BELL’ S SURE OF JOY FOR COALITION

MONCRIEFF LNP candidate Angie Bell is confident she will not be facing the worst possible celebration on election night – becoming a new MP but her party immediately sent to the opposition benches.

“I don’t think that the Federal Government will be on the opposition benches,” Ms Bell said. “I really truly believe that Scott Morrison is doing a fantastic job. He’s passionate, he’s warm, he’s intelligent, he knows what he’s talking about, unlike Bill Shorten who doesn’t and has none of those properties.

“We’re very confident the Morrison Government will get across the line this election.”

The latest Newspoll shows popular support for Labor has fallen to its lowest level since Scott Morrison became prime minister in August last year.

The two-party preferred vote remains unchanged at 51-49 in Labor’s favour to win the May 18 election. Ms Bell, 51, enters the Moncrieff race with a 14.6 per cent margin.

In a wide-ranging interview in the Bulletin on Saturday, Ms Bell talked about meeting with retiring MP Steve Ciobo, the branch discussion about her personal life and what drove her into the political world after creating a successful business profile.

“I haven’t been looking at the margin as such,” she said.

“What I’ve been looking at is the challenge of meeting over 177,000 people who live in Moncrieff in the next few weeks.

“It will be disastrous for business on the Gold Coast if Bill Shorten gets in. I’ve worked as a consultant in small business, worked as a small business development manager across the country, I have a wide understanding of that.”