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Slaters lawyer puts hand up to take on Turnbull
Following today's shock departure of Malcolm Turnbull from the Liberal leadership, Slater & Gordon lawyer Steven Lewis has announced his interest in running as the Labor candidate for…
Lawyers Weekly
Following today's shock departure of Malcolm Turnbull from the Liberal leadership, Slater & Gordon lawyer Steven Lewis has announced his interest in running as the Labor candidate for Turnbull's marginal seat of Wentworth.
Turnbull confirmed to the SMH today that he won't be leaving politics and, therefore, forcing a byelection in the seat, but he has not decided whether or not he will stand for another term.
Once considered a blue ribbon Liberal seat, Wentworth - which now stretches from the wealthier suburbs of Vaucluse and Rose Bay to parts of the Labor-voting suburbs of Darlinghurst and Kings Cross - could be up for grabs by Labor. However, the SMH noted, at the last election Turnbull was the only candidate in a Liberal-held seat to increase his margin (from 2.5 per cent to 3.9 per cent).
