Coalition parties have conceded holding onto the seat of Farrer will be a tall order ahead of the crucial by-election.
Voters will head to the polls on May 9 to replace former Opposition Leader Sussan Ley in federal parliament, following her resignation.
While the electorate has been held by coalition parties since the seat’s creation in 1949, the contest is looming as a showdown between One Nation’s David Farley and independent Michelle Milthorpe.
Should One Nation win, it will be the first time the minor party has taken a seat in the lower house at an election, while Milthorpe is seeking to win after coming close to unseating Ley at the 2025 poll….
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