Moira Deeming to secure top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket
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“Moira Deeming will secure a top spot on the Victorian Liberal party’s upper house ticket unopposed – less than a week after members voted to dump her – after the withdrawal of candidates from a re-run ballot.”
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Wikipedia entries mention Moira Deeming's role as a Legislative Council member and the 2024 leadership spill but do not confirm her unopposed nomination for the upper house ticket or candidate withdrawals. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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— The 2024 Victorian Liberal Party leadership spill was held on 27 December 2024 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition. Incumbent leader John Pesut…
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— The 2026 Victorian state election will be held on 28 November 2026 to elect the 61st Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council will b…
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— 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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“Deeming was on Sunday ousted from the number one spot for the western metropolitan region by Dinesh Gourisetty.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Dinesh Gourisetty's role in ousting Deeming from the number one spot.
“The Victorian Liberal party executive resolved to hold a fresh preselection after Gourisetty was deemed ineligible to stand due to a character reference for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child.”
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Wikipedia entries about preselection processes for past elections do not mention Gourisetty's ineligibility or the specific 2026 preselection context. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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— 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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— This is a list of the candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election.
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— 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Deeming
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“Nominations for the new ballot opened late Tuesday night and closed at midday Thursday.”
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“Party sources confirmed Tim Beddoe, Bobby Lakra, and Steve Murphy all nominated for the top spot.”
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“Lakra was deemed ineligible after his nomination was found missing required referral letters.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Bobby Lakra's ineligibility due to missing referral letters.
“Lakra claimed he confirmed with the party before nominations closed that he had the required information.”
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“Beddoe withdrew from the race after Lakra's exclusion, and Murphy is expected to step aside.”
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“The preselection process requires references, signatures, police checks, credit reports, and an 18-page questionnaire.”
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“Candidates must pay a $5,000 application fee, most of which funds an external consultancy for vetting.”
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“The preselection process is under review after failing to flag Gourisetty’s character reference.”
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