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Title: There's a chance your local MP doesn't live in your neighbourhood. Does that matter?
Post by: smith on July 26, 2026, 09:43:08 PM

There's a chance your local MP doesn't live in your neighbourhood. Does that matter?

The Secret Harbour by-election in Western Australia ? in which none of the key candidates live in the electorate ? has raised an interesting question: should MPs live in the area they represent?
Source: There's a chance your local MP doesn't live in your neighbourhood. Does that matter? (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/secret-harbour-by-election-candidates-live-outside-electorate/106937992)