Liberals break ranks to oppose Abbott preselection for his seat of Warringah

*Update: "This will be Abbott's last term": Liberals call time on former PM as tide turns in Warringah. Sydney Morning Herald

The numbers that voted against Abbott's preselection for his seat of Warringah have not been made public, not even to the Liberal party members who voted in the ballot. However they've put it at 30%, possibly even 36% who voted against him. Thing is he was standing on his own unopposed.

I wonder what the voters in Warringah will have to say in the coming election? Who aren't Liberal party members. Will we see the mad monk's political career come to a crashing end? He's completely out of touch with public opimion, as illustrated when his own seat of Warringah voted 75% in favour of David and I marrying. This despite Abbott fighting tooth and nail against it for years.

The war hasn't stopped in the gov since Turnbull was turfed. Turnbull has buggered of with his wife to New York, quiting parliament and vacating his seat of Wentworth, He's now openly campaigning against the gov in the by election caused by that. And against Dopey Dutton saying he should be referred to the High Court over questions of his eligibility of even being in parliament, which would cause another by election.

As the gov has only a one seat majority, the loss of either seat could bring down the gov and trigger a general election. Which everyone seems to want except the gov.

   Mr Abbott ran unopposed, which makes the size of the protest vote "highly unusual", according to members who now believe the former prime minister's grip on the blue-ribbon northern beaches seat is not guaranteed.

 "Everybody with any degree of commitment to the party and its long-term future wants to see this guy go, he's just useless," said one local member on Saturday.

 Moderate Liberal Party members are deeply unhappy with Mr Abbott's failure to honour his "no wrecking, no sniping, no undermining" pledge after being ousted by Malcolm Turnbull in 2015.

 At a more local level, they believe Mr Abbott is out of step with the views of the party membership and wider electorate on issues like climate change, renewable energy and same-sex marriage. Warringah recorded a 75 per cent vote in favour of same-sex marriage in last year's postal survey - the 10th highest votes in the country and the fifth highest of the Liberal Party's 76 seats in Parliament.

Sources at the meeting said Mr Abbott appeared surprised by the depth of feeling against him. Sydney Morning Herald

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple Liberal Party members believe the preselection vote against Tony Abbott was 38-46, which would mean just 55 per cent supported his renomination for Warringah. The former PM denies this https://t.co/kMlJzmQdgS #auspol

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