The Liberal Party goes into this year’s election diminished in the electorate of Kew, haunted by the ghost of their once-powerful headkicker Tim Smith and a movement that has swept the country. | By Annika Smethurst and Sumeyya Ilanbey SpringSt
Liberal candidate Jess Wilson has hit back at her soon-to-be predecessor Tim Smith.As far as blue-ribbon seats go, Kew – in the heartland of Melbourne’s professional middle-class and the seat of former premier Dick Hamer – has been one of the Liberal Party’s strongholds.
Torney’s father, Ian Hancock, is considered to be the pre-eminent historian of the Liberal Party but the 56-year-old describes herself as a swinging voter.
Wilson, who was director of energy and climate at the Business Council of Australia and an adviser to Frydenberg during his tenure as environment and energy minister, says politics is not just talking about issues, but being able to deliver. State governments, Wilson is at pains to point out, are about service delivery – schools, hospitals, infrastructure, tangible climate change policy, funding integrity agencies – and can only be done by parties of government, as she rattles off a list of local promises .
“I’m pro-choice, I supported marriage equality, I support the LGBTQ community, I’ve taken serious action on climate change … and If I’m successful, I want to be a leading voice in the party room; I want to make sure the Liberal Party is representing the views of the people of Kew,” Wilson says, describing herself as a “classical, small-l Liberal”.
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