▁Minister ▁Jul ie ▁Bishop ▁told ▁Cab inet ▁that ▁Labor ▁wanted ▁the ▁Liber als ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁C anning , ▁so ▁Mr ▁Abb ott ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁ou sted ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁campaign ▁against ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁federal ▁election . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁Western ▁Australian ▁back ben ch ers ▁Luke ▁Sim p kins ▁and ▁Don ▁Rand all ▁moved ▁a ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁against ▁Mr ▁Abb ott ▁declaring ▁he ▁had ▁dis connected ▁from ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁prediction ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 0 - point ▁swing ▁against ▁the ▁Liber als ▁in ▁the ▁C anning ▁by - e lection ▁may ▁have ▁spark ed ▁a ▁real isation ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁that ▁something ▁had ▁to ▁change . ▁Current ▁spec ulation ▁cent res ▁on ▁what ▁effect ▁the ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁will ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁While ▁Labor ▁candidate ▁Matt ▁Ke og h ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁gain ▁tra ction ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁Turn b ull ' s ▁election ▁" im medi ately ▁boost ed ▁the ▁numbers ▁for ▁the ▁Liber als ". ▁ ▁However , ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁postal ▁votes , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁before ▁the ▁leadership ▁change , ▁show ▁a ▁similar ▁swing ▁as ▁the ▁pol ling ▁day ▁votes , ▁indicating ▁that ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁federal ▁Liberal ▁leadership ▁had ▁no ▁effect . ▁ ▁Ren ew able ▁energy ▁The ▁solar ▁industry ▁letter - box ed ▁all ▁elect ors ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁support ▁Labor , ▁Gre ens ▁and ▁P UP ▁in ▁response