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Moira Deeming could stay on Liberal ticket after preselection bungle as members make ‘stitch up’ claim

The Guardian · · 575 words · By Benita Kolovos
Political party internal conflicts Candidate selection processes Vetting procedures for politicians
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“Potential challengers were given only 36 hours to prepare nominations for a rerun preselection ballot”
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“Deeming was ousted from the number one spot for the western metropolitan region by Dinesh Gourisetty”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of candidates for the 2018 Victorian state election. The election was held on 24 November 2018. Nominations of candidates opened on 31 October 2018. Nominations for party candidates clo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moira Deeming is an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Liberal Party. She has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the …
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“The Victorian Liberal party executive resolved to hold a fresh preselection after Gourisetty was deemed ineligible”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of candidates for the 2018 Victorian state election. The election was held on 24 November 2018. Nominations of candidates opened on 31 October 2018. Nominations for party candidates clo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moira Deeming is an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Liberal Party. She has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, for the …
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“The short nomination window was designed to prevent new candidates from nominating”
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“Candidates must provide references from at least two people, 10 signatures, police check, credit report, and complete an 18-page questionnaire”
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“Candidates must pay a $5,000 application fee with most going to an external consultancy”
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“The application process failed to flag Gourisetty’s character reference”
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“The party’s constitution states applicants for Sunday’s preselection are deemed to have applied for endorsement”
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“Deeming is on personal leave until after Easter”
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“Calls were made to prospective candidates urging them to nominate”
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