Overview

• Stacey cited personal health issues in a statement, saying he could not fully dedicate himself to the role.
• Elected in May and sworn in July, he attended only the first two sitting weeks and had not delivered a first speech.
• The resignation creates a casual vacancy for the NSW seat, with Pauline Hanson saying the party will announce its nominee in the coming weeks.
• The new appointee is expected to serve the remaining six years of Stacey’s term.
• A former hostage negotiator and SAS soldier in the British army, Stacey had campaigned against higher immigration and joined colleagues in turning his back during an Acknowledgement of Country, drawing criticism from the Indigenous Affairs Minister.