The preselection of religious conservative Moira Deeming shows the Victorian Liberals are out of touch with Melbourne’s west
People within the party justify Deeming’s selection on the grounds that her conservative views are in line with local voters.
It is true that residents in the western suburbs are more likely to be born overseas, speak a language other than English at home, andthan the national average. But these superficial data points alone do not tally up to a case of radical social conservatism. It’s worth noting that the Christian Protestant and evangelical sects most likely to raise concerns with gender and sexuality rights, including Morrison’s Pentecostal and Deeming’s Presbyterian churches, saw declines in all three LGAs and combined make up less than 2.5% of the population.Illustration: Antoun Issa/The Guardian
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