Voters set date to elect Scott Morrison's replacement

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Simon Kennedy looks likely to replace Scott Morrison as the MP for Cook at next month's by-election.
Simon Kennedy looks likely to replace Scott Morrison as the MP for Cook at next month's by-election. Credit: AAP

Voters in the Sydney seat of Cook will head to the polls on April 13 in a by-election to choose a replacement in parliament for Scott Morrison.

The by-election was triggered by the former prime minister’s resignation in February from federal politics after a 16-year career in Canberra.

People in the southern Sydney seat will have until March 18 to finalise their details on the electoral roll.

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Nominations for candidates will close on March 21.

The Liberal Party has pre-selected consultant Simon Kennedy as their candidate for the seat to replace Mr Morrison.

Labor has yet to pre-select a candidate and there is speculation the party won’t run a candidate in the safe Liberal seat.

The Liberals hold the seat by 12.4 per cent, but did suffer a 6.58 per cent swing against it at the last election, on a two-party preferred basis.

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