Voters will decide a federal by-election in Scott Morrison's former electorate.
A writ for the byelection in theelectorate of Cook was issued by Speaker Milton Dick today, making it the fourth since Labor took government almost two years ago.
Pre-polling for the byelection will start on April 2 and applications for postal votes can now be lodged.Scott Morrison delivers his final speech to parliament on February 27. cited a desire to take on new challenges and spend more time with his family as the reasons for his exit from parliamentThe seat is one of the safest Liberal seats in the country, retained by Morrison with a 12.4 per cent margin in 2022, and Labor may not field a candidate.
The electorate is located in southern Sydney and connects parts of the St George district with the Sutherland Shire. It includes the suburbs of Cronulla, Kurnell, Caringbah, Miranda, Sylvania and Gymea, as well as Blakehurst, Monterey, Sans Souci and Sandringham in the south.
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