NSW government says upper house president was fairly elected
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The Berejiklian government insists the Premier’s hand-picked female candidate for upper house president must be installed to the role when Parliament returns this week.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian wanted Liberal MP Natasha Maclaren-Jones to be elected to the coveted role, which comes with a $300,000 salary, following the retirement of party colleague John Ajaka.
The Berejiklian government says Natasha Maclaren-Jones has been elected president of the upper house.
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However, the government, Labor and crossbench MPs have been locked in a bitter standoff over whether Ms Maclaren-Jones received the number of votes needed to elect her.
NSW government says upper house president was fairly elected
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Matt Keanâs adviser fills upper house vacancy as stalemate over presidency persists
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Premier Gladys Berejiklianâs pick to fill a vacancy in the upper house has won preselection, but cannot be sworn in while the house remains locked in a bitter stand-off over its presidency.
Peter Poulos, a senior adviser to Environment Minister Matt Kean, comfortably beat three other contenders to claim the seat of recently-departed upper house president John Ajaka.
Mr Poulos is a long-term party operative who previously worked for federal Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. He is a former Rockdale Councillor of twelve years, and served as deputy mayor for one year.