A candidate running in the Braddon by-election was declared bankrupt in 2008 and is unlikely to be eligible to sit in parliament.
Court records show Australian People’s Party candidate Bruno Strangio was declared bankrupt a decade ago – undischarged bankrupts are ineligible to sit in parliament.
Mr Strangio was one of 13 candidates across five by-elections who refused to sign optional forms setting out how they are eligible to enter parliament if they win.
Comment is being sought from Mr Strangio.
Meanwhile, Liberal candidate Brett Whiteley has rejected talk of pork-barrelling in the knife-edge northwest Tasmanian seat.
Figures published in Australian Financial Review on Wednesday show the Liberal party has pledged $122 million in Braddon co…
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