Much of that has been due to the big number of signs plastered around Indi featuring his face and the hundreds of homes he has door-knocked.

“People are keen to take our signs, we’ve had to order more on three occasions now,” he said.

“The Nationals haven’t stood in Indi since 2001 and we haven’t held the seat since 1977 – two years before I was born – so it’s been a long time between drinks.”

If he can topple Cathy McGowan in Saturday’s election, Mr Corboy would be one of the younger representatives in Parliament, but would have the backing of the Deputy Prime Minister who encouraged him to run for Indi.

“Barnaby (Joyce) sat me down, Barnaby believed I could engage with the electorate,” he said.

“I do believe I reflect the current electorate of Indi … if I’m elected I can offer long-term stability.”

Mr Corboy came under fire during Indi election forums from progressive voters questioning his opposition to marriage equality and abortion – a sign he was a real chance to win and take the beliefs to Canberra.

“These are very complex issues,” Mr Corboy said.

“People know my personal views, I haven’t campaigned on them and I’m not a champion for that cause or a crusader.

“I’m a crusader for Indi so we’ll let the plebiscite take its place and we’ll take it from there.”

He said the mobile black spots were the key issue at the start of the election campaign, but voters had realised change was slowly happening.

They were now talking to the candidate about the need for reform in the aged-care sector.

Mr Corboy said the funding model was based on metropolitan needs, so a new regionally-purposed plan should be developed to make it easy for the elderly to move into aged-care facilities close to home.

“We don’t need people to be uprooted to an hour away,” he said.

Other issues of jobs and fixing the crisis for farmers in the dairy industry were some areas he hoped to tackle as the Indi MP.

“The response that we’re getting is encouraging,” Mr Corboy said.