CANDIDATES for the federal seat of Dunkley are making their final push for votes.
Incumbent Dunkley MP, Labor’s Peta Murphy, is one of nine candidates for the seat. The Liberals are running lawyer Sharn Coombes. Liberal Democrat Damian Willis, Animal Justice Party’s Elizabeth Johnston, The Greens’ Liam O’Brien, One Nation’s Scott Middlebrook, Federation Party’s Kathryn Woods, anti-vax independent Darren Bergwerf, and United Australia Party’s Adrian Irvine will also feature on the ballot paper in Dunkley.
The Village Church in Mt Eliza hosted a candidate’s forum on 2 May. Last week Frankston Council also hosted a debate for Dunkley candidates.
Both major party candidates attended the Mt Eliza forum, but Liberal candidate Sharn Coombes was absent from the Frankston Council-hosted event.
The Mt Eliza forum broke down into chaos when debate was interrupted by members of the audience while the topic of vaccination was being discussed.
The ABC also visited Frankston last week, interviewing candidates on the radio.
The Times submitted a series of questions to each Dunkley candidate about their policies and priorities. Incumbent MP Peta Murphy said that “costs of living, climate inaction and a lack of integrity” were the most urgent issues that need to be addressed by the next federal government.
The federal election will be held this Saturday, 21 May. Pre-polling booths are open now. To vote early visit:
- 126 Dandenong Road West, Frankston – 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 6pm Friday
- 1265 Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Carrum Downs – 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 6pm Friday
- 145 Mornington Tyabb Rd, Factory 3, Mornington – 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 6pm Friday
To see full answers from each candidate that replied to questions from The Times visit Dunkley and Isaacs candidates outline priorities.
