Victorian Liberal Party Disendorses Moira Deeming for State Election

Victorian Liberal Party Internal Leadership Disputes·Latest event July 17, 2026

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Victorian Liberal Party Disendorses Moira Deeming for State Election

The party's state executive voted to strip Deeming of her candidacy after she filed a lawsuit against state party president Brian Loughnane. The legal action preceded a meeting regarding her future with the party after an assault allegation. This disendorsement follows several months of leadership disputes. Party moderates previously voted to remove Deeming from the top position on the upper house ballot. While the executive initially ordered a rerun of that preselection due to invalid votes, internal party divisions persisted. Party members had also expressed concerns about potential defection to One Nation during earlier delegate elections.

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Moira Deeming Sues Victorian Liberal President as Party Decides Her Future

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has filed a lawsuit against party president Brian Loughnane just as the party leadership meets to discuss her political future. This legal action follows a period of intense internal conflict within the state branch. Earlier this year, party members met for an eight-minute meeting to elect delegates for her preselection vote. The dispute intensified when moderates attempted to remove Deeming from her position on the upper house ballot. However, the party executive later ordered a rerun of the preselection after invalidating the initial vote. These events have highlighted deep divisions between the moderate and conservative wings of the Victorian Liberal Party.

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