Sam Hibbins announced resignation from parliament three weeks after confessing to consensual relationship with staff member
Sam Hibbins has already tendered his resignation with the Victorian speaker, Maree Edwards, who has 30 days to issue a writ for a byelection and set its timeline.Sam Hibbins has already tendered his resignation with the Victorian speaker, Maree Edwards, who has 30 days to issue a writ for a byelection and set its timeline.
The Liberal MP, Evan Mulholland, told reporters on Sunday said he “fully expects” his party will field a candidate in the seat, which he said had “not been served well by either the Greens or the Labor party”. Since then, Hibbins has increased his margin to 12% against the Liberals, but the Greens have recently performed worse than expected at local government elections and in the Queensland state poll.
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