Mr Coulton was chosen to represent the Nationals at the party's preselection meeting on May 23 in Narrabri.

The Nationals Parkes Federal Electorate Council Chair Brendan Moylan said he was proud to endorse Mr Coulton as the local candidate.

"Mark is doing a great job as the Federal Member for Parkes, he's incredibly hard-working, humble and a wonderful advocate for regional Australia," he said.

"The amount of travel he does is quite extraordinary, spending just a few nights at home each month when he's not travelling around the large electorate.

"He's trusted, well-respected and an incredibly solid and effective local member."

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Mr Coulton said he was honoured to have been preselected by Nationals members in the Parkes electorate for the sixth time.

"It has been a privilege serving the people of the Parkes electorate for the past 14 years and I'm thrilled to be given the opportunity to continue to represent this wonderful part of the state," he said.

"I've fought hard to ensure the bush is not left behind, and I plan to continue fighting for our regional areas, making sure we have high quality health services, internet coverage and infrastructure in place to enable our communities to grow and prosper."

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