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 voters, 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,” unbiased candidate Linda Seymour mentioned.
It’s inflicting confusion for unbiased 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 mentioned.
The different Seymour could also be on the poll however she’s spent no time campaigning in her voters.
Another One Nation contender claimed Seymour just isn’t a ghost however simply would not have the “momentum” in her voters.
“You can pinch her and she’ll hurt yeah she’s a real person, she just doesn’t have momentum,” the celebration’s candidate for Cook, Gaye Cameron, mentioned.
It has additionally been revealed Narelle Seymour would not reside within the voters however reasonably in Wagga Wagga, 450 kilometres away.
These ghost candidates are showing in plenty of electorates and 9News understands a minimum of a dozen individuals operating for the minor celebration reside nowhere close to the voters they’re contesting.
“It’s happened before with other parties,” Cameron mentioned.
“The laws are there that you can put your name down.”
The Australian Electoral Commission mentioned there is no authorized requirement for candidates to reside within the voters they’re operating in however most voters would moderately anticipate an area to symbolize them.
“It may be legal but it is seriously unethical,” Seymour mentioned.
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 mentioned.
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“You get $10,000, no questions asked. It’s outrageous.”
