Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has shut down suggestions of a potential bid to reclaim his old federal seat of Kooyong, which would have required squeezing out the woman who had already won pre-selection for it.
The ABC revealed on Sunday that Mr Frydenberg was considering a tilt at his old seat at the next election, after a proposal for its boundaries to be redrawn supposedly made it easier for the Liberals to reclaim it from independent Monique Ryan.
But doing so would require pre-selection for the seat to be reopened, as Amelia Hamer was already chosen as the party’s candidate earlier this year.
In a statement on social media, Mr Frydenberg said he was not “rushing back to politics”.
“My position on contesting the next election remains unchanged,” he said.
“I will continue to support the Liberal Party and our local candidate Amelia Hamer.”
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