Independents Jacqui Hawkins and Ray Dyer have claimed the coveted No.1 spots on the ballot for the upcoming Victorian election in Benambra and Ovens Valley.
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Ms Hawkins will feature ahead of Labor candidate Mark Tait at No.2, with the current member for Benambra Bill Tilley coming in third.
Independent Jenny O’Connor, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers’ Josh Knight and Green John Bardsley round out the six candidates.
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In Ovens Valley, Mr Dyer will appear before the Australian Country Party’s Julian Fidge.
Like Mr Tilley in Benambra, current Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy will appear third on the ballot.
The Greens’ Vicky Berry, independent Tammy Atkins and Labor’s Kate Doyle will fill the slots from four to six.
More to come