Andrew Warren Elsbury (born 7 March 1979) is an Australian former politician who represented the Liberal Party in the Western Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council. Prior to his election to the Parliament of Victoria he was an Advisor to Senator Michael Ronaldson.[1] On 24 November 2014, Elsbury lost his Legislative Council seat to the Democratic Labour Party in the 2014 Victorian state election. He quit the Liberal Party in 2022 in protest of its drift toward the religious and far right.[2] Elsbury cited the preselection of far-right candidate Moira Deeming at the top of the Liberal Party’s ticket for the Western Metropolitan Region, describing it as ‘the last straw.’[3]
Andrew Elsbury | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council | |
| In office 27 November 2010 – 29 November 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1979 |
| Political party | Liberal (until 2022) |
References
edit- ^ Colebatch, Tim (9 December 2010). "All power to Baillieu as upper house win looms". The Age. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Former Liberal MP condemns Liberal Party's 'lurch to the right'". ABC Melbourne. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "'In the past': Matthew Guy dismisses concerns over Victorian Liberal candidate's attacks on transgender rights". the Guardian. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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