MIA Davies says she will work hard to earn the trust of communities across WA’s new federal seat and take the fight for a better future to Canberra.

Ms Davies – the only candidate considered by the federal Nationals for preselection for the new WA seat  last weekend – is still the Central Wheatbelt member.

At a press conference she said if the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the next federal election before the state went to the polls in March next year she would resign from state Parliament once the writs were issued.

The Nationals leader Mr Littleproud said the new WA federal seat was one of two nationwide the party would focus on.

“You’re going to see a lot of National party members over here showing respect to the people of Western Australia and the people of Bullwinkel,’’ he said.

“That’s why I flew across to be here for Mia’s preselection.

“I want to show the people of Bullwinkel that east coast politicians – there are some of us that actually do care about Western Australia and we’re going to be here every step of the way and we’re going to bring some commonsense back to Canberra.’’

Mia Davies said it was a great privilege to have been preselected by The Nationals WA as their inaugural candidate for Bullwinkel and that her passion for advocacy and standing up for WA’s best interest was stronger than ever.

“Western Australia delivered this federal Labor Party to government, and we’ve had nothing but pain since,’’ she said.

“Our state is an economic powerhouse and I’ll be working hard to earn the trust of communities across Bullwinkel and take the fight for a better future to Canberra.”

Mr Littleproud said Ms Davies understood the crippling cost-of-living pressures being faced by families under the Albanese Labor Government’s economic management.

“Labor policies are damaging the local economy by shutting down long standing Western Australian industries and driving up the cost-of-living for families,” he said.

“Under Labor’s economic mismanagement, electricity prices have increased by 22 per cent, we’ve seen 12 mortgage rate hikes, and the price of food and groceries is up more than 11 per cent.

“Mia remains committed to fighting for farming communities impacted by Labor’s live sheep exports ban and is campaigning for families feeling the budget squeeze in local suburbs and rural communities.’’

In January last year Ms Davies announced her resignation as state opposition leader, Nationals WA leader and that she would not re-contest the 2025 state election.

As reported in The Nationals hold preselection for new federal seat (Echo News, August 16) the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is yet to make a final call on the name and boundaries for the proposed division of Bullwinkel.

On August 21 an AEC spokesman said there was no specific timing on a release of final boundaries just yet.

But it would likely be fairly soon given the public input period was complete and the committee had met.