The Liberal Party has preselected an army veteran and former journalist for Western Australia's new federal seat. It comes as the National Party officially endorses former state leader Mia Davies as its candidate, ensuring a tough battle between the would-be coalition partners for Bullwinkel.
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00:00More than 130 Liberal Party members were in Lesmurdy to vote on who they wanted to represent
00:07them in the new seat.
00:08He's coming, he's coming.
00:10The winner was army veteran and former ministerial adviser and journalist Matt Moran.
00:15Look, I'm humbled that the local members have selected me.
00:19It was a rigorous process, well done to the other candidates and I now wait to be ratified
00:24by State Council.
00:25Thank you very much.
00:27The ABC understands Mr Moran got 78 out of 137 votes.
00:32One of the candidates was vet Holly Ludeman, who's been at the forefront of the campaign
00:36to save the live sheep trade by sea.
00:38The Albanese Government's steps to ban the trade is what spurred former National State
00:42Leader Mia Davies to run for Bullwinkle.
00:45She's now the official candidate.
00:47I wanted to be here today as the leader of the Federal National Party to show respect
00:51and show the people of Western Australia and the people of Bullwinkle how serious the Nationals
00:56take this challenge.
00:57This is notionally a Labor seat and it still is.
01:01The Coalition's only chance to win this seat is Mia Davies.
01:04Prime Minister Albanese was handed the keys to the lodge by West Australians and since
01:08then we've had nothing but pain.
01:10We've seen policy initiatives and attacks on industry that are the lifeblood and underpinning
01:16of our state and national economy.
01:18Mia Davies' hometown of Northern will be in the new seat, which includes Kalamunda
01:22and York, and takes in parts of several Federal electorates, including Canning, Durack, O'Connor
01:28and Hasluck.
01:29Mia Davies will remain the member for Central Wheatbelt until the writs are issued for the
01:33Federal election.
01:35Bullwinkle is set to become one of the more interesting contests, with the Liberal and
01:39National parties serving up high profile candidates.
01:42So I think this again shows, in a sense, the fractious nature and the fact that the National
01:48Party and Liberal Party are not working together.
01:51Labor is yet to announce its candidate for the new seat.