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The 2020 Groom by-election was held on 28 November 2020 to elect the next Member of Parliament for the division of Groom in the House of Representatives. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of incumbent Liberal National MP John McVeigh on 18 September 2020.[1]

Background

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The electorate of Groom, like the Division of Darling Downs before it, is a safe conservative seat. Since its foundation in 1984, it has always been held by the Country/National, Liberal or, since 2010, Liberal National parties. Groom has been represented by four MPs: the first, Tom McVeigh, was a Nationals MP and father of the outgoing MP John McVeigh. McVeigh's appointment as Queensland Agent-General in London led to his resignation, with both the National and Liberal parties contesting the ensuing by-election.[2] With a 20.1% drop in the Nationals primary vote following the failed Joh for Canberra campaign, the Liberal candidate Bill Taylor, a former naval officer, was elected and served until his retirement at the 1998 federal election.

Taylor was succeeded by Ian Macfarlane, who served as a minister in the Howard and Abbott governments. Macfarlane remained aligned to the federal Liberal Party following the merger of the Queensland Liberals and Nationals in 2008, but in 2015 attempted to defect to the federal Nationals after being dropped from cabinet.[3] The move was blocked by party executives,[4] and Macfarlane opted to retire at the 2016 election.

The outgoing MP, John McVeigh, was elected to federal parliament in 2016, having previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Toowoomba South. McVeigh's pre-selection triggered the 2016 Toowoomba South state by-election, with the seat being retained by the Liberal Nationals. Despite serving as the Toowoomba branch president of the Young Nationals in the 1980s, McVeigh sat with the federal Liberals upon his election.

Two-party-preferred vote in Groom, 2010–2019
Election 2010 2013 2016 2019
width=1pt Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal National 68.53% 66.47% 65.31% 70.48%
width="1pt" Шаблон:Australian party style Labor 31.47% 33.53% 34.69% 29.52%

Key dates

Key dates in relation to the by-election are:[5]

  • Monday, 26 October 2020 – Issue of writ
  • Monday, 2 November 2020 – Close of electoral rolls (8pm)
  • Thursday, 5 November 2020 – Close of nominations (12 noon)
  • Friday, 6 November 2020 – Declaration of nominations (12 noon)
  • Wednesday, 11 November 2020 – Start of early voting
  • Saturday, 28 November 2020 – Polling day (8am to 6pm)
  • Wednesday, 2 December 2020 – Declaration of result
  • Friday, 11 December 2020 – Last day for receipt of postal votes
  • Wednesday, 3 February 2021 – Last day for return of writs

Preselection

Liberal National

Matt Canavan, an LNP Senator for Queensland who sits with the federal National Party room, had publicly expressed interest in seeking Liberal National preselection.[6][7] On 28 September, Canavan confirmed he would not stand after the Groom branch of the Liberal Nationals voted to defer a decision on whether the seat would remain aligned with the federal Liberal Party.[8]

Preselection for the Liberal National Party was to be held on 25 October, and was expected to be contested by eight candidates:[9]

Prior to the preselection, van Gend's candidacy was endorsed by several prominent conservatives, including Canavan, Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz, former Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson and columnist Miranda Devine.[10] Councillor Vonhoff was believed to have to the backing of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and former Groom MP Ian Macfarlane.[11]

On 25 October 2020, Garth Hamilton won the preselection and was the LNP candidate for the by-election.[12]

Labor

Lawyer Chris Meibusch was preselected by Labor to contest the by-election.[13] Meibusch previously contested the seat in the 2007 and 2010 federal elections but was unsuccessful.

Greens

The Australian Greens decided to not contest the by-election.[14] It was the first federal by-election the party had not contested since Warringah in 1994.[15]

Candidates

Four candidates nominated to contest the by-election.[16]

Candidates (4) in ballot paper order
Party Candidate Background
width="3pt" Шаблон:Australian party style Sustainable Australia Sandra Jephcott Veterinarian and farmer.[17]
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal Democrats Craig Farquharson Toowoomba vape store owner.[18]
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal National Garth Hamilton Businessman and mining engineer.[12]
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor Chris Meibusch Lawyer and local environmental activist.[13]

Results

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See also

References

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External links

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