Liberal heavyweight Peter Dutton will take second place on the ballot paper in his marginal Queensland seat, with Labor's Ali France right behind him.
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A draw of the ballot for the marginal seat of Dickson on Wednesday put Greens candidate Benedict Coyne in the top spot, followed by the incumbent Mr Dutton, Ms France, independent Thor Prohaska, the United Australia Party's Steve Austin and One Nation's Carrol Halliwell.
Mr Dutton is in the fight for his political life in a seat he has held for 18 years on Brisbane's northern outskirts, with left-leaning lobbyist GetUp spending big to unseat him along with a 14-month long campaign by Ms France.
Mr France said she was thrilled to be in the contest, and says now is the time for change.
"The first comment I get from people is 'I'm sick of the chaos in Canberra and the instability'," she said.
The cost of health services, stagnant wages and the burden of expensive bills were common issues raised on the hustings, she added.
Meanwhile Mr Coyne says the Greens are focused on keeping Senator Larissa Waters in office, and sending a message to Labor and the Coalition about disillusionment among voters.
Mr Dutton did not attend the draw.
Meanwhile the Liberal National Party's Terry Young got top pick on the ballot for neighbouring Longman, where Labor incumbent Suzanne Lamb took the fourth spot.
And in Petrie, United Australia Party's Troy Hopkins drew number one, LNP incumbent Luke Howarth drew second and One Nation's Nikhil Aai Reddy drew third.
Australian Associated Press