Former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma pulls off surprise victory for Liberal Senate vacancy
- Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The former member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma, has won the Liberal Senate spot left by the retirement of the former Foreign Minister Maris Payne.
He beat former NSW minister Andrew Constance 251 to 206 in the final ballot on Sunday. His selection was a surprise, with Constance earlier tipped the likely winner. Both Sharma and Constance are...
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