Tag: Sam McMahon

Former Northern Territory Senator Jumps Ship to Liberal Democrats

April 8, 2022
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Former Coalition Senator Sam McMahon will enter the upcoming Australian federal election race as a candidate for the libertarian-leaning Liberal Democrats. The former senator resigned in late January from the Country Liberal Party (CLP)—part of the governing centre-right Coalition—after losing a tough pre-selection contest to former Alice Springs councillor Jacinta Price. McMahon will now be…

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Senator Sam McMahon Quits Country Liberal Party Over Unresolved Complaints

February 1, 2022
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Senator Sam McMahon resigned from the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party (CLP) on Friday, saying that a number of formal complaints she made to management were ignored. This comes after McMahon was overlooked as the CLP’s top candidate for the Senate at the next federal election, with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price being preselected for the job…

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