Holsworthy MP Melanie Gibbons, who lost preselection in her current seat, surprised party by nominating for Kiama
Multiple Liberal sources told the Guardian the delays were primarily a result of unwillingness among local branch members to support running a candidate against Ward.
He was suspended from both the NSW parliament and the Liberal party after charges were laid last year. He has been committed to stand trial and denies the allegations.Ward still enjoys strong political support within the local Liberal party, whose own internal polling has shown it running a distant third behind Ward and the Labor candidate, former journalist and union organiser Katelin McInerney.
A third potential nominee – local poet Gail Morgan – did nominate, but was vetoed by the nomination review committee, in part over concern about public expressions of support she had given Ward after the charges.Kiama councillor Mark Croxford, who is head of the Kiama state electorate conference, was one of the local branch members who opposed Morgan’s nomination.
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