Good afternoon. Labor has set up the electoral battle for Fowler that could have taken place in 2022, announcing Tu Le as its candidate to take on the popular independent Dai Le.
Tu Le, who works as a community lawyer, was considered the shoo-in for preselection in the western Sydney seat before the former Labor senator Kristina Keneally, who did not live in the electorate, was parachuted in. Many saw the move as a snub towards the area’s large Vietnamese and Chinese population, and the backlash resulted in a 18.5% swing against Labor, with Dai Le becoming the first non-Labor representative in the seat’s history.
