The Greens will look to capitalise on Canberrans' support for having the party holding the balance of power in a bid to take the city's inner-city Labor stronghold. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue Isabel Mudford, 31, a sociology PhD candidate at the Australian National University and community health officer at Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT, will be unveiled as the ACT Greens candidate for the federal division of Canberra.
Ms Mudford, who grew up in the capital, will contest the seat at the next federal election after being preselected by her party unopposed. "I think this seat is one in which we know people in Canberra are very progressive and want to see Canberra represented as best it can be, by somebody who truly reflects the values and is able to use those values in the parliament in a meaningful way," Ms Mudford told The Canberra Times . The Greens will face Labor's Alicia Payne, who holds the seat with a margin of 17.
1 per cent. Labor took more than 41,000 first-preference votes in 2022, while the Greens took 22,795 first-preference votes. The Liberals received 20,102 first-preference votes.
But the Greens are adamant the seat is one they can win, with campaign work already underway.