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He bought Allegra Spender’s weekender, now he wants Sophie Scamps’ seat

Ronald Mizen

Malcolm Turnbull’s former son-in-law, the co-founder of Pandora jewellery in Australia, two candidates for Tony Abbott’s former electorate, and a high school teacher are among a packed field vying for Liberal pre-selection in the once blue-ribbon electorate of Mackellar.

About half a dozen political aspirants nominated to face off against teal MP Sophie Scamps, who won a shock victory in 2022, wresting the seat from the Liberal Party for the first time in 75 years.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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