Boothby candidate Jo Dyer — a so-called 'teal independent' — may be a dual British-Australian citizen, which would make her ineligible to take up the seat if she wins it from the Liberal Party.
An independent candidate for South Australia's only marginal seat in the federal election is seeking urgent advice on her citizenship.She is seeking confirmation that her British citizenship has been officially renouncedFormer Adelaide Writers' Week director Jo Dyer —If she is, this would make her ineligible to take up the seat of Boothby, should she win it from the Liberal Party.
The high-profile candidate has been waiting for the British Home Office to rescind her UK citizenship."[I have advised] that I am seeking urgent advice from the British Home Office about the status of my citizenship and application to renounce," Ms Dyer told the ABC. "These applications have previously been processed within two months for other candidates, so I assumed it had been finalised but am seeking confirmation of this from the Brits.
"I had thought that having taken all reasonable steps to renounce my citizenship was sufficient but, having now sought advice onGet breaking new alerts so you never miss a moment of the 2022 federal electionMs Gallagher — an ACT senator — lost her seat after the High Court ruled in 2018 that she did not renounce her British citizenship in time for the 2016 election.Boothby — in Adelaide's inner south and south-west — has been represented by Liberal Nicolle Flint since 2016.
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