The son of Malcolm Turnbull has publicly backed Labor, as the former PM jets off to New York instead of helping the Liberal Party retain his seat.
Ahead of the by-election in his father’s old seat of Wentworth, Alex Turnbull publicly supported local Labor candidate Tim Murray.
The Singapore-based hedge fund manager was rallying up support for Mr Murray via social media on Saturday.
The son of Malcolm Turnbull, Alex (pictured) publicly backed Labor ahead of the by-election in his father’s old seat of Wentworth
He wrote to the Twitter post: ‘best bang for the buck you’ll get in political donations in your life’ and sharing the link to his donation page
He wrote to Mr Murray’s Twitter post: ‘best bang for the buck you’ll get in political donations in your life’ and sharing the link to his donation page.
‘Tight race, tight margin for government, big incremental effect whatever happens. If you want a federal election now this is the means by which to achieve it,’ Mr Turnbull added.
Alex Turnbull told Fairfax earlier this week it was ‘hard to back a Labor guy, but not Tim’ and it was ‘impossible’ to vote for the Coalition ‘in good conscience’.
Alex Turnbull told Fairfax earlier this week it was ‘hard to back a Labor guy, but not Tim (pictured)’ and it was ‘impossible’ to vote for the Coalition ‘in good conscience’
‘My motivations are clean government and sane energy policy and that’s it,’ he said.
Both in the investment world, Mr Murray and Mr Turnbull have known each other for years.
Mr Murray worked in China for nearly 20 years and can speak Mandarin.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull this week abandoned his former colleagues in the battle for his blue-ribbon seat of Wentworth
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull this week abandoned his former colleagues in the battle for his blue-ribbon seat of Wentworth.
On Sunday, he and his wife will fly to New York, where the pair own a two-bedroom Manhattan apartment they purchased for $4.5million in 2012.
The latest ReachTel poll has the Liberal Party and Labor at 50 per cent each on a two-party preferred basis, in a sign voters could punish the government for knifing Mr Turnbull.
Although the polls suggest Wentworth could fall to Labor for the first time in history, the former prime minister won’t be joining the Liberal’s campaign.
The latest ReachTel poll has the Liberal Party and Labor at 50 per cent each on a two-party preferred basis, in a sign voters could punish the government for knifing Mr Turnbull