Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has secured top spot on the party’s upper-house ticket for the Western Metropolitan Region after a chaotic preselection battle.
Mrs Deeming secured preselection after the other candidates withdrew from the running.
She previously dropped her candidacy after the party overlooked her for businessman and Indian community leader Dinesh Gourisetty, who garnered support from the party’s moderate wing.
But Mr Gourisetty was forced to step aside when it was revealed he had provided a character reference for a now-convicted child sex offender, triggering another preselection contest.
Mrs Deeming was the only eligible nominee for the position.
Source: Moira Deeming survives Victorian Liberal preselection battle after rivals withdraw – ABC News