanda Stoker were in a hard-fought battle for the top spot on the Queensland LNP Senate ticket.Â
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Senator McGrath, who was instrumental in the leadership coups that saw off both Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull, beat Senator Stoker, the assistant Attorney-General, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations and Assistant Minister for Women, by 212 votes to 101 votes with three informal votes.
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