Tony Windsor poised to challenge Barnaby Joyce for New England

By Heath Aston
Updated September 3 2015 - 4:18pm, first published September 2 2015 - 7:44pm
Former independent MP Tony Windsor says he's a "better than 50 per cent chance" of declaring himself a candidate for his former seat. Photo: Andrew Meares
Former independent MP Tony Windsor says he's a "better than 50 per cent chance" of declaring himself a candidate for his former seat. Photo: Andrew Meares
Barnaby Joyce, Nationals deputy leader and sitting member for New England, says he welcomes anyone else putting their hand up for the seat in the next federal election. Photo: Andrew Meares
Barnaby Joyce, Nationals deputy leader and sitting member for New England, says he welcomes anyone else putting their hand up for the seat in the next federal election. Photo: Andrew Meares
The Shenhua Watermark coal mine on the Liverpool Plains is a key issue in the electorate. Photo: Louise Kennerley
The Shenhua Watermark coal mine on the Liverpool Plains is a key issue in the electorate. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Former independent MP Tony Windsor says he's a "better than 50 per cent chance" of declaring himself a candidate for his former seat. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former independent MP Tony Windsor says he's a "better than 50 per cent chance" of declaring himself a candidate for his former seat. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The battle for Barnaby Joyce's seat of New England is shaping as the most closely-watched contest of the next election, with rural independent Tony Windsor now more likely than not to mount a political comeback.

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