Moira Deeming

Moira Deeming
MLC
An image of Moira Deeming during a discussion in 2023 with Kellie-Jay Keen, on the evening immediately following a anti-trans rally.
Moira Deeming during a discussion in 2023 with Kellie-Jay Keen, on the evening of the anti-trans rally.
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Councillor of the City of Melton
for Watts Ward
In office
5 November 2020 – 21 December 2022
Succeeded byJustine Farrugia
Personal details
Political partyIndependent Liberal (since 2023)[1][2]
Other political
affiliations		Liberal[a]
Children4
Occupation
  • Politician

Moira Deeming is an Australian politician who has been a member for the Western Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, since November 2022. She is currently an Independent Liberal, having been expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party. She previously sat as a councillor for the Melton City Council representing the Watts Ward.[4]

Deeming is well known for her views on transgender people. On 18 March 2023, Deeming spoke at an anti-trans rally, which she helped organise, outside of the Victorian Parliament.[5][6][7] The rally was attended by neo-Nazi groups who repeatedly performed Nazi salutes from the steps of Parliament.[8] Following Deeming's participation in the rally, leader of the opposition John Pesutto announced that he would move to have her expelled from the parliamentary Liberal Party.[9] On 27 March 2023, Deeming was suspended from the parliamentary Liberal Party for nine months.[9] After repeated legal threats against Pesutto, she was expelled from the parliamentary party room on 12 May 2023.[10]

  1. ^ "Moira Deeming MP". Twitter. @MoiraDeemingMP. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024. Independent Liberal MP for Western Metropolitan Region, Victoria.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Nathan (20 November 2023). "Controversial MP Moira Deeming to sue Liberal leader after party expulsion". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024. Victoria Independent Liberal MP Moira Deeming has expressed her gratitude to the state Liberal Party for supporting her push for an inquiry into gender-affirming care for children.
  3. ^ "Ousted Victorian MP Moira Deeming says she will never quit or resign from Liberal Party". ABC News. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Cr Moira Deeming". www.melton.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ Ilanbey, Sumeyya; Carmody, Broede; Abbott, Lachlan (21 March 2023). "Bid to delay expulsion of Deeming fails as details of Pesutto's motion revealed". The Age. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ Kolovos, Benita (20 March 2023). "Moira Deeming vows to fight expulsion push over involvement in protest attended by neo-Nazis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Age-2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Liberal MP set to be expelled over role in violent Melbourne anti-trans rally". 7NEWS. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Carmody-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kohn-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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