David Limbrick

David Limbrick MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2022
In office 24 November 2018 – 11 April 2022
Personal details
Born	David Boyd Limbrick
Political party	Libertarian
Website	davidlimbrick.com.au

David Boyd Limbrick^[1] is an Australian politician. He is a Libertarian member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2018, representing South-Eastern Metropolitan Region.^[2] He resigned in April 2022 and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 federal election as a Senate candidate for his party. In June 2022 he returned to the Victorian Parliament as an MP and was subsequently re-elected at the 2022 state election.

Political career

In 2018, Limbrick stood as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party for the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Parliament. He was elected to the seat with 0.84% of first preference votes.^[3]

On 25 November 2021, Limbrick announced his intention to run at the 2022 federal election in the Senate. He resigned from the Legislative Council on 11 April 2022.^[4][5]

On 22 June 2022, Limbrick, after failing to gain a seat in the 2022 federal election, was reappointed to the Legislative Council as the Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region, in a joint sitting of the Victorian Parliament to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation. He successfully ran for re-election at the November 2022 Victorian state election.^[6][7]

Personal life

Limbrick's girlfriend during the 1990s, Natalie Russell, was a victim of the serial killer Paul Denyer.^{[8][9][10][11]}

References

1. "Speech". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. "South Eastern Metropolitan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. "2018 State election results South-Eastern Metropolitan Region". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2022. 5th elected: LIMBRICK, David LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
4. "Mr David Boyd Limbrick". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
5. "First preferences by candidate". Australian Electoral Commission. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
6. "Joint sitting of Parliament Legislative Council Vacancy" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Victoria: Joint Sitting of Parliament Legislative Council. 22 June 2022. p. 2304. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2023. The CHAIR: I declare that Mr David Limbrick has been chosen to occupy the vacant seat in the Legislative Council. I will advise the Governor accordingly.
7. "South-Eastern Metropolitan Region results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023. 5th elected: LIMBRICK, David Liberal Democrats
8. Jepsen, Belinda (14 June 2023). "The Frankston serial killer had 3 victims. But there are others we never talk about". Mamamia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. In May 2021, almost three decades after Victorian serial killer Paul Denyer terrorised the bayside city of Frankston, MP David Limbrick assembled a press conference. As he spoke to the gathered media, he stood shoulder to shoulder with friends and family of one of Denyer's victims: 17-year-old Natalie Russell. His voice catching, he spoke about Natalie. "She was my girlfriend."
9. Mitchell, Neil (19 June 2023). "Boyfriend of Paul Denyer murder victim receives letter after parole denial". 3AW. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023.
10. "Campaign to keep Vic serial killer jailed". Australian Associated Press. The Canberra Times. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023.
11. "David Limbrick slams parole bid from convicted serial killer Paul Denyer". Nine Network. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023.