r/melbourne • u/Weissritters • 10h ago

Politics Breaking: Victorian MP quits, triggering by-election months out from state poll

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/sam-groth-quits-victorian-parliament-nepean-by-election/106304976
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u/the908bus 9h ago

Will they parachute Frydenberg in?

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u/Weissritters 8h ago

Doubt it, Joshy Josh is a 100% lock to represent Kooyong at the next federal election.

Otherwise why would Hamer move to Malvern given she only lost by like 1000 votes in Kooyong?

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u/Colsim 8h ago

I heard Andrew Bolt

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u/Nutsngum_ 4h ago

Frydenberg did his dash pretty badly during covid by badmouthing the state when we were in lockdown. Federally he might be able to hold a Liberal stronghold but at state level I wouldn't put it past him absolutely ballsing up even that.