The seat of Hughes covers a part of the Sutherland shire and different suburbs within the metropolis’s south.
The One Nation candidate for the citizens, Narelle Seymour, hasn’t been seen for the reason that begin of the election marketing campaign.
“We haven’t seen hide nor hair of her, we have no idea who Narelle Seymour is,” impartial candidate Linda Seymour stated.
It’s inflicting confusion for impartial Seymour, who shares a surname with the One Nation candidate.
“Let’s be clear, she’s the other Seymour, I’m the real Seymour,” she stated.
The different Seymour could also be on the poll however she’s spent no time campaigning in her citizens.
Another One Nation contender claimed Seymour is just not a ghost however simply does not have the “momentum” in her citizens.
“You can pinch her and she’ll hurt yeah she’s a real person, she just doesn’t have momentum,” the social gathering’s candidate for Cook, Gaye Cameron, stated.
It has additionally been revealed Narelle Seymour does not stay within the citizens however moderately in Wagga Wagga, 450 kilometres away.
These ghost candidates are showing in a lot of electorates and 9News understands no less than a dozen individuals operating for the minor social gathering stay nowhere close to the citizens they’re contesting.
“It’s happened before with other parties,” Cameron stated.
“The laws are there that you can put your name down.”
The Australian Electoral Commission stated there is not any authorized requirement for candidates to stay within the citizens they’re operating in however most voters would moderately anticipate an area to characterize them.
“It may be legal but it is seriously unethical,” Seymour stated.
There can also be hypothesis whether or not the candidates are in it for the taxpayer cash, as Australian National University political analyst Mark Kenny identified the contenders can nonetheless be eligible for election funding.
“If they get four per cent of the first preference vote, they are eligible for election funding,” Kenny stated.
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“You get $10,000, no questions asked. It’s outrageous.”