Exclusive: Michael Towke has gone public with his claim that Scott Morrison was directly involved in “racial vilification” against him during a Liberal Party contest in 2007 | CroweDM
Liberal members elected Mr Towke as their candidate for Cook in a ballot in July 2007 in which he won 82 votes and Mr Morrison won 8, but this sparked a dispute over the claims against Mr Towke and led to Mr Morrison being endorsed as the candidate the following month.
One of the declarations was from a delegate in the preselection, Scott Chapman, who said Mr Morrison spoke about his rival’s family background as a factor in the contest. Mr Chapman worked for the local Liberal effort after the preselection and helped Mr Morrison win the seat, gaining recognition for this in the Prime Minister’s first speech to Parliament when he thanked Mr Chapman for being part of his campaign team.
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