Michael Towke

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Michael Towke (born Michael Moreb Taouk, 3 July 1975, in Redfern, Australia[1]) is a businessman, former Army Reserve private[2] and a former Australian Federal political candidate. Towke was preselected as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Australia for the seat of Cook in Southern Sydney in the 2007 Australian Federal election, winning preselection by 82 votes to 70 against Optus executive, Paul Fletcher. However, Towke's candidacy was surrounded by controversy, and on the 3 August, 2007, John Howard and the Liberal Party's State Executive voted not to endorse Towke's Liberal Party candidacy for the seat of Cook, following allegations of branch stacking, falsification of qualifications, political party membership and employment background. [3][4][5] Scott Morrison was later preselected to run as the Liberal candidate for Cook.[6]

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  1. ^ Farr, Malcolm, Lib's Sydney ballot scandal, The Daily Telegraph, Editorial comment, 18 July 2007
  2. ^ Clennell, Andrew; Coorey, Phillip, Lib hopeful accused of branch stacking in Cook, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 19, 2007
  3. ^ Clennell, Andrew, Libs reject Towke, The Sydney Morning Herald', August 3, 2007
  4. ^ Clennell, Andrew; Coorey, Phillip, Lib hopeful accused of branch stacking in Cook, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 19, 2007
  5. ^ Clennell, Andrew; Coorey, Phillip ; McClymont, Kate, Right-wing setback as Libs dump Towke, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 3007
  6. ^ Libs pre-select Scott Morrison for Cook
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