Liberal MLA James Milligan has been re-elected to his Yerrabi seat. Photo: Dominic Giannini.
James Milligan has been nominated to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly that was triggered by the resignation of former Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe.
Mr Coe’s resignation caused a countback in the Gungahlin-based seat of Yerrabi and Mr Milligan was reinstated after losing his seat at the last election to another Liberal, Leanne Castley.
Mr Milligan said he was ready to hit the road running after months of self-reflection following the election loss.
“[The Canberra Liberals] will be providing a serious alternative towards a change of government in the ACT,” he said.
“This government has been in power for over 20 years, the issues have not stopped.”
A lack of sports facilities in his electorate, as well as an ageing police station and poor planning, were identified as issues by Mr Milligan.
“It is just a matter of getting back on that horse and pushing for the issues that need serious change,” he said.
Alistair Coe’s resignation triggered a countback in the Yerrabi electorate. Photo: Dominic Giannini.
Mr Milligan previously held the Sports and Recreation and Indigenous Affairs portfolios when Mr Coe was the leader of the party.
Mr Coe’s resignation has also triggered a shadow cabinet reshuffle within the Canberra Liberals, which leader Elizabeth Lee said would be announced in the coming weeks.
Eleven candidates put their hands up to recontest the seat before a computer determined the results by redistributing Mr Coe’s votes.
The process took around a minute to determine.
The full result of the count will be posted on the Elections ACT website at www.elections.act.gov.au.
Elections ACT conducted the countback electronically. Photo: Dominic Giannini.
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