David Ossip - the young man who could have been mayor

By Michael Koziol
Updated September 16 2014 - 9:08pm, first published 8:58pm
Liberal councillor David Ossip with state MP for Ku-ring-gai and former premier Barry O'Farrell. Photo: Facebook
Liberal councillor David Ossip with state MP for Ku-ring-gai and former premier Barry O'Farrell. Photo: Facebook

There were echoes of classic Australian political doco Rats in the Ranks at the Ku-ring-gai mayoral election on Tuesday night, as 22-year-old David Ossip - who had been on track to become mayor - was struck out of the race by a last-minute tactical manoeuvre.