WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE KEY CANNING CANDIDATES:
Matt Keogh (Labor):
* Grew up in Armadale and Kelmscott in the Canning electorate
* Is a dispute resolution lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills
* Former president of the Law Society of WA and has worked as a prosecutor in the office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
* His mother worked as a social worker, retrained as a lawyer and retrained again as a teacher
* Has previously been a youth group leader, a volunteer at St John Ambulance and a board member of Starick, which runs refuges for victims of domestic violence
* Wants Australia to become a republic
* Supports marriage equality and giving MPs a conscience vote
Andrew Hastie (Liberals):
* Born in Wangaratta, Victoria but spent much of his life in NSW
* Father started a church in 1980 and he spent a lot of his youth travelling with his dad around the vast parish, which fell within the federal seat of Indi
* Afghanistan war veteran who led missions against the Taliban. Also fought Islamic State
* Joined the military in 2001 after the September 11 terrorist attacks and was appalled when his own generation blamed the US. Moved to WA in 2010 for SAS training
* Advised the federal government on Operation Sovereign Borders
* On the republican debate: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
* Does not support marriage equality but supports a free vote
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