With just days until the Pittwater by-election, Liberal candidate Georgia Ryburn is fighting for every last vote. But according to some, independent Jacqui Scruby could see the contest become 'a real scrap'.
With the Pittwater by-election set for Saturday, both NSW Liberal candidate Georgia Ryburn and independent Jacqui Scruby are fighting to take the Northern Beaches seat.
If she wins, she will be on the crossbench and not the backbench, potentially with the ear of the NSW premier. "If Ms Scruby were to win, she'd be one of very many crossbenchers and she won't hold the balance of power," he says.Independence is not the only advantage Jacqui Scruby believes she holds over Georgia Ryburn.
Ms Ryburn, who describes herself as a fourth-generation Northern Beaches resident, says she plans to move into Pittwater.Ms Ryburn says she lives and breathes the issues that Pittwater faces, including Mona Vale Road and its required upgrades."They say, 'so, you are a local."In August, the then-NSW MP quit parliament and the Liberal Party after being charged with child sex offences.
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