Torbay rumoured to stand for New England

OUTGOING independent MP Tony Windsor says former NSW politician Richard Torbay may emerge as a contender for his seat of New England.

Mr Torbay, who held the state seat of Northern Tablelands as an independent for 14 years, resigned in March a day after the Nationals dumped him as their candidate for New England.

He was subsequently referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption because of his relationship with Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid.

Mr Windsor said former Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce was favoured to win but that would depend on who else appeared.

With candidate nominations closing this week, he said there was some scuttlebutt about that Mr Torbay might "jump out of the woodwork and stand as an independent".

"Barnaby is sitting on about 40 per cent of the primary so there is a fairly significant vacuum there," he told Sky News.

Mr Windsor said if no one filled the vacuum Mr Joyce would win comfortably.

"But it's not over till the fact lady sings. I apologise for that faux pas," he said.

Mr Windsor said he believed the election campaign had been "slow and boring", highlighted by the fact Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's 'sex appeal' remark had made the news.

He believes the coalition will win the election.

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