Palmer party dumps WA candidate

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 02 Juli 2013 | 15.03

THE Palmer United Party has disendorsed a devoutly religious education consultant as one of its West Australian candidates, 12 days after she was anointed.

Wealthy party leader Clive Palmer backed Teresa van Lieshout to contest the Labor-held seat of Fremantle on June 20 - the same day he met her - although she said he'd seen her many YouTube videos.

That same day, Ms van Lieshout said she disagreed with Mr Palmer's stance on asylum seekers, but she was not one to toe the party line and most voters wanted politicians with firm views.

Mr Palmer says asylum seekers deserve more compassion, and even airline tickets to get here.

But Ms van Lieshout echoes Bob Katter, who wants the Navy to patrol Australian waters for boats. And she believes asylum seekers should continue to be sent to Christmas and Manus islands, and Nauru.

On Tuesday, she said she had been disendorsed by the "executive in Queensland, behind Mr Palmer's back" because she wouldn't toe the party line.

"Towing (sic) the party line is not one of Mr Palmer's policies, and is exactly what the Liberal/Labor charade do to their politicians and candidates," she said in an email.

"Mr Palmer is overseas and doesn't know about it, as far as I'm aware.

"So unless I get a direct phone call from Mr Palmer, or a letter signed by Mr Palmer stating this is what he wants, I don't accept their decision."

Ms van Lieshout said she fully supported Mr Palmer.

She picked up 1.8 per cent of the votes running as an independent for the seat of Willagee in the 2013 state election.

Curtin University academic Chamonix Terblanche was the other WA candidate chosen by the Palmer United Party last month as part of its Senate ticket.


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