By Danielle Kutchel
Voters have their work cut out for them in the May Federal election, with the ballot lists looking full across the Holt, La Trobe and Bruce.
In Holt, three candidates are competing against Labor’s Anthony Byrne for the seat he currently holds, including Jessica Wheelock for The Greens (VIC), Jatinder Singh for the United Australia Party, and Jennifer Van Den Broek for the Liberal Party..
Seven candidates are vying for the House of Representatives in La Trobe, including incumbent Jason Wood of the Liberal Party. He’s facing a strong challenge from Simon Curtis of the Labor Party, with both candidates announcing funding for various community issues. Also running in La Trobe is Amy Gregorovich, whom eagle-eyed residents might remember previously ran as a candidate in last year’s state election for the seat of Gembrook. Rounding out the list are retired school teacher Norman Baker for Rise Up Australia Party, bookkeeper Esther Baker for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Duncan Dean for the Clive Palmer-led United Australia Party, and Asher Joseph Calwell-Browne for Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party.
Over in Bruce, current representative Julian Hill of Labor is facing a challenge from four others from across the political spectrum: Tim Boyanton for Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party, Mubahil Ahmed from the United Australia Party, the Liberal Party’s John MacIsaac, and Rhonda Garad for The Greens (VIC).
To vote for a member for the House of Representatives, voters must write a number one in the box next to their first preferred candidate, then two, three and so on next to the rest of the candidates in their preferred order until all the boxes are numbered.
