Nationals paid $150k for Joyce by-election
The National Party is set to pocket more than $150,000 in taxpayer money from the electoral commission following the by-election in the NSW seat of New England.
The High Court ousted Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce from parliament because of his New Zealand citizenship and a snap poll was called for December 2.
In order to qualify for election funding, candidates must obtain at least four per cent of formal first preference votes.
Mr Joyce secured more than 60 per cent of the vote to reclaim his seat.
Other political parties and independent candidates running for the seat were paid out a combined total of $52,451.
