The April Fool’s Day byelection called by the Albanese government in the outer-eastern Melbourne seat of Aston gives the Liberal Party little time to hold a vote to pick its candidate, while Labor has a head start campaigning
Top Victorian Liberal Party officials will handpick the party’s candidate for the Aston byelection on Tuesday night after the party opted against an open preselection process in favour of a speedy nomination to match Labor, which has already picked a candidate.
The country’s most senior Liberal official, federal director Andrew Hirst, phoned into the meeting on Monday and emphasised the importance of picking a candidate as soon as possible. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, who wants the party to pick a woman to replace the scandal-plagued Tudge, said earlier on Monday that he expected a swift decision.
Labor strategists said an April 1 byelection would create distance between the poll and the May budget, avoid the predicted peak of mortgage rate rises and allow the Albanese government to begin campaigning straight away with a known candidate.
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