2008 Election
While Mulcahy committed to continuing to represent the people of Molonglo past the 2008 election, he was soundly beaten at the polls, despite receiving considerable support from disaffected Liberals and spending $56,455 on his campaign.In June 2008 Richard Mulcahy launched the Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party, heading its ticket in the election.
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