Sarah Mitchell approached to run for the seat of Parkes at the next election

Sky News can reveal that there have been approaches to the former NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell to run for the federal seat of Parkes at the next election. While Ms Mitchell has not ruled a run for the seat or federal politics out, Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell was told it is unlikely the NSW upper house MP will take up the offer. This comes after Perin Davey won the Nationals’ pre-selection battle for the party’s Senate. “Perin Davey clung on to her pre-selection for the Senate 42 votes to 37 on Friday against the party’s federal secretary Juliana McArthur,” Mr Clennell said. “Despite revelations on this program Ms Davey drank before appearing at a parliamentary committee last month – Ms Davey denied she was affected by alcohol at that appearance.”