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NewsColony John Barilaro backs Andrew Constance to run in the Eden-Monaro by-election NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is backing his state coalition colleague Andrew Constance to run as the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro. The marginal NSW South Coast seat was vacated last week when popular Labor member Mike Kelly retired because of ill health. Mr Barilaro announced on Monday he would not contest the seat for the Nationals in an upcoming by-election. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is backing his state coalition colleague Andrew Constance to run as the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro ‘The polling showed I could win but sometimes in this game, you let ego get in the way of good decisions and I’ve got to make the best decision for me, my family, for the people of NSW (and) more importantly for the people of Eden-Monaro,’ the deputy premier said on Monday. ‘They’ve been through hell and back with the fires, COVID-19, droug...