Liberal James McGrath beats Amanda Stoker for top spot on Queensland Senate ticket
by Sarah Martin, chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5HAZF)
Nationals backbencher Matt Canavan has been given second spot under Coalition's internal rules, while Stoker will be in third position
Liberal senator James McGrath has won the coveted top spot on Queensland's Senate ticket, beating the newly-appointed assistant minister Amanda Stoker.
About 300 delegates from the Liberal National party's state council voted to give McGrath the first position on the ticket for the next federal election, guaranteeing him another six years in the Senate.
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