Premier’s pick Felicity Wilson wins North Shore preselection
North Shore Liberal MP Felicity Wilson won her preselection by just one vote against Right winger Tim James tonight.
North Shore Liberal MP Felicity Wilson won her preselection by one vote against Right winger Tim James tonight, giving Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s preferred candidate a narrow victory.
The result comes after Ms Berejiklian was embarrassed last week when her candidate for the upper house Damien Tudehope was beaten 60-58 by an “empty chair” in a Friday night preselection.
Ms Wilson won 101 to 100 with four informal.
Mr James indicated after the result that he may challenge it over “voting irregularities”.
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