The campaign manager for Perth Lord Mayor and Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas quits his election team after apologising for his 'error of judgement' when he commissioned secret polling on the Liberal leadership for a mystery businessman.
Cam Sinclair, who ran Basil Zempilas 's successful campaigns to become Perth Lord Mayor, says he deeply regrets an "error of judgement" he made in commissioning secret polling that sparked a WA Liberal leadership challenge this week.
Mr Sinclair confirmed he had now stepped aside from Mr Zempilas’s campaign team for the seat of Churchlands, less than four months from the March state election. Cam Sinclair says he failed to "consider the conflict of interest over the work Ammo was engaged to deliver".When asked by the ABC whether Mr Sinclair's contract would be reviewed, Mr Morgan said Ammo Marketing had been engaged by the party to provide digital advertising and website development services for candidates.
"The Liberal Party's contract with Cam Sinclair sits with the state director. It is the Liberal Party and the state director that need to provide some assurance that going forward, there is confidence in that contract."Ms Mettam said the person behind the polling needed to identify themselves.
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