Moira Deeming | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region | |
Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
Councillor of the City of Melton for Watts Ward | |
In office 5 November 2020 – 21 December 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Justine Farrugia |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent Liberal (since 2023)[1][2] |
Other political affiliations | Liberal[a] |
Children | 4 |
Occupation |
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Moira Deeming is an Australian politician. She is a former member of the parliamentary Liberal Party and is currently an Independent Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council, representing the Western Metropolitan Region since November 2022. She was previously a councillor for the Melton City Council representing the Watts Ward.[4]
On 27 March 2023, she was suspended from the parliamentary Liberal Party for nine months. A week earlier, it had been announced by the leader of the opposition, John Pesutto, that he would move to have her expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party after she spoke at an anti-trans rally outside the Victorian Parliament.[5][6] The rally was attended by neo-Nazi groups who repeatedly performed Nazi salutes from the steps of Parliament.[7] She was expelled from the parliamentary party room on 12 May 2023.[8][9]
Independent Liberal MP for Western Metropolitan Region, Victoria.
Victoria Independent Liberal MP Moira Deeming has expressed her gratitude to the state Liberal Party for supporting her push for an inquiry into gender-affirming care for children.
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