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Alice Thompson for Mackellar. Photo: candidate supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alice Thompson (@Indy_Ally<\/a>) is the independent candidate for Mackellar and wants to provide leadership, vision and a more ambitious climate action plan that business will support.
The seat is held by Liberal Jason Falinski.
Falinski won Liberal pre-selection in 2016 ousting former Member, Bronwyn Bishop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.7% margin
Area: 233 sq km
Location: Sydney’s Northern beaches
Australian Electoral Commission seat profile<\/a>
Division of Mackellar on Wikipedia<\/a>
Step out from behind #auspol partisan #battlelines and serve the national interest: @Indy_Ally comments on her #ausvotes bid for #MackellarVotes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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PODCAST: Bird’s eye view of #MackellarVotes for #transitzone<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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As the next federal election looms, there\u2019s much more focus now on centre-right candidates running against Liberal incumbents in blue-ribbon seats across Australia, especially inner-urban seats in Sydney and Melbourne, but also more generally. In this latest edition of @transitzonepod we continue our side-bar series on grassroots democracy and the growing independents\u2019 movement, modelled by […]<\/p>\n

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Alice Thompson believes Mackellar is a sleeper seat: @margokingston1 #MackellarVotes #podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) caught up with Mackellar Independent Alice Thompson (@Indy_Ally) in a brief break from her time at the pre-poll stations in Mackellar, in the final days before the election. I think Mackellar is a sleeper seat Alice Thompson People just don’t know where to place me: I am taking instructions from the Turnbull […]<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> #auspol<\/a>, #ausvotes<\/a>, #ausvotes2019 Candidate<\/a>, #IndependentsDay<\/a>, #MackellarVotes<\/a>, #NoFibsPodcasts<\/a>, election2019<\/a>, Federal Election<\/a>, Front Page<\/a>, Margo Kingston<\/a>, Podcast<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tComments Off on Alice Thompson believes Mackellar is a sleeper seat: @margokingston1 #MackellarVotes #podcast<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Liberal campaign in #KooyongVotes an #AusVotes dinosaur: @adropex reports #ActiveDemocracy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Cutting his parliamentary teeth in the Tony Abbott opposition of the 43rd Parliament, Josh Frydenberg could be excused for thinking that with a blue-ribbon seat and a bit of judicious backing in the leadership spills he was set for life. Certainly, since winning the seat of Kooyong in 2010, his rise through the Liberal Party […]<\/p>\n

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#IndependentsDay approaching tipping point: @Indy_Ally #MackellarVotes launch speech<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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A transcript of Independent candidate Alice Thompson’s (@Indy_Ally) speech during her campaign launch at Mona Vale in Sydney’s northern beaches electorate of Mackellar on Wednesday, May 1. This is a sobering moment. An idea that built gradually over the years, became a decision my family felt we had to act on only a few months […]<\/p>\n

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Strategic voting for blue, red and green progressives in safe Coalition seats: @margokingston1 #IndependentsDay #AusVotes guide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Now that pre-polling stations have opened nationwide, voting in the 2019 federal election has begun, so here\u2019s my strategic voting guide in our #IndependentsDay seats. As many No Fibs readers know by now, I waged a relentless strategic voting education campaign at the Wentworth by-election after Kerryn Phelps upset progressive voters by preferencing the Liberal […]<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPosted in<\/span> #auspol<\/a>, #ausvotes<\/a>, #Columns<\/a>, #IndependentsDay<\/a>, #KingstonReports<\/a>, #MackellarVotes<\/a>, #RecentlyPopular<\/a>, #WentworthVotes<\/a>, election2019<\/a>, Front Page<\/a>, Margo Kingston<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTagged<\/span> preferential voting<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t4 Comments<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Alice Thompson calls for greater transparency in parliament: @margokingston1 #MackellarVotes #Watergate #podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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In the wake of the ongoing #Watergate scandal, Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) talks to Alice Thompson (@Indy_Ally) Independent candidate for the Sydney Northern Beaches electorate of Mackellar. Alice provides further insight and context to Margo regarding her recent Twitter thread about integrity in government. My legacy in the PMO was to reduce the autonomy of incoming […]<\/p>\n

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Alice Thompson ready to drive change: @margokingston1 #MackellarVotes #podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Alice Thompson (@Indy_Ally) is running as an Independent for the safe Liberal seat of Mackellar. Alice spoke with No Fibs Founder, Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) on the latest episode of the No Fibs podcast about why she is running and how she’ll be different.<\/p>\n

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Shifting sands of politics on the Northern Beaches: @mikehallsydney reports from inside @Indy_Ally #MackellarVotes campaign<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The B1 bus from the Northern Beaches is packed with kids all chatting excitedly. I\u2019m heading to the Climate Strike in Sydney\u2019s CBD with Alice Thompson (@Indy_Ally), who\u2019s running as an Independent in Mackellar. We\u2019re both wearing her bright yellow campaign T-shirt. Next to me is a bloke with grey hair, dark suit, headphones on, […]<\/p>\n

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Step out from behind #auspol partisan #battlelines and serve the national interest: @Indy_Ally comments on her #ausvotes bid for #MackellarVotes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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We\u2019ve run out of time. We need leadership, vision and a more ambitious climate plan. Our political system isn\u2019t broken, but it\u2019s stopped working for us. After ten years and seven prime ministers we need to close this chapter and move forward. Parliament needs renewal with a new generation of collaborative leaders who are more […]<\/p>\n

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The way I see it, every safe Coalition seat must be in play in the sense that quality indies ask tough questions incumbents are forced to answer. That requires courageous indies & committed, creative citizens because a weakened local media can\u2019t do it. Ready to play? #ausvotes \u2014 Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) February 22, 2019 Hi. […]<\/p>\n

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