GetUp reveals election hit list, which includes Tony Abbott, Peter Dutton

The left-wing activist group has drawn up a list of conservative MP ‘wreckers’ it plans to target at the federal election.

Tony Abbott is set to be targeted by GetUp campaigners at the next election. Picture: AAP

Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and George Christensen are at the top of a hit list compiled by left-wing activist group GetUp ahead of the federal election.

The trio topped an online poll that called on the public to nominate “hard-right MPs” who should be removed from parliament because of their conservative views on climate change, immigration policy and social ­justice.

Each of the 28,760 poll partici­pants was able to nominate three MPs.

Mr Dutton, who failed spectacularly in his bid to succeed Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister in August, was a clear frontrunner with 22,028 votes.

Mr Abbott (15,932) and Mr Christensen (6090) were next, while former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce (5065) and ­Attorney-General Christian Porter (4458) rounded out the top five.

Scott Morrison followed with 3835 votes.

“Australians know who is to blame for lack of action on climate change, for leaving refugees in limbo, for defunding hospitals, for attacking our ABC and for tearing down a popular prime minister,” GetUp’s elections director Henny Smith told The Australian.

“So it’s no surprise Peter Dutton and Tony Abbott are the wreckers the public most want to see gone.

“The message is pretty clear: if you have out-of-date views, you will be voted out of parliament.”

Mr Dutton holds his Queensland seat of Dickson with a margin of 1.7 per cent.

Mr Abbott holds the NSW seat of Warringah with a margin of 11.6 per cent but is facing a challenge from an ­independent, indigenous broadcaster Susan ­Moylan-Coombs.

Others high on GetUp’s list were Kevin Andrews, Craig Kelly, Greg Hunt and Angus Taylor.

The poll, launched last Monday, caused controversy at the University of Sydney — Mr ­Abbott’s alma mater — after its law school promoted the poll in a since-deleted Facebook post.

GetUp’s national director, Paul Oosting, said the poll results would help to determine the group’s campaign strategy.

“Freeing parliament from politicians like this will pave the way for multi-party action to address climate change, drive investment in renewable energy and end the deliberate inhumane treatment of refugees,” he said.

“These are the politicians who took down their own prime minister to prevent even the slightest political action on climate change.

“Everyday people want better than what we’ve got right now.”

Mr Oosting said the number of MPs targeted would ultimately depend on the level of financial and human resources available to GetUp.

GetUp received donations worth $9.8 million last financial year, an increase of about 20 per cent. The Australian this week revealed that GetUp received a $95,000 donation from the ­European Climate Foundation in December.