Outspoken MP Moira Deiming dumped from Liberal ticket ahead of parliamentary career end vote
Firebrand Victorian Parliamentarian and former leader, Moira Deeming has been removed as a candidate for the party's preselection ballot. The controversial politician faces an imminent decision on her future within the state Liberals after losing support in closed-door proceedings scheduled to conclude today at 5pm AEST.
Key Points
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1Moira Deeming has lost a preselection battle within her own Victorian Liberal Party.
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2She was defeated by businessman Dinesh Gourisetty for the party's upper house ticket in Western Metropolitan region.
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3The loss is described as likely ending or severely threatening Moira Deeming's parliamentary career and future with the Liberals.
Developments
Party members voted on Sunday for Dinesh Gourisetty over Moira Deeming (37 votes) in a close preselection contest that strips the Victorian MP of her safest seat. This decision ends Ms. Deeming's parliamentary career, as she did not hold any other position and faces renewed factional warfare just months before Victoria's state election due to past controversies involving transgender rights rallies and defamation disputes with Liberal leader John Pesutto.
Controversial Victorian MP Moira Deeming lost her Liberal preselection bid for a seat on an upper house ticket to Dinesh Gourisetty. The contest was marked by significant internal party conflict over Pesutto's $1.5 million loan used in his defamation case against Deeming, which six state executive members are currently challenging through the Supreme Court.