▁ret aken ▁his ▁old ▁seat ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁earlier , ▁if ▁not ▁for ▁Co al ition ▁prefer ences ▁le aking ▁to ▁R app olt . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁election , ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁crisis ▁when ▁a ▁C J C ▁inqu iry ▁- ▁the ▁She ph erd son ▁inqu iry ▁- ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ▁and ▁party ▁activ ists , ▁including ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁Jim ▁E lder , ▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁in ▁bre aches ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Act ▁by ▁f als ely ▁en rolling ▁people ▁to ▁boost ▁their ▁fa ction ' s ▁strength ▁in ▁internal ▁party ▁ball ots . ▁As ▁well ▁a ▁former ▁State ▁Secretary ▁and ▁newly ▁elected ▁MP ▁Mike ▁Kaiser , ▁and ▁a ▁senior ▁advis er ▁to ▁Wayne ▁G oss ▁had ▁been ▁f als ely ▁en rolled ▁some ▁years ▁earlier ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁fa ction al ▁battle . ▁Be att ie ▁acted ▁swift ly , ▁forcing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ▁to ▁quit ▁politics ▁and ▁forcing ▁E lder ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁and ▁with ▁others ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁A LP . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁campaign , ▁Be att ie ▁claimed ▁a ▁Labor ▁win ▁would ▁ensure ▁stable ▁government . ▁ ▁He ▁argued ▁the ▁only ▁alternative ▁was ▁a ▁Co al ition ▁government ▁pro pped ▁up ▁by ▁One ▁Nation ▁and ▁former ▁One ▁Nation ▁MP s — an ▁argument ▁that ▁gained ▁particular ▁reson ance ▁when ▁Bor b idge ' s ▁own ▁party ▁room ▁ren eg ed ▁on ▁Bor b idge