Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Services) Share this | Hansard source

As I said to an earlier question from Senator Chisholm, our state divisions make that decision. I'm confident that there will be a variety of preference arrangements in different National Party seats right across the country, because we are the party of localism. We know that regional Australia isn't homogenous and what is right for Central Queensland may not be right for the Central Wheatbelt in WA. It may not be the same thing that the Victorian division believes is appropriate for the seat of Indi. So every single state division will take their own time to consider the candidates who put their hand up in the variety of seats and make their decision around the state executive. I'm one vote on the Victorian division state executive, but that's the process our party goes through every single election and we won't be changing it.