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In vital Upper Hunter byelection, Nationals remain comfortable – and big fans of coal | New South Wales politics

In vital Upper Hunter byelection, Nationals remain comfortable – and big fans of coal | New South Wales politics
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They seem to have gone coal mad : major parties sing as one, but Upper Hunter voters are not so sure | New South Wales politics

Last modified on Fri 14 May 2021 16.02 EDT Standing on a hill overlooking the sprawling maze of paddocks he’s worked all his 71 years, Ian Moore rattles off the names of Nationals MPs he’s supported in the Upper Hunter during his 50 years as a member of the party. Col Fisher, the local MP for 18 years from 1970, lived just over the hill from Moore’s farm in Jerrys Plains, a tiny village west of Singleton. Fisher was “an honourable” man, he remembers. So too George Souris, who held the seat from 1988 until his retirement in 2015. “A gentleman,” Moore says. More recently though? Of Michael Johnsen – who resigned in March in the wake of accusations he raped a sex worker in the Blue Mountains in 2019 – accusations he strenuously denies – the less said the better. And Dave Layzell, the candidate preselected to replace Johnsen at next Saturday’s byelection? Well, he’s just not sure.

Upper Hunter: Fierce battle for NSW seat

Advertisement On the fence of a hilltop home in the Upper Hunter, a local construction manager and father of four is smiling down reassuringly on the traffic below. It’s the cardboard face of Dave Layzell, the Nationals party candidate plucked to save the regional state electorate – and help manage the woes of Berejiklian minority government – in next week’s make or break byelection. Former Nationals candidate George Souris stands outside his home with poster for current candidate David Layzell. Credit:Kate Geraghty The fence line is prime real estate for Layzell’s campaign poster in the 13-horse race, bordering the federation home of the man who once held the seat for 27 years: George Souris.

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