Fears of Rudd reprise led to defections to Katter: insider

Mr McLindon has denied telling Queensland Party members the shotgun merger had anything to do with Mr Rudd’s return.

He said the majority of the Queensland Party’s executive had backed the merger, as did the likes of Mr Harrip who had since changed his tune.

For that reason, he said a decision was taken that there was no point going through the long, drawn-out process of calling a party convention to secure the necessary 75 per cent support to wind up the party.

He said he’d taken the view that the result would have been the same.

Earlier yesterday, Mr Somerville said the Queensland Party had secured the 500 members necessary to halt its deregistration by the Queensland Electoral commission.

To remain registered, political parties in Queensland must have either a sitting MP, something that vanished with Mr McLindon’s defection, or 500 members.

Mr McLindon said he wasn’t worried about the Queensland Party robbing federal Independent Bob Katter’s Australian Party of votes.

The Queensland Party said it intended to stand candidates in as many seats as possible at the state election, due by early next year.

Comment was being sought from Mr Katter. AAP

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