Independent South Australian senator Cory Bernardi hands over his letter of resignation today, to take effect immediately.
Independent South Australian senator Cory Bernardi has officially resigned from Federal Parliament after a career of 13 years, handing over his seat to the Liberal Party.His resignation letter was today received by the Senate president Scott RyanSenate president Scott Ryan said he had received Mr Bernardi's letter of resignation today, which would take effect immediately.
"I will shortly be writing to His Excellency the Hon Hieu Van Le, Governor of SA, to inform him of this vacancy, which will be filled in accordance with Section 15 of the Constitution."late last year he would be leaving politics at the end of 2019, with his"integrity intact and very few regrets""The timing is right, I just don't want to go back to it next year — I feel in a very happy and comfortable place," Senator Bernardi said on Sky News in November.
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