David Limbrick

David Boyd Limbrick[1] is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal Democratic Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2018, representing South Eastern Metropolitan Region.[2] He resigned in April 2022 to contest the 2022 federal election as a Senate candidate for his party. In June 2022 he returned to the Victorian Parliament as an MP and was subsequently re-elected at the 2022 state election.

David Limbrick
MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern Metropolitan Region
Assumed office
22 June 2022
In office
24 November 2018 – 11 April 2022
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democratic

Political career

In 2018, Limbrick stood as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Parliament. He was elected to the seat with 0.84% of first preference votes. [3]

On 25 November 2021, Limbrick announced his intention to run at the 2022 federal election in the Senate. He resigned from the Legislative Council on 11 April 2022.[4]

On 22 June 2022, Limbrick, after failing to gain a seat in the 2022 federal election, was reappointed to the Legislative Council as the Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region, in a joint sitting of the Victorian Parliament to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation. He ran for the 2022 Victorian state Election being re-elected for member of the South-Eastern Metro region [5]

Personal life

Limbrick's girlfriend during the 1990s was a victim of the serial killer Paul Denyer.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. "Speech". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "South Eastern Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. "2018 State election results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "Mr David Boyd Limbrick". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. "Legislative Council Daily Hansard" (PDF). Victorian Parliament. 22 June 2022.
  6. https://www.mamamia.com.au/david-limbrick-paul-denyer/
  7. https://www.3aw.com.au/boyfriend-of-paul-denyer-victim-receives-letter-after-parole-denial/
  8. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7265968/campaign-to-keep-vic-serial-killer-jailed/
  9. https://9now.nine.com.au/today/videos/latest/david-limbrick-slams-parole-bid-from-convicted-serial-killer-paul-denyer/clgcrs7dk00250jp4z12vh6ur
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