BENDIGO-based Nationals Senator says she is looking forward to working with the party's new leadership team.
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New South Wales MP Barnaby Joyce was elected leader by his party colleagues on Thursday night.
He replaces long-serving MP Warren Truss, who had led the Nationals since December 2007 until his retirement from parliament this week.
Senator Fiona Nash, also from New South Wales, was elected as Mr Joyce's deputy.
Senator McKenzie paid tribute to Mr Truss as "the ultimate egalitarian, giving everyone a say and listening to other points of view".
"Under Warren Truss’ leadership, membership of the party substantially increased and has left the party in a great position going forward with new leader Barnaby Joyce and Deputy, Fiona Nash," she said.
“This is a great time to be a member of the National Party and I look forward to Barnaby and Fiona providing a new fresh approach to politics in Australia with their strong record of advocating for regional and rural Australia.
“As I work and travel throughout regional Victoria, everyone knows Barnaby Joyce and he already enjoys a high level of support from regional Australia."
Mr Joyce's elevation and mounting pressure on the Coalition's human services minister is expected to force Prime Minister into reshuffling his frontbench as early as this weekend.
While the decision to anoint Mr Joyce as party leader was unanimous, the choice of deputy was not.
Seven candidates vied for the position previously held by Mr Joyce.
While the result of the party room ballot is tightly held, sources told Fairfax Media that Nash won narrowly, beating the second-placed Michael McCormack by just one vote.
Senator McKenzie welcomed the appointment of Senator Nash.
“The work that Fiona Nash has undertaken as Minister for Rural Health has been really appreciated in regional areas and her enthusiasm and ability recognised by everyone," she said.
Senator McKenzie said tributes to Mr Truss from all sides of politics had been well deserved.
“Warren has been a great leader, a leader of old school values, a leader not afraid of a fight but he made sure it was always strategic on issues important to regional Australia and he invariably won,” she said.
“He has been an example to us all, achieving so many things for regional areas through hard work and integrity.”