SA MP to quit the Liberals – NEWS.com.au

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Veteran South Australian MP Duncan McFetridge will quit the Liberal Party after losing pre-selection in his seat for the 2018 state election.

Dr McFetridge has confirmed the move and says he will make a statement to parliament next week.

He has held the suburban seat of Morphett since 2002, but recently lost pre-selection to former Collingwood footballer and local mayor Stephen Patterson.

Dr McFetridge says he is now taking a few days break ahead of parliament's return on Tuesday.

He previously held a range of opposition front bench positions, but was dumped as a shadow minister by leader Steven Marshall in January.

He retained Morphett in 2014 with a near 13 per cent margin, but that was reduced to an estimated 7.7 per cent in the 2016 redistribution of electoral boundaries.

It remains unclear if Dr McFetridge will contest the next election in March as an independent.

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