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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Queensland’s newest LNP MP sparks glee – from his former state politics opponents

Colin Boyce
The new member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, was name-checked by a series of Queensland Labor ministers on Tuesday, as the state government’s messaging becoming unashamedly progressive. Photograph: Dominic Giannini/AAP

The federal election victory of Queensland’s newest Liberal National party MP, Colin Boyce, was gleefully welcomed by his former state parliamentary colleagues on Tuesday – mostly his political opponents.

Boyce, who has said the Coalition’s net zero pledge was flexible and has paid for ads saying renewable energy is “a fantasy”, won the central Queensland seat of Flynn, despite a 4.3% swing to Labor.

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