INDEPENDENT candidate for Farrer Michelle Milthorpe has hit back at an assertion by a Liberal Party Senator that she is a "Climate 200 Teal" that is "trying to trick" voters.

Paying a visit to the western reaches of the electorate this week, Ms Milthorpe said she wouldn't be contesting the seat if she felt she had good representation at the moment from the sitting member, Sussan Ley.

"At the end...