MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Groth resignation causes $2 mil. by-election
A by-election for the seat of Nepean in the Victorian Legislative Assembly is to be held, following the resignation of Liberal Party MLA Sam Groth.
The by-election date had not been announced by the Victorian Electoral Commission when this issue of The Local Paper went to press.
Mr Groth resigned from representing the electorate nine months out from the 2026 Victorian State Election.
Mr Groth had one month earlier stepped down as Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberals, saying: “The public pressure placed on my family in recent months has been significant and realising that some of it came from within my own party has been difficult to ignore … when you find yourself having to fight against your own team, it becomes impossible to put those interests first.”
The early by-election is estimated to cost taxpayers approximately $2 million, according to the ABC.
Mr Groth had achieved a 7.1 per cent swing against Labor, standing against Chris Brayne, who had held the seat for the ALP from 2018-2022.