The finger pointing has begun over the Liberal Party's poor showing in the seat of Paterson in the federal election.
Liberal candidate Karen Howard suffered a massive 11 per cent swing against her.
It's raised questions within the party as to why former MP, Bob Baldwin and his supporters didn't help the campaign.
However, he says Karen Howard wanted to run her own campaign.and he respected her decision.
The Williamtown RAAF Base contamination and the proposed amalgamation of Newcastle and Ports Stephens Councils are also being blamed for the poor result.
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