But a spokeswoman for Regional Development Minister Fiona Nash said Mr Jones “aims to mislead the people of Whitlam”.

Mr Jones said the black spots in his electorate received no funding in the Mobile Black Spot Program.

“In the seat of Whitlam none of the 16 identified mobile black spots were included in either rounds of the Mobile Black Spot Program,” Mr Jones said.

“This is hard to understand when, for example, Macquarie Pass is a hazardous drive that features many car crashes and drivers need to be able to contact emergency services.”

Mr Jones said he was concerned the funding allocation was a “political exercise”, adding the vast majority of electorates that received funding were held by the Coalition.

Mr Jones cited a recently-released draft report from the Productivity Commission that expressed concern about the risk of politically-driven funding in the Mobile Black Spot Program.

“The commission is concerned that there is a risk that Australian Government funding is directed at expanding mobile coverage in locations for political reasons rather than to locations where overall community well-being might be better served,” the report stated.

Sen Nash’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the commission’s concerns about possibility of political funding decisions.

She did, however, respond to Mr Jones’ claims that funding decisions were politically motivated.

“All towers under round 1 and 2 were approved by the Department of Communications and the Arts – not a politician  – following a strict value for money assessment, including the benefits to the local communities,” the spokeswoman said.

“No telecommunications company made any bid to put a tower in Whitlam.

“As Australia is a free country, politicians cannot dictate to companies where they must build mobile towers.”