Marshall to run for Nats in Torbay's seat

THE Nationals have backed Adam Marshall to stand in the NSW by-election sparked by the snap resignation of MP Richard Torbay.

The former Gunnedah mayor won Nationals preselection for the NSW seat of Northern Tablelands on Saturday, the party's state chair Niall Blair said on Twitter.

The seat was vacated when former speaker Mr Torbay quit the NSW parliament last month, a day after the Nationals asked him to step down as their candidate for the federal seat of New England.

The information that led to his axing was referred by the Nationals to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Alexander "Jock" Laurie, a fourth-generation grazier from Walcha, had resigned his position as National Farmers' Federation president to stand against Mr Marshall for preselection in the Northern Tablelands.

A third contender was Nationals staffer Claire Coulton.

Mr Marshall will face competition for the seat when Northern Tablelands voters go to the polls on May 25, with NSW Labor last week announcing it would field a candidate.

"We believe local residents deserve an opportunity to send a message to the Liberals and Nationals that they won't stand for attacks on local schools, hospitals and primary industries," NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said at the time.

Mr Robertson conceded Labor would face a challenge in the seat.

Nominations for Labor candidates for the by-election close on Monday.

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