‘Angry’ electorate will be focus
THE voters of Groom are angry.
Before last week’s leadership chaos, discontent had rumbled across the electorate since the same-sex plebiscite.
Dr McVeigh had taken the ballot result as “50-50” and, after consultation with leaders, voted to amend the Marriage Act with future Groom constituents in mind.
“The results on that particular plebiscite in Groom - people disagree with me, I know it was essentially 50-50,” he said.
That discontent bubbled over when Dr McVeigh was “challenged significantly and very aggressively” for Liberal party pre-selection.
“The ultimate test for me in that regard, and all the other issues in the electorate, there’s exciting opportunities I mentioned, the challenges on which some people remain very angry, those examples I mentioned, including my approach to the leadership issue in the last week in a secret ballot and confidential discussions with the new prime minister, I will be tested at the next election,” he said.
“Yes, I personally will be here in the electorate a hell of a lot more and I’m relishing that opportunity most definitely.
“I think for Groom, just trying to draw a line under what we’ve seen in the last week in particular but in recent weeks and months, people are really cranky.
“For me going forward, we have continued focus on some upcoming infrastructure projects and I’m very much looking forward to making some announcements in the very near future.”
Photo: Bev Lacey