David Limbrick
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Limbrick
| honorific-suffix = MLC
| image = David_Limbrick.png
| birthname = David Boyd Limbrick
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| office = Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
| term_start = 22 June 2022
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| predecessor =
| successor =
| term_start1 = 24 November 2018
| term_end1 = 11 April 2022
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| party = Libertarian
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| website = {{URL|davidlimbrick.com.au}}
}}
David Boyd Limbrick{{cite web |title=Speech |url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/list-all-members/details/31/865 |website=Parliament of Victoria |access-date=4 February 2021}} is an Australian politician. He is a Libertarian member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2018, representing South-Eastern Metropolitan Region.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/results/seme/|title=South Eastern Metropolitan|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} 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.{{Cite web|title=2018 State election results South-Eastern Metropolitan Region |quote=5th elected: LIMBRICK, David LIBERAL DEMOCRATS |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/state-election-results/2018-state-election?target=south-easternmetropolitanregion|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.vec.vic.gov.au|language=en |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231118015020/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/state-election-results/2018-state-election?target=south-easternmetropolitanregion |url-status=live |publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission}}
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.{{cite re-member |num2=1755 |title=Mr David Boyd Limbrick |access-date=24 April 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/SenateStateFirstPrefs-27966-VIC.htm |title=First preferences by candidate |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118020657/https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/SenateStateFirstPrefs-27966-VIC.htm |url-status=live |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}}
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.{{Cite hansard |title=Joint sitting of Parliament Legislative Council Vacancy|jurisdiction=Victoria |quote= 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. |hansard=Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) |url=https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/4acac6/globalassets/hansard-daily-pdfs/hansard-974425065-18340/hansard-974425065-18340.pdf |date=22 June 2022 |page=2304 |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118005825/https%3A%2F%2Fnew.parliament.vic.gov.au%2F4acac6%2Fglobalassets%2Fhansard-daily-pdfs%2Fhansard-974425065-18340%2Fhansard-974425065-18340.pdf |url-status=live |house=Joint Sitting of Parliament Legislative Council}}{{cite web |title=South-Eastern Metropolitan Region results |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/state-election-results/2022-state-election-results/results-by-region/south-eastern-metropolitan-region-results |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118020219/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/state-election-results/2022-state-election-results/results-by-region/south-eastern-metropolitan-region-results |url-status=live |quote=5th elected: LIMBRICK, David Liberal Democrats |publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission}}
Personal life
Limbrick's girlfriend during the 1990s, Natalie Russell, was a victim of the serial killer Paul Denyer.{{cite news |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/david-limbrick-paul-denyer/ |title=The Frankston serial killer had 3 victims. But there are others we never talk about.|first=Belinda |last=Jepsen |date=14 June 2023 |quote=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." |archive-date=17 November 2023 |work=Mamamia|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117113844/https://www.mamamia.com.au/david-limbrick-paul-denyer/}}{{cite news |url=https://www.3aw.com.au/boyfriend-of-paul-denyer-victim-receives-letter-after-parole-denial/ |title=Boyfriend of Paul Denyer murder victim receives letter after parole denial |publisher=3AW |first=Neil |last=Mitchell |date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117114048/https://www.3aw.com.au/boyfriend-of-paul-denyer-victim-receives-letter-after-parole-denial/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7265968/campaign-to-keep-vic-serial-killer-jailed/ |title=Campaign to keep Vic serial killer jailed |date=24 May 2021 |work=Australian Associated Press |publisher=The Canberra Times |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117114747/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7265968/campaign-to-keep-vic-serial-killer-jailed/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/today/videos/latest/david-limbrick-slams-parole-bid-from-convicted-serial-killer-paul-denyer/clgcrs7dk00250jp4z12vh6ur |title=David Limbrick slams parole bid from convicted serial killer Paul Denyer |date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=17 November 2023 |publisher=Nine Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117114515/https://9now.nine.com.au/today/videos/latest/david-limbrick-slams-parole-bid-from-convicted-serial-killer-paul-denyer/clgcrs7dk00250jp4z12vh6ur |url-status=live}}
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