The senior Liberal’s defeat in a preselection will almost certainly bring to a close his 50-year career in politics. He accused senior party members of orchestrating his demise.
Liberal Hornsby Mayor Philip Ruddock has accused property developers supported by “senior party members” of orchestrating his demise after he was ousted in a preselection vote on Monday evening., Ruddock, 81, said his principled stance on protecting the “built and natural” environment in Hornsby during his seven-year tenure as mayor had ultimately cost his him job, saying his position was considered “unacceptable” to “property developer interests”.
The online preselection took place at 6pm on Monday, and councillor Warren Waddell emerged victorious with 164 votes to Ruddock’s 104. After entering parliament in 1973 and going on to serve as a federal Liberal MP for 43 years, including as a minister in the Howard and Abbott governments, Ruddock was elected mayor of Hornsby Shire in 2017.Ruddock paid tribute to his father, Max, for instilling in him a “great love of the Bushland Shire”, saying his tenure as mayor was built upon representing Hornsby’s concerns and sustainability, heritage and growth.
Ruddock said he hoped unfinished projects like Westleigh Park would be delivered in his absence. In June, the councilobtained through a controversial Stronger Communities Fund grants program intended for the park proposal.
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