'An outstanding result': new Parkes MP clocked 36,000km on way to win

'Rare privilege': Jamie Chaffey secures seat of Parkes

Jamie Chaffey wins Parkes seat with 60% vote, succeeding Mark Coulton amidst an 8.03% swing against Nationals.

Election 2025 - Jamie Chaffey to become the next member for Parkes I Australian Rural & Regional News

Political experts are projecting the Nationals will retain the Parkes electorate with 79.3 per cent of the votes counted. Photo: Jamie Chaffey Nationals candidate, former Gunnedah mayor Jamie Chaffey currently has more than 63 per cent of the votes despite a slight swing to Labor. The retiring Nationals MP, Mark Coulton, represented Parkes since his election in 2007. This article appeared on Back Country Bulletin on 5 May 2025. Federal politics,…