WINNING the seat of Tamworth in today's state election won't be a walk in the park for the Nationals, Barnaby Joyce says.
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The New England MP has backed his state counterpart, Kevin Anderson, to retain his seat in parliament, but he sensed the competition is a bit stiffer this time around.
"I think it is going to be a tougher election, no one is taking this one for granted at all," Mr Joyce said.
"I believe Kevin and the Nats will win, but it's no walk in the park."
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Mr Joyce said huge swings had become more common in Australian politics in recent years and this region wasn't exempt.
Mr Anderson won the 2015 poll with a margin of 28.9 per cent.
"There is no such thing as a safe seat anymore," he said.
"I was part of a 23 per cent swing when I was lucky enough to come back and win New England and don't think it won't go back the other way."
Mr Joyce believed the coalition would win the NSW election, but he said it could end-up forming government in a hung parliament.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
