A leaked review of Liberal Party membership records in WA, conducted in the wake of the party's abysmal performance at last year's state election, reveals widespread branch stacking and manipulation of state preselections.
A leaked review of Liberal Party membership records in WA has revealed widespread branch stacking and manipulation of state preselections.It said state preselection processes had been rortedIn October the party engaged Perth financial services firm BDO to examine its membership records for the previous two financial years.
The review found there were 29 credit cards on file that were funding more than 10 party memberships each.The review also identified a number of occasions where multiple party members who were not related were listed as living at a single address — likely an "attempted manipulation of the local component of state preselections".The report was conducted in the wake of the party's abysmal performance at last year's state election.
"Passing the proposed rule changes and constitutional reforms is absolutely vital to ensure the public sees we are cleaning up our internal governance and are committed to a successful rebuild ahead of the 2025 elections," he said.