Centre Alliance candidate Rebekha Sharkie is polling strongly ahead of next weekend’s byelection in the South Australian seat of Mayo.
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With just over a week until the Super Saturday byelections, there is great interest in each of the five seats in play, including Mayo in South Australia.
Liberal candidate Georgina Downer, Greens candidate Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner, Centre Alliance candidate Rebekha Sharkie and Labor candidate Reg Coutts at the Mayo candidates forum.
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It’s very hard for a crossbencher to get into the House of Representatives. But when they do, these small players can be difficult to blast out.
Rebekha Sharkie is well known in the electorate.
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The poll was commissioned by the Australia Institute, a progressive think tank.