Layzell and Anderson to work closely ahead of likely Liverpool Plains electorate change

Mr Layzell polled first in every voting centre north of Scone, and polled particularly well in Wallabadah, Willow Tree and Quirindi.

Unfortunately for the NSW parliament's newest member, he will likely lose those towns at the next state election due to an electoral boundary change.

The man he could be losing them to is fellow Nationals MP - and mentor - Kevin Anderson, who actually gave his now-colleague his start in politics.

Mr Layzell was part of Mr Anderson's 2015 election campaign.

"I have an excellent relationship with Kevin Anderson, I've worked on his campaigns and that's how I started in the Nationals," Mr Layzell said.

"Kevin and Liz and Ian Coxhead became like family to me so they looked after me and I helped them out at the election and we had a great old time, and I've been hooked ever since."

Mr Anderson said it would be part of his role over the next 18 months to guide his neighbouring MP.

Helping Mr Layzell understand the issues important to Liverpool Plains residents will also give Mr Anderson a better idea of what he will need to do should he inherit the region.

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"We share that boundary of Quirindi, Willow Tree and Wallabadah, it's a very important part and people of that area have spoken to me and made it very clear... that they want to be part of the Tamworth electorate," he said.

One issue they are both passionate about is ensuring 'zombie' petroleum exploration licences (PELs) are extinguished.

The recent campaign saw Mr Layzell promise to lobby NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro to get rid of all of them.

He told the Leader on Monday he was determined to fight that battle until the end, but admitted it may not happen quickly.

"The deputy premier is already working on that so I'll just be supporting his efforts on that and pushing that forward as far as getting those zombie PELs extinguished goes," he said.

"There is a long-term plan to extinguish them, it's not something that will happen overnight but as long as they stay zombie PELs and not anything else then it's all heading in the right direction."

Population growth and infrastructure funding are also among Mr Layzell's focuses for the region.

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