Saturday 14 May 2022 06:25 AM Andrew Charlton registered Woollahra residence despite running for Parramatta ... trends now
A wealthy Labor candidate who listed his residence outside of the western Sydney electorate he is running in has blamed the electoral breach on 'oversight'.
Andrew Charlton registered his residence at a rental property owned by his barrister wife Phoebe Arcus in Woollahra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
It comes despite Mr Charlton running for a seat in Parramatta.
The star Labor candidate currently lives in the western Sydney electorate after buying a four-bedroom house for $2million in North Parramatta in April.
A wealthy Labor candidate who listed his residence outside of the western Sydney electorate he is running in has blamed the electoral breach on 'oversight'
Andrew Charlton registered his residence at a rental property owned by his barrister wife Phoebe Arcus in Woollahra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs
Mr Charlton also owns a $16.1million mansion in Bellevue Hill.
Under the Commonwealth Electoral Act residents eligible to vote must update their enrolment a month after moving houses.
Mr Charlton blamed the error on oversight and said the records had been promptly updated.
'Today my wife and I have updated our enrolment details,' he told Daily Telegraph.
'We both lead very busy lives and this was an oversight, for which I take responsibility and apologise.'
The enrolment breach comes after Labor demanded Liberal National candidate Vivian Lobo to be disendorsed for allegedly providing a false residential address.
Mr Lobo is running in the ultra-marginal Queensland seat of Lilley, but living in a home outside of the electorate.
The Liberal National candidate claims they are enrolled in the electorate after they signed a lease for a house in Everton Park.
Labor has accused Mr Lobo of taking part in enrolment fraud with the house in the Lilley electorate appearing to be uninhabited.
The Australian Electoral Commission has handed the matter over to the Australian Federal
