{"id":13214,"date":"2018-06-13T09:37:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T23:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2018-06-15T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T04:08:22","slug":"nationals-reveal-western-victoria-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/nationals-reveal-western-victoria-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals reveal Western Victoria candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Nationals have revealed the contenders for preselection in western Victoria, with the winner to run for the Upper House in the coming state election.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the party revealed the five potential candidates for the Western Victoria Region ahead of the preselection, which will be held in Ballarat on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jo Armstrong from south of Ararat<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Black from Miners Rest<\/li>\n<li>Michael Neoh from Warrnambool<\/li>\n<li>Anita Rank from Portland and<\/li>\n<li>Leila Sweeney-McDougall from Tatyoon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe quality of this field demonstrates the strength of The Nationals in Western Victoria,\u201d Nationals state president Neil Pankhurst said \u201cEach of them would make a fine addition to our parliamentary team and help us fight for a better deal for regional Victoria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nationals were last represented in Western Victoria by David O\u2019Brien, who won the seat in 2010 but lost it at the 2014 election to Vote 1 Local Jobs candidate James Purcell.<\/p>\n<p>The region\u2019s other four seats are presently occupied by Labor\u2019s Jaala Pulford and Gayle Tierney, and Simon Ramsay and Josh Morris from the Liberals.<\/p>\n<p>In other state election news, the Victorian Socialists, Pauline Hanson\u2019s One Nation and Derryn Hinch\u2019s Justice Party have proven they have at least 500 members on the Victorian electoral roll and have successfully applied for registration as political parties to the Victorian Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Nationals have revealed the contenders for preselection in western Victoria, with the winner to run for the Upper House in the coming state election. 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