00:02Troy Bell no longer represents Mount Gambier, but the jailed MP still has a presence.
00:07I would say more people speak more highly of him than the opposite.
00:11How are you feeling today Troy?
00:13The former Liberal turned independent was jailed last year for theft and fraud, leaving the city he represented for 11
00:18years without an MP and stunning his former office manager.
00:21When the findings came out, I probably was genuinely shocked, but yeah, you know, these things happen I guess.
00:30Travis Fatchin kept working in the electorate office after his boss was jailed. Now he's running to replace Bell as
00:36an independent.
00:37In effect he's got the gift of incumbency.
00:40Rory McEwen was Mount Gambier's MP for 13 years. He says Mr Fatchin is a clear front runner in what
00:47he calls a safe independent seat.
00:49Travis is not Troy. He's got a different set of skills, but he does bring to the electorate what we
00:56expect.
00:57For an area that should be conservative blue ribbon territory, the Liberals have a dire record in Mount Gambier.
01:04The party's won this seat just once since 1997, with voters repeatedly putting their trust in independence, even one who
01:11was facing serious criminal charges.
01:13Local lawyer Lamorna Anderson is trying to convince voters to give the Liberal party another shot, but it's not always
01:20easy.
01:20How are you?
01:23Got that one?
01:24Like Mr Fatchin, she's campaigning on healthcare, a new radiotherapy centre and roads.
01:30I'd say the roads are pretty bad.
01:31The roads are really bad.
01:32But she's aware of her party's challenge.
01:34There is a perception here in Mount Gambier where an independent voice is a voice of the community and that's
01:40just simply not true.
01:41Eleven candidates are running in Mount Gambier, including One Nation, Labor and two other independents.
01:47Go Cody!
01:50The city's six month wait for an MP is set to end next week.
01:53The people who want you to make the best of honour today.
01:53They make something great today's call, but there are artists who want you to hear from
01:55spared vs.
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