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Parkes Electorate
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How to Vote in the seat of Parkes
Here’s what you need to know to make your vote count in the seat of Parkes.
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Half the field show up to Parkes Election Forum
5 out of the 10 House of Representatives candidates for Parkes attended an election forum in Dubbo on Sunday night.
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Meet Sally Edwards, Libertarian candidate for Parkes
Sally Edwards, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for the federal seat of Parkes, is no stranger to rural life or grassroots activism, but is a relative newcomer to politics.
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Broad field to contest open seat of Parkes
For a long time it looked like The Nationals Jamie Chaffey would have little competition to replace the retiring Mark Coulton in Parkes, but the ballot draw has revealed a full field of ten candidates.
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EXPLAINER: Changes to the Parkes Electorate
Parkes has expanded south adding Condobolin, Forbes, Parkes and West Wyalong to its already enormous reach.
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Nationals offer regions a ‘fair go’ with $20b fund plan
An incoming coalition government would use commodity windfalls to set up a regional investment fund to address crises in health, infrastructure and childcare.
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Nats pledge to help stranded Aussies on road to care
National’s candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has joined Nationals Leader David Littleproud and Senator Bridget McKenzie on a tour of infrastructure announcements.
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Election debates line up and nominations close this week
Both local candidates and the national leaders are readying to face off in debates as the election campaign finds top speed.
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More local candidates announced for federal election
Candidates are slowly but surely coming forward to fill out the ballots in Parkes and New England.