Career
He retired in 2015.
Spence provided the paperwork, and witnessed the statutory declarations of six employees of Iguana Joe"s, which was presented as evidence against the couple. The scandal resulted in Della Bosca being stood down from his ministerial position and Kevin Rudd, in his first incarnation as prime minister, ordering Neal to undertake anger management counselling. Spence joined the Liberal Party in his 30s, working as electoral officer for one-time deputy Liberal leader Chris Hartcher.
In November 2009, he was preselected as the Liberal Party"s candidate for The Entrance.
Treasurer Eric Roozendaal said it represented a rise in extremism in the party and called for Spence to be disendorsed as a candidate. Spence himself has said that his involvement in One Nation was "a mistake" and claimed to have left the party when he concluded it didn"t represent "the same values I did."
At the 2011 state election, Spence was elected with a swing of 11.1 points, receiving 62.5 per cent of the two-party vote.
In February 2014, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Independent Commission Against Corruption) commenced investigating the allegations of electoral runding irregularities In response to the inquiry, the Liberal Member of Parliament"s Spence, Chris Hartcher and Darren Webber stood aside from the parliamentary party, even though they had just renominated for their seats, to sit as independents. With a delayed final report from the Independent Commission Against Corruption not due before the 2015 election campaign, Spence and the other two Member of Parliament"s decided to not contest the 2015 State election and to retire from politics.
