Shock photograph: Political ghost of Jann Stuckey wrecking the LNP’s chances at prepoll voting
The political ghost of Jann Stuckey is haunting the LNP on the border as it attempts to hold onto one of Queensland’s most marginal seats.
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THE political ghost of Jann Stuckey is haunting the LNP on the border as it attempts to hold onto one of Queensland’s most marginal seats.
A photograph of the former Currumbin LNP MP with Currumbin Labor candidate Kaylee Campradt and Deputy Premier Steven Miles is circulating on social media.
Dr Miles shared the photo, taken at a Currumbin prepoll booth, with his Twitter followers.
He wrote: “It was nice to see Jann Stuckey while I was on the hustings in Currumbin today with Labor’s Kaylee Campradt. We chatted about voluntary assisted dying legislation.”
Annastacia Palaszczuk joined Dr Miles at the Currumbin Sanctuary, and the Premier’s sweep around of the Coast seats on Thursday morning has given a huge boost to volunteers.
“We’ve got an army coming down. We must be in with a red hot chance. The LNP is so worried,” a southern-based Coast volunteer said.
Meanwhile, Ms Stuckey has continued to take political pot shots at the LNP campaign.
After two decades in office, the former minister spectacularly quit the party in early 2020, sparking the Currumbin by-election.
The pendulum on tallyroom.com.au shows Currumbin LNP MP Laura Gerber has a 3.3 per cent margin.
Ms Stuckey has posted on social media some photographs of corflutes showing LNP leader Deb Frecklington missing from party signage.
Ms Stuckey wrote: “I used to love the game ‘Spot the Difference. See who’s missing from the corflutes here at Tugun pre-poll. I will give you a hint “ Kaylee Campradt has the Premier on hers but Laura hasn’t her leader’s picture anywhere. Deb who?”
Ms Stuckey’s husband Dr Richard Stuckey is now running as an independent for the marginal seat, and preferencing Labor due to the party’s support for a vote on the assisted dying laws.
Some LNP strategists fear Dr Stuckey’s vote could be as high as nine per cent, given his wife’s personal vote when an MP.
Others suggest around five per cent is a more realistic number. If Labor was to get half of that vote from preference, and even more preferences this time around from the Greens, Ms Gerber is in trouble.
At a Bulletin forum, Ms Campradt was asked about preferences from Dr Stuckey and whether “the ghost of the former MP” would get her across the line.
“There was a very low turnout in the by-election in March. I’m hoping this time that I get across the line because people see I’m the right candidate for Currumbin,” she said.
“Richard is supporting me because Richard and I support voluntary assisted dying and palliative care, and we have aligned on this issue. We’ve got to see this legislation in Parliament.”
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